Supplementary memorandum submitted by
the Scottish Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport
At the Scottish Affairs Committee meeting on
13 December, I undertook to write with details of the Sport 21
targets.
Sport 21, Scotland's strategy for sport to 2020,
was developed by sportscotland following extensive consultation
with local authorities, sports governing bodies and other key
partners at national, regional and local levels. The overarching
target of Sport 21 is that by 2020, 60% of adult Scots will take
part in sport at least once a week. The plan for the period 2003-07,
however, contains 11 targets which are intended to underpin this
ambition.
The 11 targets have been endorsed by all the
key partners responsible for the delivery of sport and the strategy's
implementation. Details of the targets are set out in the annex
to this letter. It is important to note that statistical evidence
on progress towards the targets is currently only available to
2004, the first year of the strategy. We have always accepted
that progress towards the participation targets would be slow
during 2003 to 2005 and gain greater momentum during 2006 and
2007.
As I mentioned at the meeting, we have commenced
a review of Sport 21 to determine objectives for the period to
2015. The revised strategy will focus on the delivery of priorities
including participation rates.
I believe that this will result in clearer priorities
and milestones for each partner, including local authorities,
and give fresh impetus in the drive to close the gap in participation
in sport.
Patricia Ferguson MSP
5 January 2006
SPORT 21 2003-07: THE NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR
SPORT IN SCOTLAND
TARGETS
Target 1 80% of primary school children
will be physically active.
Target 2 We will have made progress
toward all schoolchildren taking part in at least two hours of
high quality physical education classes a week.
Target 3 85% of those aged 13-17 will
take part in sport in addition to the school curriculum, more
than once a week.
Target 4 49% of those aged 14 plus
in Social Inclusion Partnership areas will take part in sport
at least once a week.
Target 5 55% of those aged 17-24 will
take part in sport more than twice a week.
Target 6 43% of those aged 45-64 will
take part in sport at least once a week.
Target 7 Over 250 Scots will have been
medallists on the world stage.
Target 8 Scotland will have over 500
sports halls available to the public so that 70% of Scots have
access to a hall within 20 minutes walk.
Target 9 Over one million Scots will
play sport in membership of clubs.
Target 10 Scotland will sustain 150,000
volunteers who are contributing to the development and delivery
of Scottish sport.
Target 11 Every local authority area's community
planning process will have contributed to the targets of Sport
21 2003-07.
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