We look at how culture and sport services support ambitions for the local area and are focused on improving quality of life for all sections of the community. We think about culture’s contribution to key priorities for people, places, councils, and government.
The Commission’s approach to inspections is set out in our Approach to Service Inspections ‘Compendium of inspection policy and practice’ and the detailed key lines of enquiry informs the inspection focus and the basis of our judgements.
Fit for the future leisure tool
The fit for the future study identifies three key stages to the planning and commissioning of public leisure and recreation services to achieving improvement.
Tired of hanging around
The 'Tired of hanging around' study focuses on the role of sport and leisure activities in preventing anti-social behaviour in young people aged 8 to 19 years. These activities are part of the actions that councils and their partners can use to tackle and prevent anti-social behaviour.