With Labour's Play Strategy set to be reviewed next year and little mention of play among the Conservative and Liberal Democrat camps, the future of the national play initiative is being called into question.
Play England director Adrian Voce said he is positive all parties will support play, but is concerned about the disruption a change to delivery could cause. "The play strategy needs to be embedded among local authorities so that commitment goes beyond 2011," he said.
Citing Conservative plans to give voluntary and community organisations the power to run local services, Voce expressed concern at leaving play to fend for itself in a free market, and emphasised the importance of the foundations that a national framework provides. "There is no getting away from the fact that play is vulnerable in a time of recession," he said.
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