Sport England
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Sport England (formerly the English Sports Council) is the governing body responsible for advising, investing in and promoting community sport in England. Its ambition is to get two million people more active in sport by 2012.
The funding it distributes comes from both the Treasury and the National Lottery. Since 1994, it has invested over £2bn of Lottery funds and £300 million from the Exchequer into sports in England.
The chair of Sport England is Derek Mapp, and Jennie Price is the chief executive.
Sport England is split into nine regions, each of which is governed by one of nine Regional Sports Boards (RSB). Each region is responsible for making local funding decisions as well as working closely with the local authorities, sports clubs and other relevant organisations in its area.
There are five National Sports Centres as part of Sport England's commitment to developing talent to ensure it reaches its full potential.
Sport England works with other organisations in sport to run a social marketing campaign designed to encourage people to take part in sport and active recreation. This campaign is called Everyday Sport.
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