Active York is a partnership of stakeholders charged by the city's Local Strategic Partnership (LSP), with improving communication, planning and resource sharing in order to better cater for the specific needs of the sporting and active leisure community of York. It is accountable to the LSP, with the primary aim of delivering on a range of associated increased participation targets. Active York also functions as a strategic planning, consultative and implementation body for sport and active leisure in the city.

Active York has also been designated as the city's Community Sports Network (CSN), the local delivery mechanism for Sport England's delivery system for sport. As such, Active York will also be measured on outcomes identified within this strategic framework. It will work cooperatively with a range of statutory agencies including North Yorkshire Sport (county sports partnership) in order to enhance the development of sport and active leisure at a sub regional and regional level.

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