The evidence submitted to our inquiry about the performance of National Governing Bodies during the pandemic has been genuinely mixed. Lessons must be learned from the way funding and information was disseminated down to the grassroots during the Covid-19 pandemic. We recommend that Sport England conduct an audit of how National Governing Bodies communicate with their grassroots clubs and develop best practice guidance for all NGBs.

The evidence submitted to our inquiry about the performance of National Governing Bodies during the pandemic has been genuinely mixed. Lessons must be learned from the way funding and information was disseminated down to the grassroots during the Covid-19 pandemic. We recommend that Sport England conduct an audit of how National Governing Bodies communicate with their grassroots clubs and develop best practice guidance for all NGBs. Type: recommendation | Number: 9 | Paragraph: 52 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: Sport England’s remit does not extend to regulating National Governing Bodies however, over the course of the pandemic, Sport England has sought to encourage greater communications capability across the sector. Research conducted for Sport England by the Digital Marketing Institute surveyed more tha