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Third Report - Reimagining where we live: cultural placemaking and the levelling up agenda
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
HC 155
Published 2 November 2022
Recommendations
16
Accepted
Para 95
We recommend that the Government take tangible steps to address the national skills shortage and...
Recommendation
We recommend that the Government take tangible steps to address the national skills shortage and incentivise cultural activity in education, starting by ensuring the long- term viability for schools that provide vocational, industry-backed qualifications. It should also expand the model …
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Government Response Summary
The government is investing £3.8bn in further education and skills, rolling out new T Levels in Craft and Design, and Media, Broadcast and Production in 2023, introducing Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs), and offering Skills Bootcamps in the creative industries, but does not plan to expand the Music Hubs model to other art forms.
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19
Accepted
Para 104
The Government should continue to support the initiative by aiming to at least double the...
Recommendation
The Government should continue to support the initiative by aiming to at least double the number of compacts, and explicitly target rural areas in this expansion to better understand and develop a blueprint as to how they can be established …
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Government Response Summary
The government refutes claims that ALBs are not joining up and highlights examples of partnership working, stating that Arts Council England is specifically considering how compacts can help build capacity in Priority Places and Levelling Up for Culture places, and is engaging with partner Arms-Length Bodies about this.
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Conclusions (4)
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Conclusion
Accepted
Para 15
The long-term challenges continuing to face our high streets and town centres are well documented. Cultural placemaking can be (and in many places already is) one way that local communities, government and arm’s-length bodies respond to these challenges. It is evident that placed-based cultural policymaking can help deliver on the …
Government Response Summary
The government states it is already providing significant support to local and regional cultural and creative organizations and partnerships, and to local and regional government, in order to galvanize place-based activity and achieve progress against the Levelling Up Missions through the £2.6bn UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
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Conclusion
Accepted
Para 40
We also recommend that these national cultural organisations should have differing expectations as a condition of public funding, including greater accessibility for audiences nationwide and support for grassroots organisations, in a similar way as to how the “crown jewels” of sport have differing broadcasting expectations. One overall ambition for Levelling …
Government Response Summary
The government asserts that a national-level training program is not required because various skills and capacity-building schemes are already being delivered by the government, Arms-Length Bodies, and the wider sector.
6
Conclusion
Accepted
Para 57
Despite efforts to rebalance the geographic disparities in investment in arts and culture through flagship funds and competitive grants, we share concerns with the sector regarding the sustainability and accessibility of funding over the longer-term. We welcome that the Government has listened to our recommendations regarding guaranteed funding and the …
Government Response Summary
The government recognizes barriers to sustainability and accessibility of funding but suggests local communities/authorities are empowered to make decisions, citing the Community Ownership Fund and devolved decision-making within the National Lottery Heritage Fund as examples.
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Conclusion
Accepted
Arts and cultural education is important in its own right for the social benefits it brings, but it is also an important factor in addressing issues of poor social mobility and the national skills shortage. While we welcome the Government’s efforts to introduce a National Plan for Music Education and …
Government Response Summary
The Government highlights its commitment to high-quality education, including arts, citing the national curriculum, funding for enriching activities, and investments in further education and skills development for the creative industries, but has no plans to expand the Music Hubs model to other art forms.