Responsibility is shared currently between DCMS and the Department for Children, Schools and Families. Play England wants CLG to take on this "dual-key" remit as the development of new play spaces becomes increasingly dependent on council planning procedures.
The organisation made the call in its submission to the consultation to the national play strategy, due out this autumn.
While the DCMS's involvement has been justified on the grounds of its sport remit, Play England chief executive Adrian Voce said: "It is hard to see what more DCMS can do for children's play."
Play England is developing planning guidance for local authorities, which will be released around the same time as the national strategy.
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