Recommendation 7

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.