Consultation On Children's Play Review

In October 2002 the Government announced a review of children's play opportunities to inform spending of the £200m lottery funding through the New Opportunities Fund (NOF). The review will run until Spring 2003 and is jointly sponsored by DCMS and DFES, who will be working closely with NOF and other Government Departments. The NOF programme will be UK wide and covers children 0-16. Like other NOF programmes the review will consider areas of disadvantage and groups of children with limited play opportunities.

Launched: 16th December 2002
Closing Date: 7th March 2003

This consultation paper invites views on the proposed funding programme for children's play and is part of a wider series of consultations, which will allow the Government to gather the views of stakeholders, including parents and children.

Further Details

This consultation covers England, Northern Ireland and Scotland - contact details for the Welsh consultation are below. Consultation events are being held in February and March 2003 and further details will appear on the DCMS and DFES websites in early 2003.

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You will be able to download the consultation document in word format on the DFES website.

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If you would prefer to receive the document in hard copy format please contact:

Wini Kirby
Education and Social Policy Unit
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2-4 Cockspur Street
London
SW1Y 5DH
Email: wini.kirby@culture.gov.uk
Tel: 020 7211 6185

If you have any questions about policy issues, please contact Tim Gill, Lead Reviewer, Children's Play Review at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

DCMS
2-4 Cockspur Street
London
SW1H 5DH

Email: tim.gill@culture.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: 020 7211 6325 Fax: 020 7211 6508

If you have an enquiry relating to the consultation process please contact:
DfES Consultation Unit
Level 1, Area B
Castle View House
East Lane
Runcorn
WA7 2GJ

Email: play.review@dfes.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: 01928 794888 Fax: 01928 794311

To obtain details of the consultation being carried out by the Welsh Assembly please contact:
Elinor Jones
Children and Families Division
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ

Email: elinor.jones@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: 029 2080 1119

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Further Information:
Consultation events programme

These documents are available online in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

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