Source · Select Committees · Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Recommendation 11
11
Rejected
The Government needs to engage with these sectors as a matter of urgency and bring...
Conclusion
The Government needs to engage with these sectors as a matter of urgency and bring forward targeted support in response to the current crisis, such as through VAT or business rate relief, to prevent exacerbating long-term scarring on organisations already hit hard by Covid-19. (Paragraph 68) Participation and social mobility
Government Response Summary
The government does not agree with the Committee’s proposal that an audit and roadmap of skills in cultural placemaking and collaborative policymaking is necessary, and risks duplicating existing resources and programmes.
Government Response
Rejected
HM Government
Rejected
As set out in the response to the recommendation in paragraph 58, Government, Arms-Length Bodies, and wider local and regional bodies are already providing a significant amount of training and skills development programmes for cultural, creative, and heritage organisations and partnerships, as well as for local and regional government representatives and wider stakeholders. We are sharing and will continue to share these resources with relevant stakeholders as required. As such, we do not agree with the Committee’s proposal that an audit and roadmap of skills in cultural placemaking and collaborative policymaking is necessary, and risks duplicating existing resources and programmes developed by Government, its Arms- Length Bodies, and wider stakeholders - such as the Connected Growth Manual, published by DCMS in 2019,39 or the LGA’s Cultural Strategy in a Box, published in 2020.40 Conclusion: 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. (Paragraph 114)