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Sport wagering levy among 'innovative' Labour sport plans

24 July 2014

A wagering levy to help fund neighborhood facilities and deal with gambling addiction is amongst proposals by Labour in a "long-term innovative strategy for sport".

Moves to press Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are also being considered.

Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman said the yohaig code Olympic "legacy" of increased participation had stopped working to materialise after London 2012.

And she stated "strong government management" was required to attain it.

Ms Harman will also consider restoring a requirement that school students do at least 2 hours of sport a week, which was gotten rid of by the union as part of education reforms.

Pressure on clubs

The propositions become part of Labour's More Sport for All assessment.

At present, wagering companies deal with a levy on horseracing profits - which raised ₤ 82m last year - and Labour is thinking about extending the yohaig code levy to cover all sports and consist of bets placed online.

While the Premier League likewise presented a voluntary 5% levy on television profits for the grassroots video game, the party believes the way that amount is determined implies it is frequently less that it might be.

The consultation is taking a look at increasing transparency into how amounts are calculated and exploring procedures that would press the country's wealthiest football clubs into correctly fulfilling their promise.

The strategies being considered likewise consist of:

New targets for female participation in sport

Increasing the yohaig code number of females on the boards of sporting organisations

Ms Harman said: "We were all proud to host the Olympics and Paralympic Games in London two years back, but rather of seeing increased involvement things have actually become worse, specifically amongst young people, as a result of the federal government axing school sports partnerships."

She added: "Our assessment looks at a number of ideas which aim to boost investment in community and grassroots sports by quarreling the yohaig code Premier League and wagering companies, bringing back 2 hours of sport at schools a week and motivating more people to participate - women in addition to young boys.

"We require strong government management to produce a long-term ingenious plan for sport and that is what this promotion code to do."

Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, included: "If we are going to get more individuals active then we need to empower individuals who do most of the work in our communities to have more influence over how we plan, organise and provide sport and physical education at regional level."

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