HS/S3/09/1/A HEALTH AND SPORT COMMITTEE AGENDA 1st Meeting, 2009 (Session 3) Wednesday 14 January 2009 The Committee will meet at 10.00 am in Committee Room 1. 1. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will consider the following negative instrument— the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (Practice and Procedure) (No. 2) Amendment Rules 2008 (SSI 2008/396). 2. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether its consideration of any draft report on pathways into sport at future meetings should be taken in private. 3. Pathways into sport inquiry - witness expenses: The Committee will be invited to delegate to the Convener responsiblity for arranging for the SPCB to pay, under Rule 12.4.3, any expenses of witnesses in the inquiry. 4. Pathways into sport inquiry: The Committee will take evidence from— John Beattie, Chair, Physical Activity Strategy Review Group; Charlie Raeburn, former member of Scottish Executive PE Review Group; Graham Watson, Executive Director, and Tommy Boyle, Programme Manager, Winning Scotland Foundation; and then from— Oliver Barsby, Policy Director, Scottish Association of Local Sports Councils; Gavin MacLeod, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Disability Sport; Chris Robison, Policy Director, Scottish Sports Association. HS/S3/09/1/A Callum Thomson Clerk to the Health and Sport Committee Room T3.60 The Scottish Parliament Edinburgh Tel: 0131 348 5210 Email: [email protected] HS/S3/09/1/A The papers for this meeting are as follows— Agenda Item 1 SSI Briefing HS/S3/09/1/1 The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (Practice and HS/S3/09/1/2 Procedure) (No. 2) Amendment Rules 2008 Agenda Item 4 Note by the Clerk HS/S3/09/1/3 Private paper HS/S3/09/1/4 (P) Submission by the National Physical Activity Strategy HS/S3/09/1/5 Review Group Submission by Charlie Raeburn HS/S3/09/1/6 Submission by the Winning Scotland Foundation HS/S3/09/1/7 Submission by Scottish Association of Local Sports Councils HS/S3/09/1/8 Submission by Scottish Disability Sport HS/S3/09/1/9 Submission by Scottish Sports Association HS/S3/09/1/10 Agenda Item 1 HS/S3/09/1/1 14 January 2009 Health and Sport Committee 1st Meeting, 2009 (Session 3), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 Abridged Subordinate Legislation Briefing Negative Instrument Name Deadline Motion to Purpose Drawn to attention by Annul SLC? The Mental Health 19th No Amends various rules No Tribunal for January governing the operation of Scotland (Practice 2009 the Mental Health and Procedure) Tribunal for Scotland. (No. 2) Amendment Rules 2008 Where instruments have been drawn to the Committee’s attention, the relevant extract from the SLC report is given as an annex to this paper. If members have any queries or points of clarification on the instrument which they wish to have raised with the Scottish Government in advance of the meeting, please could these be passed to the Clerk to the Committee as soon as possible. Agenda Item 4 HS/S3/09/1/3 14 January 2009 Health and Sport Committee 1st Meeting, 2009 (Session 3), Wednesday, 14 January 2009 Pathways into Sport Introduction 1. The Committee agreed on 10 December 2009 that the second phase of its inquiry on pathways into sport should concentrate on the following issues: Sport in school time, in particular: • establish the current position with regard to schools meeting the ‘2 hours PE target per week’ vis-à-vis the introduction of the Curriculum for Excellence; • establish the barriers (for example, lack of physical facilities) to this target being achieved and make recommendations for how they might be overcome; and • establish who is responsible for meeting the PE target. Sport outside of school time, in particular: • Identifying best practice for local authority sports strategies in terms of: o maximising use of school facilities by the wider community; o improving links between community sports clubs and schools, in particular in relation to extra-curricular sporting activities; and o establishing the optimum role for active schools co-ordinators. Coaching, in particular: • how can access to good quality coaching be improved? • is there scope for governing bodies to work collaboratively to improve the quality of coaching? Today’s evidence session 2. Today is the first meeting of the Committee to take oral evidence on phase 2 of the inquiry and involves two panels of witnesses. The first panel comprises John Beattie, Charlie Raeburn, Graham Watson and Tommy Boyle. 3. John Beattie is Chair of the Physical Activity Strategy Review Group. The aim of the review is to evaluate progress regarding implementation of Let’s Make Scotland More Active, a framework for the development of physical activity in Scotland, and to recommend priorities for action for the next five years. John Beattie is a former Scottish international rugby player and commentator. He currently presents the BBC Radio Scotland programme Sports Weekly. 