The Alliance of Sport is proud to have contributed to the new DCMS Committee report, ‘Changing Lives: the social impact of participation in culture and sport’.

The deadline is fast approaching to fill in the consultation about a new legal duty to underpin a ‘public health’ approach to tackling serious violence.

The outstanding work of Positive Futures in using sport as a tool to reduce crime is expanding across south-east Wales, with new partnerships and collaborations boosting their impact.

The National Youth Agency and All-Part Pariamentary Group for Youth Affairs have published their final report from the inquiry into Youth Work.

Alliance of Sport members Boxing Futures have showcased their ever-growing impact with a powerful video depicting one young person's transformation through sport.

Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, has launched a consultation on a new legal duty to ensure public bodies, including hospitals, raise concerns about children at risk of becoming involved in knife crime.

Gloves Not Gunz is an organisation with all the ingredients that go into a successful sport-based intervention – and yet another example of the power of boxing to reduce crime.

Fight for Peace has been awarded a National Lottery grant to train community organisations in how to use sport to prevent youth violence.

We visit Chance To Shine's Crime Awareness Programme - the latest example of #GreatCoaching by those using sport to engage young people caught up in the cycle of crime and imprisonment.

As part of our celebration of #greatcoaching throughout Coaching Week, we speak to Marlon Boateng of AIR Sports Network, who use sport to engage hard-to-reach individuals in the community and prisons.