Sport can and does play a major role in promoting the inclusion of all groups within Lancashire Sport Partnership. However, inequalities have traditionally existed within sport, particularly in relation to gender, race and disability.
Lancashire Sport Partnership are committed to developing sport equity, both within our strategies and partnership development.
What is Sport Equity?
'Sport Equity is about fairness in sport, equality of access recognising inequalities and taking steps to address them. It is about changing the culture and structures of sport to ensure that it becomes equally accessible to all members of society, whatever their age, ability, gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality or social economic status'.
Lancashire Sport Partnership is committed to creating opportunities for women and girls, people with disabilities and ethnic minority communities by:
- Developing a culture that enables and values the full involvement of all, embedding and promoting the principles of equality through the delivery of inclusive, high quality sport.
- Creating an environment in which all have equal opportunities to engage in high quality sport, whether as participants, competitors, volunteers, officials or administrators.
- Responding to the diverse needs, capabilities and preferences of all, by ensuring appropriate levels of challenge; and
- Overcoming potential barriers for those individuals and groups currently under-represented as participants.