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The Gold Framework underpins how the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and UK Sport support the bidding for and staging of major and mega sporting events in the UK. It explicitly outlines that, when seeking investment from the Government, event organisers must have meaningful plans in place to generate positive social impact even before the event has started. The framework requires consideration of many of the areas the noble Lord suggests, from accessibility to legacy. It also recognises that engaging local communities is essential to understand impact and maximise the benefits of a major sporting event. This is especially important where potential impacts may not be immediately apparent, as is often the case. Furthermore, exploring and developing the potential of sporting events to maximise their positive legacies is often an ongoing, iterative process that the timeline set out within this amendment would not allow for.