Assistance to Local Sport Partnerships

The ISC's Participation Unit provide a full support service to the LSP with staff from the Unit facilitating the initial establishment of the LSP. The ISC provide sample job descriptions for posts within the LSP, and assist in the recruitment of these officers. The Unit also provide advice and guidance on the strategic planning process which each LSP will undertake.

The Participation Unit aims to establish a good working relationship with the Coordinators, and to provide them with training and information updates. A Coordinators network is in place so that information on best practice can be made available to all Coordinators. The ISC is also involved in the development and dissemination of specific programmes, course and materials to the LSPs.

Two types of grant aid are offered to the LSPs:

  1. Core funding - towards the cost of employing LSP staff, developing the partnerships and innovative local initiatives
  2. Programme funding - towards specific, high priority, targeted initiatives identified and promoted by the LSP.
A key recommendation in the Fitzpatrick Report has that from 2009, the LSP must generate 50% of its operating costs locally. Accounting for this funding will be subject to the terms and conditions relating to the allocation of ISC grant aid.