The Alliance of Sport has produced a report for the Thailand Institute of Justice which will be a key component in advancing sport as a positive force in combating youth crime across South East Asia.

The Alliance of Sport is backing Right to Sport - a new plan from the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) which would guarantee all secondary school pupils two hours of extra-curricular sport every week.

The Alliance of Sport took young leaders from organisations in the Levelling the Playing Field project to represent the voice of young people at last week’s YJB Youth Justice Leaders’ Summit.

Over 50 leaders from across government, health, sport, justice and the secure estate gathered at the House of Lords for the parliamentary launch of the Get Well, Stay Well Agreement.

The Deputy Prime Minister has hailed the vital role that sport and physical activity can play in “turning young lives around” following the launch of the ground-breaking Youth Justice Sport Fund.

There has “never been a better time” for sport and physical activity to play a greater role in preventing children and young people entering into the welfare and justice systems. 

The Alliance of Sport's Taskforce on Physical Activity and Sport in the Criminal Justice System has launched The Get Well, Stay Well Agreement.

More than 200 community sport organisations across England and Wales have been awarded new public funding aimed at using sport and physical activity to prevent youth crime and anti-social behaviour. 

A group of Sport for Development charities have launched a Ministry of Justice-funded initiative providing £5million for sports programmes focused on preventing youth crime and anti-social behaviour.

Bright Star Boxing Club in Shropshire uses a trauma-informed approach to support the 450 young people on its programmes and improve their life chances.

The potential of boxing to prevent crime and violence and turn lives around is being under-exploited within the criminal justice sector. 

A football festival to divert young people away from gangs and petty crime is to be held on Nottingham’s Clifton estate, supported by Ministers and the local tram network.