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Like all public services today, the leisure sector is now assessed and inspected regularly with the aim of maintaining service standards and encouraging continuous service improvements.
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| Procurement in the Culture, Media and Sport Sector (PDF) |
| National Audit (NAO), 2005 |
| The Stationery Office |
| Examines the effects of the Effciency Review as a driver for the culture, media and sport sector's work to strengthen procurement. Looks at collaborative procurement, ways to improve cost efficiency and vfm, and strengthening procurement capability. |
| HC 596 |
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| Fitness for Purpose: Quality Counts (PDF) |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), 2005 |
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| A report on the Government's strategy to push up standards in the tourism industry by helping local authorities and accommodation providers implement better consumer protection. |
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| Social inclusion and commercial leisure management contractors: A report for Business in Sport and Leisure |
| Taylor, Peter, Ping Kung Shia, 2004 |
| Management School, University of Scheffield and Leisure Industries Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University |
| This report examines the social inclusion performance of sports centres managed by commercial leisure management contractors. |
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| The Financial Performance of Leisure Centres Managed by Commercial Contract Management Companies |
| Taylor, Peter, 2003 |
| Leisure Management Contractors Association |
| A study on the financial performance of 109 centres managed by LMCA members based on benchmarks calculated using Sport England performance indicators and performance structure. |
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| The Performance of Local Authority Sports Halls and Swimming Pools in England |
| P. D. Taylor and L. Robinson for Sport England, 2003 |
| Managing Leisure, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Jan. 2003), pp. 1-16 |
This paper reports on the results of a project for Sport England which establishes performance indicators and national benchmarks for performance by local authority sports halls and swimming pools.
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| Sport and Recreation: Learning from Audit, Inspection and Research (PDF) |
| Audit Commission, 2002 |
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| A report which identifies the key areas for action to allow sport and recreation services to develop their purpose and priorities in an increasingly competitive environment and use the best method for delivery. Includes examples of good practice.
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| Stock Code LLI2735 |
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| Delivering Best Value for Leisure |
| Taylor, Peter, 1995 |
| Leisure Management Contractors Association |
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