... A social inclusion policy benefits society because the cost to the taxpayer in health service and criminal damage is astronomical, and sport is viewed to reduce these problems. An example of the cost to the taxpayer is £228m was spent on youth prisoners in 2003. Because of this the Government set up a Policy Action Team, PAT 10 to tackle the issue of social inclusion. The government acted in response to pressure from the media, sports organisations (eg FIFA and the IOC), and from government agencies such as Sport England. All of these agencies have highlighted the limited success the nation has at elite level and the escalating costs of health and crime. The social inclusion agendas aim to increase success and reduce Government costs. Jones et al (1994) state that the three main stages in the policy process for success are initiation, formulation and implementation. Finally we need to understand ...

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