Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether oversight structures are in place to regulate the standard of running tracks (a) operated and (b) owned by local authorities in England.

Local Authorities are responsible for maintaining the facilities in their own area including running tracks. The Government's Arm’s Length Body for grassroots sport, Sport England, provides extensive guidance to support the maintenance of sports facilities, which can be found here.