BECOMING AN ACTIVE CITY

1. BECOMING AN ACTIVE CITY • Purpose • Liverpool SPAA is a partnership between local organisations and agencies working within the local authority area. • It represents a group of partners with a shared vision for delivering sport and physical activity opportunities and increasing participation across all sectors of the community. • The work of the SPAA will focus on tackling health inequalities and targeting groups with low levels of participation in sport and physical activity. • The SPAA has a commitment to using sport and physical activity to deliver improvements in all other areas of social policy (health, education, regeneration, community safety and cohesion). • Membership • See membership list attached. • The Chairmanship of the SPAA will be shared between senior representatives of Liverpool PCT and Liverpool City Council. • The Head of Active City and the SPAA Manager will provide the secretariat. • Further members representing other relevant agencies may be co-opted at a future date. • Role • The SPAA will carry out the following key roles: • To provide strategic direction for the development and delivery of sport and physical activity across Liverpool. • To establish a clear link into and representation on the Local Strategic Partnership. • To demonstrate the role and ensure the inclusion of sport and physical activity in the Local Area Agreement and Local Public Service Agreement. • To oversee the delivery of ‘Active City’ (Liverpool’s physical activity strategy) and other relevant strategies. • To co-ordinate delivery of Key Priority 1 (Reduce childhood obesity and promote a culture of physical activity) within the Liverpool Children’s & Young People Plan. • To identify and secure the funding and resources required for improving sport and physical activity provision and increasing participation. Appendix 8 – SPAA Terms of Reference

2. To ensure the effective investment of specific funding programmes within Liverpool, including the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (Active City) and Sport England (Community Investment Fund). • To agree a series of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for sport and physical activity within Liverpool, set targets for improvement and ensure that regular measurement of progress takes place. • To actively lobby and advocate for the promotion of physical activity within the statutory planning process and in the development of parks and green spaces. • To act as a local voice for sport and physical activity. • To maintain a balance between strategy and delivery. • To include all key local stakeholders from the voluntary, statutory and private sectors. • Meetings • The Liverpool SPAA Group will meet 4 times per annum. • In addition to the main meetings a number of sub-group meetings will be convened as necessary in order to take forward the work of the SPAA. • Date: 31 May 2006