Sport England (formerly the English Sports Council) is the governing body responsible for distributing funds and providing strategic guidance for sporting activity in England. This funding 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 Patrick Carter, while former athlete Tessa Sanderson is vice-chair.

Sport England is split into nine Regional Sports Boards (RSBs) which are responsible for working with local governments, businesses and clubs.

There are five National Sports Centres as part of Sport England's strategy to create an elite of English grown world class sporting talent:

External links

• Official website
• Tour of Britain: Outlining Sport England's role in denying English cyclists a national team.

Public bodies and task forces of the United Kingdom government | Sport in England | Organisations based in England | Sports organisations of the United Kingdom