As well as England Basketball and local clubs, Active Sports will involve the full commitment of local authorities, education services and schools.

Matching grants to promote investment in business premises and other fixed assets can accelerate this process and demonstrate the commitment of local authorities to the business community in these areas.

Likewise, the European Congress for Local Authority Environmental Officers, held in July 2004 in Germany, helped to increase the commitment of local authorities to responsible consumption.

It was observed that the theoretical and practical commitment of local authorities themselves to training-the overall 'training climate'- with its implications for availability of resources both in the library department and elsewhere in the authority, can have a significant effect on the extent of training undertaken.