the commonwealth games council for england is the organisation responsible for all matters relating to the commonwealth games in england.

　　membership of the games council consists of representatives of 26 sports in the commonwealth games programme from which the host city selects up to 17 sports for each games. the officers are elected by council and hold office for 4 years， their work being supported by four salaried staff.

　　england has competed in every games since the first empire games in 1930 and has hosted the games twice - in london in 1934 and manchester in 2002.

　　the cgce has been a beneficiary of sport england funding towards the costs of the preparation of team england since 1994. this has enabled the cgce to run extensive management， training and educational programmes， ensuring that competitors and officials alike are fully prepared to meet the challenges ahead.

　　the raising of funds for the team's participation in the games themselves is the sole responsibility of the cgce and is raised through sponsorship and fund-raising activities. donations from commerce and industry as well as the general public towards the team's costs are always most gratefully received. without this ongoing support team england would not be able to participate in the games.

　　the cgce is a member of the commonwealth games federation who have overall responsibility for the direction and control of the commonwealth games.