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Spending Review

The UK government ‘spending review’ last week focused largely on housing, defence and…

Mums Could Be the Key to Reversing the Drop in Female Volunteer Coaches

A new report by UK Coaching says Female Volunteer Coaches have dropped from…

Nearly 45,000 Fewer Hours of PE

A new report by Youth Sport Trust finds:

Spotlight on priorities: Aligning with the Pulse of Policy

Recent headlines and policy statements show a clear direction of travel: governments…

JU:MP pilot increases CYP activity by 70mins/week in Bradford

JU:MP (which stands for Join Us: Move Play) is one of 12…

Wellbeing gap: low trust in Barking, high life satisfaction in Lambeth

How Do Londoners Feel About Being Active? This year’s Active Lives data…

Cycling increases in Southwark, while walking falls in Westminster and Brent

Active Travel: How Are Londoners Getting Around? While London’s overall levels of…

Activity levels vary by 20% across London boroughs

How Active Are Londoners? The latest Active Lives data shows that Londoners overall…

Schools closing as pupil numbers fall

The numbers of school children in London is falling (see above). The…

It starts with Play

Play England have released their 10-year strategy alongside their interim state of…

Culture, economics and discrimination affect Black Girls’ participation in sport

Despite having some of the most positive views relating to sport (see…

AI can help make London a global leader in inclusive, data-driven physical activity

The diagram above illustrates how AI collects data (e.g. step count, preferences, location),…

Londoners lead the way in voluneering as age profiles shift

The new report on volunteering by nfpResearch finds that:

London is the only region where fewer than half of people donate to charity

According to the 2025 ‘UK Giving Report’ by Charities Aid Foundation:

Good news: We’re mostly healthy!

As flagged last week, the Insight Team are now sharing the most…

Exercise helps with effects of cancer treatment

A new study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine shows that…

Removing ‘No Ball Games’ signs can polarise opinion

In April 2025 London Sport placed questions relating to MORE BALL GAMES on the…

Disabled girls are not getting the support to be active

A new report (‘A Game of Inequality: The Reality of Sporting Dreams…

Demographic, Digital and Economic shifts will impact participation

While Sport England’s ‘Context is Everything’ report offers a broad national context for the Active…