4. Charlie Raeburn is a former member of the Scottish Executive PE Review Group. Prior to his retirement he worked in youth and community sports development in the Lothian region since 1973 – first as Assistant Adviser Agenda Item 4 HS/S3/09/1/3 14 January 2009 in PE for Lothian Regional Council and then as Sport and Physical Activity Manager for West Lothian Council. He is also a former Chief Coach and Swimming Convener of Warrender Baths Club. Mr Raeburn was the Chair of the Scottish Schoolsport Federation for over 18 years. From 1997-2001 he also chaired the Scottish Local Authority PE network. 5. Graham Watson is the Executive Director, and Tommy Boyle the Programme Manager, of the Winning Scotland Foundation. The Foundation is an independent, business-led charity which aims to create a positive winning attitude throughout Scotland, using sport as the catalyst. The Foundation’s objectives are: • the advancement of the physical education of young people; • the instructing of research into the culture of winning, increased achievement and/or excellence and the making available to and use by the public; and • the advancement of education. 6. The second panel of witnesses comprises Oliver Barsby, Policy Director, Scottish Association of Local Sports Councils;Gavin MacLeod, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Disability Sport and Chris Robison, Policy Director, Scottish Sports Association. 7. The Scottish Association of Local Sports Councils (SALSC) is a ‘not-for- profit’ national organisation supporting its member local sports councils to deliver local sport and physical activity opportunities to their local communities. It has a membership of over 50 local sports councils from all over Scotland, in total representing almost 10,000 sports clubs. SALSC work in partnership with key bodies such as sportscotland and the Scottish Government to develop sport and volunteering in sport at the local, grass roots level. 8. Scottish Disability Sport (SDS) is the Scottish governing and co- coordinating body of all sports for people of all ages and abilities with a physical, sensory or learning disability. It aims to develop sport and physical recreation for disabled people in Scotland and contribute to UK and international initiatives. SDS supports a structure of 16 local branches across Scotland. These branches are volunteer led and have a responsibility for the provision of grassroot sports and physical activity as well as the recruitment of volunteers and coaches. 9. The Scottish Sports Association’s principal roles are to lead and facilitate consultation with, and to represent the collective view of, its members. Its membership comprises 52 sport governing bodies and 17 associates. Sport governing bodies are responsible for the governance, development and delivery of their individual sports and provide a formal structure for over 12,000 sports clubs in Scotland. Rebecca Lamb Health and Sport Committee Agenda Item 4 HS/S3/09/1/5 14 January 2009 Pathways into Sport Submission on behalf of the Review of the National Physical Activity Strategy Group Let’s Make Scotland More Active (LMSMA) was launched in 2003 with long-term, 20 year targets. Scotland is now one of the first countries to review the progress and impacts of its national strategy in order to ensure it is fit for the next five years. The targets of the physical activity strategy are by 2022: • 50% of all adults aged over 16 should accumulate at least 30 minutes of moderate activity on most days of the week • 80% of all children aged 16 and under should accumulate at least one hour of moderate activity on most days of the week Physical inactivity is one of Scotland’s major public health issues. Physically active people reduce their risk of premature death by a third and halve their risk of developing major chronic disease such as coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some cancers. The risk of physical inactivity for CHD is similar to high levels of cholesterol, high blood pressure or smoking. On top of the physical benefits, being active can improve mental well-being, help people deal with stress and anxiety and can improve sleeping patterns. Physical activity can also be used to treat clinical depression There is also strong justification for encouraging young people to be active: healthy growth and development of the musculo-skeletal system; energy balance for the maintenance of healthy weight; and opportunities for social interaction, achievement and mental wellbeing. In addition to these health benefits, there are a whole range of societal, environmental and economic benefits to be gained from getting Scotland more active. Despite all of the above, Scotland’s National Health Survey shows that only one in three Scottish adults and two in three Scottish children meet the recommended levels of physical activity. Participating in sport is one way of being physically active and gaining the health benefits of a physically active life.