Policy Threads

20 Apr 2026 | Committee report linked direct

We are concerned about Sport England losing its function as a Statutory Planning Consultee. Given the vital importance of playing fields to grassroots sport, Ministers in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport should be arguing strongly for the protection of Sport England’s role. It is telling that the three bodies the Government is proposing to remove from the consultee list are all accountable to the DCMS. (Conclusion, Paragraph 51)

Why linked: Select committee concern that Sport England is losing its statutory planning-consultee status — relevant to venue-planning context around major events.

We are concerned about Sport England losing its function as a Statutory Planning Consultee. Given the vital importance of playing fields to grassroots sport, Ministers in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport should be arguing strongly for the protection …

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30 Dec 2025 | Committee report Home Office linked direct

Letter from the Director General for Public Safety and Safer Streets following the Maccabi Tel Aviv session on 1 December 18.12.2025

Why linked: Home Office DG for Public Safety correspondence to select committee following the Maccabi Tel Aviv fixture session — material context for the Bill's interaction with public-order and safety policy at major football fixtures.

Direction: to_committee

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17 Nov 2025 | Committee report Department of Health and Social Care linked direct

Letter from the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport relating to Accounting Officer Assessment: UEFA European Championships 2028 (EURO 2028) Programme, 13 November 2025

Why linked: Permanent Secretary follow-on Accounting Officer correspondence on UEFA European Championship delivery (Nov 2025) — continuing governance trail for EURO 2028.

Direction: to_committee

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15 Apr 2024 | Committee report Department of Health and Social Care linked direct

Correspondence from Susannah Storey, Permanent Secretary, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, re Accounting Officer Assessment: EURO 2028 Programme, dated 27 March 2024

Why linked: DCMS Permanent Secretary's Accounting Officer Assessment correspondence on EURO 2028 — directly relevant to the Bill's stated EURO 2028 lead-event justification.

Direction: unknown

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29 Dec 2023 | Committee report linked direct

We recommend that the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 be updated to require local authorities to include a wider variety of perspectives in Safety Advisory Groups. This should include requirements to assess the needs to existing fan groups in local areas, as well as efforts to reach demographic groups that have been previously disregarded.

Why linked: Parliamentary recommendation to update Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 regarding Safety Advisory Groups - directly relevant to event governance frameworks in scope

We recommend that the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975 be updated to require local authorities to include a wider variety of perspectives in Safety Advisory Groups. This should include requirements to assess the needs to existing fan groups in …

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