Agenda - pdf - Selby District Council

National Indicator
In October the Department for Communities and Local Government announced the abolition of Local Area Agreements
and the associated National Indicator Set. The National Indicator Set (NIS) consisted of 199 indicators, which were
announced by (DCLG) in October 2007, following the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review. Subsequently
Local Authorities and their partners are no longer required to report performance against the indicator set to Central
Government.
The data is collected through the Active People Survey, the largest ever survey of sport and active recreation to be
undertaken in Europe. Sport England have committed to conducting the Active People Survey for the next two years. Due
to the strong relationship with NI 8 and the services WLCT manage on behalf of Selby DC, we consider NI 8 a valid
indicator to continue reporting as part of the performance framework.
• National Indicator 8 – The percentage of the adult population in a local area who participated in sport and
active recreation, at moderate intensity, for at least 30 minutes on at least 12 days in the last 4 weeks
(equivalent to 30 minutes on 3 or more days a week).
The table below shows Selby’s performance in relation to NI 8 with a summary of comparative performance information.
Comparative data has been drawn from Sport England data.
2006/07 2008 2009 2010
NI 8 – Adult Selby Actual 20.0 25.6 25.7 23.5
Participation Yorkshire 20.20 20.80 21.30 22.8
in Sport All England 21.10 21.33 21.50 21.8
The indicator was collected for the first time in 2007. This established a baseline in Selby of 20.0%. The latest data for NI
8 represents progress with the data collection between October 2009 and October 2010. It shows current participation in
sport and recreation is at 23.5% a small decrease from the data captured in 2009 (2.2%) but still maintaining an increase
from the baseline year and significantly higher than the regional and national averages.
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