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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and predecessors: Sports and Recreation...
Catalogue reference: PF 294
What's it about?
PF 294
This series contains registered files from the Sports and Recreation Division (SARD) relating to sports policy. The subject matter relates to the relationships with South Africa and Rhodesia; the use of Service sporting facilities by civilian...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PF 294
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and predecessors: Sports and Recreation Division: Registered Files (SARD Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1975-2008
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains registered files from the Sports and Recreation Division (SARD) relating to sports policy. The subject matter relates to the relationships with South Africa and Rhodesia; the use of Service sporting facilities by civilian organisations; and the transfer of the responsibility for parks and open spaces in London, from the Greater London Council to local councils.
In addition, this series contains records created by the Department for National Heritage (and successors) and includes changes brought about by machinery of government, including the transfer for stadia safety and the Football Licensing Authority from the Home Office in 1992-93; the Sportsmatch Scheme; the UK Sports Institute; the Sports Council; arrangements for UK bids to host the Commonwealth and Olympic Games; tobacco advertising in sports; children's sport and play, including playground safety; drugs and doping in sports; sports taxation and funding, and international sporting relationships.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For related files of predecessor Sports and Recreation divisions see AT 60
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- SARD, SARB, SARC
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997-2017
- Department of Education and Science, 1964-1992
- Department of National Heritage, 1992-1997
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 677 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2021 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Sports and Recreation Division was split into several distinct thematic areas of focus. Division A focused on sports sponsorship, the National Lottery and the funding of sports. Division B focused on wider sports issues, including youth and lifelong sport; drug use in sport; sports policy and disability and children's play. Division C focused on the safety of sports grounds; sports broadcasting rights; playing fields and local authorities; sporting economics and international sports issues.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17464830/
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