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<p>The Government's aim is to increase diversity among sporting organisations and
to help the sport sector be more inclusive and welcoming to its spectators, participants
and people in its workforce. In August 2023 we published our sport strategy “Get Active”
which has diversity and inclusion embedded throughout.</p><p>It is for football organisations
to assess levels of diversity in the sport and the number of off-pitch roles for former
black footballers, and to decide on the appropriate initiatives to increase diversity
in their organisations. The Football Association recently announced they will be evolving
their Leadership Diversity Code to be mandatory for all professional clubs. I hope
this will provide the data needed to assess any work that may need to be done to help
football become as diverse as the community it represents.</p><p>I will continue to
engage with football authorities on such issues.</p>
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