Sportscotland

Sportscotland

sportscotland, formerly the Scottish Sports Council, is the national agency for sport in Scotland. Their stated aim is to help everyone in Scotland enjoy sport's many benefits.

The Scottish Sports Council was established in 1972 by royal charter ["Queen Elizabeth II, 1971" [http://www.sportdevelopment.org.uk/html/royalcharter.html Royal Charter: The Scottish Sports Council] ] . The body works in partnership with public, private and voluntary organisations. As a non-departmental public body, sportscotland also works closely with the Scottish Government, advising Scottish Ministers and implementing Scottish Government policy for sport and physical recreation. In 2002/03 sportscotland invested approximately £48 million of government grants and lottery funds.

Together with partners, sportscotland play a leading role in driving forward Reaching Higher, the National Strategy for Sport.

The organisation runs three national sport centres [cite web| url=http://www.sportscotland.org.uk/ChannelNavigation/National+Centres/| title=National Centres| author=sportscotland| accessdate=2007-04-06] :
*National Centre Inverclyde, near Largs, North Ayrshire
*Glenmore Lodge, near Aviemore
*National Watersports Centre, Isle of Cumbrae

In 1998 sportscotland set up the Scottish Institute of Sport at the University of Stirling.

References

External links

* [http://www.sportscotland.org.uk/ Official website]
* [http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=1253682006 "Ministers ignored transfer warnings"] , "The Scotsman"


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