Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
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Acknowledged
Despite the potential for the creative industries to help drive the Government’s Levelling Up agenda, funding and support for arts and culture emulates the broader geographic disparities that affect the UK economy and society as a whole. The Government and its arm’s-length bodies have taken some welcome steps to redress …
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Despite the potential for the creative industries to help drive the Government’s Levelling Up agenda, funding and support for arts and culture emulates the broader geographic disparities that affect the UK economy and society as a whole. The Government and its arm’s-length bodies have taken some welcome steps to redress this imbalance. However, we are concerned that outside London and the South East, there are areas still not receiving the necessary investment to support their own local and world-class institutions, while in London and the South East, grassroots organisations in deprived areas are experiencing serious financial risk due to a handful of organisations receiving significant proportions of public funding.
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Government response AI summary
The government acknowledges concerns regarding sustainability and accessibility of funding for the arts and culture sector over the long term, and welcomes the government listening to recommendations regarding guaranteed funding and the broadened scope for bidding areas.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Recommendation
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We recommend that the Government and Arts Council England reconsider how they allocate funding by regions. We propose a model whereby world class, national cultural institutions, who often receive the most significant levels of public cash, are categorised and allocated funding separately from local and regional cultural institutions. This would …
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We recommend that the Government and Arts Council England reconsider how they allocate funding by regions. We propose a model whereby world class, national cultural institutions, who often receive the most significant levels of public cash, are categorised and allocated funding separately from local and regional cultural institutions. This would allow for better comparisons between genuinely grassroots organisations and ensure those organisations in regions where there is a high concentration of national cultural institutions aren’t indirectly negatively impacted by well-meaning attempts to rebalance spending across the country. (Paragraph 39) 56 Reimagining where we live: cultural placemaking and the levelling up agenda
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Government response AI summary
The Government appreciates the importance of guaranteed and long-term public funding settlements for giving local and regional government the confidence to continue investing in local cultural ecosystems, and recognizes the investment local and regional government has invested in supporting and developing these sectors.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Recommendation
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Acknowledged
We recommend that the Government should consider how it can support arts and culture through means other than one-off or flagship funds but, instead, generate sustainable public funding settlements and pump-prime private sector investment. Recent reforms to funding competitions like the UK City of Culture, such as guaranteed and expanded …
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We recommend that the Government should consider how it can support arts and culture through means other than one-off or flagship funds but, instead, generate sustainable public funding settlements and pump-prime private sector investment. Recent reforms to funding competitions like the UK City of Culture, such as guaranteed and expanded support for high quality bids, should also be applied across the sector. Alongside these plans, we recommend that DCMS and its arm’s-length bodies, in consultation with the sector, develop a comprehensive training programme that help build much needed skills- and capacity-building.
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Government response AI summary
The Government acknowledges the issues facing DCMS sectors because of rising inflation and energy prices and continues to gather evidence. It describes the Energy Bill Discount Scheme that will provide broad support across the economy to businesses and charities.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Conclusion
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Acknowledged
While our inquiry focused on the financial barriers to cultural placemaking, there are many factors that co-determine whether local places can develop and maintain sustainable cultural infrastructure. Our inquiry has heard potential policy recommendations from stakeholders across the sector and across the country; we hope that the Government continues to …
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While our inquiry focused on the financial barriers to cultural placemaking, there are many factors that co-determine whether local places can develop and maintain sustainable cultural infrastructure. Our inquiry has heard potential policy recommendations from stakeholders across the sector and across the country; we hope that the Government continues to respond to the sector’s concerns. While many of these issues were known when DCMS published its last White Paper for Culture in 2016 (only the second that the Government has published), the sector now faces additional challenges. Local authorities must be empowered to step up and take the lead on addressing these barriers.
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Government response AI summary
The Government recognises skills gaps and shortages in some parts of the creative industries and will tackle these issues, including removing barriers to entry and progression in the creative workforce, as part of the Creative Industries Sector Vision.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Conclusion
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Acknowledged
Current working arrangements within the creative industries, such as the emphasis on freelancing and volunteer work, lack of work experience opportunities and need to relocate to London and the South East, are anathema to the aspirations of levelling up people’s prospects across the UK. We are particularly concerned by reports …
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Current working arrangements within the creative industries, such as the emphasis on freelancing and volunteer work, lack of work experience opportunities and need to relocate to London and the South East, are anathema to the aspirations of levelling up people’s prospects across the UK. We are particularly concerned by reports of poor working conditions experienced by people working in the creative industries, and how they have contributed to the low levels of social mobility and inclusivity of the sector.
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Government response AI summary
The Government recognizes skills gaps and under-representation from low socio-economic backgrounds in the creative industries and will address these in the upcoming Creative Industries Sector Vision and Cultural Education Plan; Arts Council England also encourages good practice in working with practitioners.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Recommendation
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Acknowledged
We encourage arm’s-length bodies, especially those responsible for administering funding on behalf of Government such as the Arts Council and Historic England, to take further steps and ensure that organisations in the sector are working to improve working conditions across the creative industries as a key part of delivering on …
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We encourage arm’s-length bodies, especially those responsible for administering funding on behalf of Government such as the Arts Council and Historic England, to take further steps and ensure that organisations in the sector are working to improve working conditions across the creative industries as a key part of delivering on the ambitions of levelling up.
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Government response AI summary
The government recognizes the need to improve working conditions across the creative industries and will address skills gaps and shortages, including removing barriers to entry and progression, as part of the Creative Industries Sector Vision and Cultural Education Plan.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Conclusion
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Acknowledged
The services and spaces offered by public libraries remain an important part of a community’s infrastructure for people who are digitally excluded or who live in deprived neighbourhoods.
Government response AI summary
The government acknowledges the value and important role of public libraries as part of local community infrastructure.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Recommendation
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Acknowledged
The Government should support the development of a network of hubs providing cultural spaces, workspaces and free, fast internet access in places most in need of levelling up in order to modernise library service provision. (Paragraph 114) Reimagining where we live: cultural placemaking and the levelling up agenda 59
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The Government should support the development of a network of hubs providing cultural spaces, workspaces and free, fast internet access in places most in need of levelling up in order to modernise library service provision. (Paragraph 114) Reimagining where we live: cultural placemaking and the levelling up agenda 59
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Government response AI summary
The government acknowledges the value and important role of public libraries as part of local community infrastructure. They highlight existing support through the BIPC network and other resources.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport