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Sport sports betting levy among 'innovative' Labour sport plans
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24 July 2014
A sports betting levy to assist fund community centers and treat gambling dependency is among propositions by Labour in a "long-lasting innovative prepare for sport".
Moves to press Premier League clubs to contribute more to grassroots football are likewise being considered.
Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman said the Olympic "legacy" of increased involvement had stopped working to materialise after London 2012.
And she stated "strong government leadership" was needed to achieve it.
Ms Harman will also think about restoring a requirement that school students do at least two hours of sport a week, which was eliminated by the coalition as part of education reforms.
Pressure on clubs
The propositions are 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 considering extending the levy to cover all sports betting and include bets placed online.
While the Premier League likewise introduced a voluntary 5% levy on television earnings for the grassroots game, the the manner in which sum is calculated means it is typically less that it might be.
The assessment is looking at increasing transparency into how sums are calculated and checking out steps that would push the nation's wealthiest football clubs into appropriately fulfilling their guarantee.
The plans being thought about likewise consist of:
New targets for female participation in sport
Increasing the 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 become worse, specifically among youths, as a result of the government axing school sports betting collaborations."
She included: "Our assessment looks at a variety of concepts which intend to increase investment in community and grassroots sports betting by quarreling the Premier League and wagering business, reviving two hours of sport at schools a week and motivating more people to take part - ladies in addition to young boys.
"We need strong federal government management to create a long-term innovative strategy for sport and that is what this assessment seeks to do."
Clive Efford, Labour's shadow sport minister, included: "If we are going to get more individuals active then we have to empower individuals who do most of the work in our neighborhoods to have more influence over how we prepare, organise and deliver sport and physical education at local level."
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