Department for Culture, Media and Sport   
This website contains information on government strategies regarding culture, media and sport.

SkillsActive is the Sector Skills Council  for Active Leisure and Learning.  The website has information about the sector and the industries it covers.  There is much research on the sector together with regional and national information for the UK.

The SkillsActive careers pages includes information on education and training in the sector, regional information and details the skills that are essential to work in the sector.

Prospects: the UK graduate careers website
The ‘Sport and leisure’ section of the Prospects website details the past, present and future issues of the sector, lists key roles and occupations as well as case studies and further contacts for the sector.

ACareerChange
The ACareerChange website aims to help those who feel stuck in a career or have an ambition to work in an alternative field.  The website includes a section on the Leisure and Hospitality sector which has an article on Changing Career: fitness, which provides useful background for those considering moving into the sector.

Regional websites

Sport England
Sport England is responsible for providing the strategic lead for sport in England to deliver the Government's sporting objectives.  The organisation develops the framework for the country's sporting infrastructure and distributes Lottery funding for sport.

Sports Council Northern Ireland
The Sports Council for Northern Ireland is a lead facilitator in the development of sport.  It aims to: increase and sustain committed participation in sport, raise the standards of sporting excellence and promote the good reputation and efficient administration of sport; plus develop the competencies of its staff.

sportscotland
sportscotland is the national body for sport development in Scotland.  It aims to encourage more people to participate in sport.  The organisation works in partnership with public, private and voluntary organisations, but also works closely with the Scottish Executive, advising on policy for sport and physical recreation.

Sports Council for Wales
The Sports Council for Wales is the national organisation responsible for developing and promoting sport and recreation.  It acts as the main advisor to the Welsh Assembly Government on all sporting matters.

Sport research institutes

A number of universities have sports related research institutes whose websites provide links to reports and publications. 

Sport Industry Research Centre, a joint research centre of the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University

Institute of Youth Sport, University of Loughborough

Institute of Sport and Leisure Policy, University of Loughborough