Recommendation number | Section of report | Text of Recommendation | Final Statement | Lead officer (contact details appear on final page) |
1 | 4.5 | That existing relevant international, European and UK rights (as outlined above) are acknowledged and endorsed in legislation | The Executive readily acknowledges existing relevant international, European and UK rights. These are considered the starting point for new arrangements in Scotland that will ensure cultural rights and entitlements can impact on the lives of citizens and communities across the country. | Angela Saunders |
2 | 4.5 | That there be four cultural rights, prepared by Scottish Ministers and recorded in legislation: | The Executive considers Scottish legislation would do nothing to improve upon the existing position with regard to international and European rights. Such proposals would not readily translate into legislation which would confer real advantage for the intended beneficiaries. | Angela Saunders |
3 | 4.5 | That these rights should be considered as permissive and reviewed on a statutory cycle | As above - the Executive does not consider legislation is the appropriate route. | Angela Saunders |
4 | 4.5 | That national cultural standards be established for direction and guidance in the provision and delivery of publicly-funded services in: libraries and archives; heritage, galleries and museums; creative industries; architecture and the built environment; the arts; languages for which Scots are the chief custodians. | National cultural standards will be established for direction and guidance as proposed. Additional funding is being provided to enhance delivery in the libraries and museums services. | Angela Saunders |
5 | 4.5 | That these national standards be proposed by a body whose membership is demonstrably representative of its sector and Scotland's geography, and includes the voluntary, private and public sectors. This body should be endorsed by the Scottish Executive or its appointed substitute | Relevant national cultural bodies will develop minimum standards for the various sectors reflecting guidance from Scottish Ministers and in consultation with the sectors in question. The new agency, Creative Scotland, will lead the development of national cultural standards for the arts sectors, in consultation. | Angela Saunders |
6 | 4.5 | That these national standards be used as guidance for the preparation of local entitlements, and assessed and reviewed on a rolling basis at intervals of no less than five years | The national standards will help inform the preparation of local entitlements, as will new guidance - being produced by a group including CoSLA - on the development of cultural planning, to inform Community Planning. | Angela Saunders |
7 | 4.5 | That the responsibility for proposing and endorsing these national standards is specified in legislation | A Culture Bill is being drafted, setting out a framework for 'rights/entitlements', including local authorities' responsibility for developing local entitlements. Responsibility for setting national standards will fall to the national cultural bodies. | Greig Chalmers |
8 | 4.5 | That cultural entitlements be established in each local authority area to specify the level and nature of cultural provision by publicly funded bodies | Local authorities will have a duty to develop minimum cultural entitlements to apply in their areas in ways which are practical and appropriate. They will work with local people and partners, through cultural planning that can feed into Community Planning. Pathfinder projects will explore different approaches. | Angela Saunders |
9 | 4.5 | That these cultural entitlements be provision based and formulated by a local partnership, led by the local authority, whose membership is demonstrably representative of the cultural sector in that area and includes the voluntary, private and public sectors. This body should be endorsed by the Scottish Executive or its appointed substitute | Cultural planning should inform the development of local Community Planning. Community views should be sought and reflected in local cultural entitlements. Guidance is being produced nationally on relevant processes, which should feed into all strategic planning, through dialogue with the relevant local fora. | Angela Saunders |
10 | 4.5 | That these entitlements, and their means of delivery, are presented in a Local Cultural Strategy | There will be a new legislative provision requiring local authorities to produce evidence of cultural planning. That planning activity should feed into strategic planning activity including Community Planning. A group, including local authority and cultural agency representatives, is producing practical guidance on development of local cultural policies and strategies to inform Community Planning activity, supported by a new quality assurance tool. | Angela Saunders |
11 | 4.5 | That these entitlements are formally assessed and reviewed on a rolling basis at least every five years | Ways to monitor local entitlements are being developed in new guidance, by a group including CoSLA. Impact feedback will be gathered periodically from Chairs of the Community Planning Partnerships. CIPFA's annual statistical survey of local investment, and cultural participation studies being undertaken, will also be helpful for gauging impact. A group convened by the Executive will examine incentives to assist local authorities to achieve consistency in provision. | Angela Saunders |
12 | 4.5 | That the responsibility for proposing, endorsing, assessing and reviewing these entitlements is specified in legislation | National guidance is being developed collaboratively to help authorities discharge their responsibilities under the Culture Bill. The national cultural bodies will be required to engage with this local planning activity and to contribute to developing cultural entitlements. | Angela Saunders |
13 | 4.5 | That these measures replace the current legal obligation on Local Authorities to provide 'adequate' cultural provision | The Executive is developing the provisions of the Culture Bill to supplement the existing duty of "adequate" provision in the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1994 (arising from the Local Government and Planning Act (Scotland) 1982). | Greig Chalmers/ Angela Saunders |
14 | 4.5 | That the First Minister invites Parliament to adopt an appropriate means of acknowledging the centrality of cultural life in Scotland | The new Culture Bill will create a legislative framework for the proposed new vision which acknowledges and promotes the centrality of cultural life in Scotland. | Angela Saunders |
