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Welcome to the February issue of the WSA e-newsletter.
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Vetting and Barring Update
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As part of the Protection of Freedoms Bill, the UK Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has unveiled a new scaled back vetting and barring scheme (VBS), and fundamental reforms to the criminal records regime... more
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Local Government (Wales) Measure
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The Welsh Government is currently trying to introduce new Welsh legislation that will affect the way that local government operates. This is by far the largest piece of legislation that has ever been made in Wales and it covers a wide range of issues that are intended to... more
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Two Vale teenagers to be 'Gold Ambassadors'
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The sporting dreams and aspirations of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics are being used by a group of 'Young Ambassadors' from the Vale of Glamorgan to inspire their fellow school pupils to pursue a lifetime of physical activity... more
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London Olympics to kick off in Cardiff
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The full competition schedule for the London 2012 Olympic Games has now been published. The first competition of the games will be the football preliminaries due to be held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 25 July 2012, starting at 4.00pm... more
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New futsal scheme kicks off at Ireland v Wales match
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A £1.5m project to encourage youngsters on both sides of the Irish Sea to learn new skills through football was launched at the Republic of Ireland v Wales Carling Nations Cup match on Tuesday 8th February... more
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Regulatory burden review nearing completion
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Last year the Department for Culture, Media and Sport commissioned the Sport and Recreation Alliance to produce a report into the regulatory burden on sport and recreation clubs in the UK... more
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UK Government to spend around £750,000 on tickets for the London Olympics
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It has emerged that the coalition government is to purchase around 9,000 tickets for London Olympics at a cost to the tax payer of some £750,000... more
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Proposed sell off of forests has been axed
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Controversial plans to sell off 258,000 hectares of woodland in England have now been halted, and Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman forced to admit that the government had got it wrong... more
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Policing of sports events
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The Home Office is currently looking into the policing of sports events and who should be responsible for the additional costs. The review will consider the possibility of charging sport and recreation more to police major events... more
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Would you like up to £1,000 to realize your airsports ambitions?
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The deadline is fast approaching for hang glider and paraglider pilots between 16 and 21 looking to advance their air sport qualifications to apply for bursaries worth up to £1,000 from the Royal Aero Club Trust (RAeCT)... more
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Fifa and Uefa lose free-to-air challenge
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Fifa and Uefa have lost their legal challenge in the EU court where they were trying to force the UK government to scrap legislation that reserves the whole of the World Cup and European Championships for free-to-air television channels... more
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New online governance and finance self-help tool
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The Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Hugh Robertson MP, has welcomed the launch of a new on-line governance and finance self-help tool for sports organisations... more
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Outdoors campaign unveiled by the National Trust
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The National Trust has launched a new campaign to promote outdoor activities across its sites... more
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National Audit office claims the Final London 2012 cost is inherently uncertain
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Whilst the government and the Olympic Delivery Authority continue to claim that preparations for the games are "on budget", the National Audit Office has sounded a warning that the final cost of staging London 2012 remains "inherently uncertain"... more
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Director of the Year Awards
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The Institute of Directors (Wales Division) is seeking nominations for the Director of the Year Awards, and have confirmed that senior personnel working in sport are eligible for consideration... more
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AAIAC calls for nominations
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The Adventure Activities Industry Advisory Committee (AAIAC) are inviting nominations for the committee. AAIAC is supported by SkillsActive and the Sport and Recreation Alliance and represents of a wide range of stakeholders from the UK adventure activities sector... more
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UK Sport are seeking Ideas4Innovation beyond 2012
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UK Sport’s Research and Innovation team will be searching for ideas that could impact on British athletes' performances at Olympic and Paralympic Games beyond 2012 via this year's Ideas4Innovation competition... more
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Growing concern over the UK Government's Public Bodies Bill
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| Concern over the possible impact of the Public Bodies Bill on access to the countryside has led a number of leading outdoor pursuits organizations to issue a statement expressing their concern over proposed changes to the Forestry Commission and the National Park Authorities... more |
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Launch into 2011 with the NSPCC
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The NSPCC is calling on daredevils in Wales to do something out of the ordinary in 2011 and take part in a sponsored skydive to help raise funds for the children’s charity... more
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Chair of UK Sport welcomes Sir Keith Mills appointment
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Sir Keith Mills has been appointed as the Chair of the Project Board that has been established to manage the merger of Sport England and UK Sport, due to be completed by 1st April 2013... more
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