The Gambling Commission began consultation on the nature and level of social responsibility protections that gambling operators provided, and on proposed amendments to the social responsibility provisions in the licence conditions and codes of practice. The consultation would close on 31 October 2014.
Source: Proposed Amendments to the Social Responsibility Provisions in the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice for All Operators (the LCCP), Gambling Commission
Links: Consultation document | Gambling Commission press release
Date: 2014-Aug
A report by a committee of MPs discussed issues relating to women in sport, considering how to close the gap between male and female participation rates.
Source: Women and Sport, First Report (Session 2014–15), HC 513, House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, TSO
Links: Report | BBC report
Date: 2014-Jul
A report examined the development sport in Scotland, including in the context of an independent Scotland.
Source: Working Group on Scottish Sport, The Continuing Development of Scottish Sport Including the Impact of Independence, Scottish Government
Links: Report | BBC report
Date: 2014-May
The Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 was given Royal assent. The Act provided for changes to the licensing and advertising of gambling, including measures regarding remote gambling.
Source: Gambling (Licensing and Advertising)) Act 2014, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, TSO
Links: Act | Explanatory notes | DCMS press release
Date: 2014-May
Two reports examined the well-being impacts of cultural engagement and sport participation. The first presented an analysis of the association between culture and sport participation and a range of social outcomes, focusing on the financial benefits and savings. The second report examined the impact on subjective well-being.
Source: Daniel Fujiwara, Laura Kudrna, and Paul Dolan, Quantifying and Valuing the Wellbeing Impacts of Culture and Sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Links: Report
Source: Daniel Fujiwara, Laura Kudrna, and Paul Dolan, Quantifying the Social Impacts of Culture and Sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Links: Report
Date: 2014-Apr
An article examined the effects of parental attitudes on children's physical activity. Substantial inter-generational transfers of behaviours were found, in particular for male adults and male children. Female children's sport participation was only marginally influenced by female adult's physical activity when growing up. Promoting sport to the younger generation seemed to be a fruitful strategy in creating a sporting habit and promoting sport participation: but there were challenges to be overcome in promoting female participation.
Source: Paul Downward, Kirstin Hallmann, and Tim Pawlowski, 'Assessing parental impact on the sports participation of children: a socio-economic analysis of the UK', European Journal of Sport Science, Volume 14 Issue 1
Links: Article
Date: 2014-Feb
The government published further reports from its ongoing review of the European Union's competences, and how they affected the United Kingdom, which the Foreign Secretary had launched in July 2012.
Source: Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union: Single Market – Free movement of goods, HM Revenue & Customs
Links: Report | Supplementary papers | FCO press release
Source: Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union: Asylum and non-EU migration, Home Office
Links: Report | Evidence | FCO press release
Source: Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union: Trade and investment, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Links: Report | Supplementary papers | FCO press release
Source: Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union: Environment and climate change, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Links: Report | Supplementary papers | FCO press release
Source: Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union: Transport, Department for Transport
Links: Report | Evidence | FCO press release
Source: Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union: Research and development, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Links: Report | Supplementary paper | FCO press release
Source: Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union: Culture, tourism and sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Links: Report | Supplementary paper | FCO press release
Source: Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union: Civil judicial cooperation, Ministry of Justice
Links: Report | Supplementary papers | FCO press release
Date: 2014-Feb