15 | 6.19 | Responsibility for the National Archives of Scotland should rest with the Minister with responsibility for Culture to ensure joint working with the other national collections and to develop further its citizen focus | The National Archives of Scotland have been transferred to the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport and will work in partnership with the other national collections in order to use the available opportunities to co-ordinate policy and strategy, and to rationalise common functions. | Gavin Barrie |
16 | 6.19 | A long-term strategic plan for the development and sustainable financing of museums and galleries, linked to the development of national standards by the sector, is created and implemented | The Executive's Response on the Cultural Review sets out its future plans for the National Collections and addresses the non-national museums and galleries sector. This includes additional resources, and the development of national minimum standards for museums. | Gavin Barrie |
17 | 7.12 | That 'national' status should be defined by Parliament, that the cohort of bodies/organisations with 'national' status should be open to change and that 'national' status be subject to continuing ability to meet the terms defined by Parliament | The Executive believes that national status for both collections and performing arts companies is more appropriately defined by the Scottish Executive, albeit subject to parliamentary scrutiny. This does not require legislation. For example, any performing company aspiring to gain and retain status as a 'national performing arts company' will need to meet a set of operating criteria, requiring them to deliver a superior standard of performance, touring, education and outreach programmes, while ensuring consistent performance in terms of governance and financial sustainability. Non-national collections will be able to seek recognition of their national significance and the Executive will consider the option of extending national significance recognition to other arts and cultural organisations. | Ewa Hibbert (for national companies)/ Gavin Barrie (for National Collections) |
18 | 7.12 | The establishment in legislation of a Board of Scottish National Performing Companies and a Board of National Institutions with Collections | The Executive sees no need at present to establish a single governance structure for the National Performing Companies on the one hand and the National Collections on the other. Collaborative working will be promoted through the steering group for the national performing arts companies and the National Collections, each maintaining a dialogue with the Executive and taking forward collaboration by mutual agreement. | Ewa Hibbert (for national companies)/ Gavin Barrie (for National Collections) |
19 | 7.12 | On satisfactory completion of the best value review, and prior to establishing the National Board, that the national performing companies have increased baseline investment and any outstanding deficits cleared | The Executive announced in May 2006 increased funding, in principle, for the existing five National Performing Companies. There will be further negotiations on the detailed funding agreements between the Executive and the National Performing Companies. | Ewa Hibbert |
20 | 7.12 | That an International Unit should be established within any new cultural infrastructure | International connectivity is required of each of the 3 parts of the new infrastructure. Looking across the infrastructure, Creative Scotland will liaise on strategy and programming with the Executive's cultural and international policy teams, the National Collections, the national performing arts companies and with existing organisations and bodies including the British Council-Scotland, and together they will maximise impact. The aim is to respond to the Executive's international and cultural policy and strategy, and to promote international recognition of Scotland's best cultural output. | Angela Saunders |
21 | 7.12 | Support for creative individuals become a discrete part of a single agency | Supporting creative individuals will be a key part of the remit of Creative Scotland, the new cultural development agency. The Executive's new 'escalator' policy is focused on developing joined-up pathways for developing talent, up to the point of entry into the world of work. Support will, of course, continue to come from sources such as the further and higher education sector, the sector skills councils: Skillset and Creative & Cultural Scotland, and the enterprise networks. | Ewa Hibbert |
22 | 8.13 | Legislation to amend The Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 in order to make culture a specific key strategic theme within the Community Planning system | The Executive acknowledges that specific guidance is needed and has established a group, including local authority and cultural agency representatives, to produce practical guidance on the development of local cultural policies and strategies to inform Community Planning supported by a new quality assurance tool. Local impact of cultural policies will be gauged through liaison with the Community Planning Partnerships. | Angela Saunders |
23 | 8.13 | That local government be represented in any new model of cultural infrastructure | Local government is recognised as an essential partner in the new cultural infrastructure, with local authorities receiving more appropriate and defined responsibilities, and new legal duties. CoSLA will be a partner in developing relevant implementation arrangements. | Angela Saunders |
24 | 8.13 | That Cultural Enterprise Offices should be developed further, and integrated with any new cultural infrastructure development | The Cultural Enterprise Offices were rolled out from Glasgow to Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh in April 2005. We will evaluate their operation before considering further investment to extend their role. | Ewa Hibbert |
25 | 8.13 | That the Think Tank function should be a discrete element sponsored by the new cultural infrastructure model | It is not considered necessary to create a separate body to deliver the Think Tank function. As the Cultural Commission observed, there are several existing bodies which are well placed to offer relevant advice; and the Executive's evidence network (ECSnet) for research personnel from national cultural agencies responsible for culture, sport and cultural tourism ensures the sharing of new research work and promotes collaboration to fill identified gaps in the evidence base. | Angela Saunders |
26 | 9.7 | That the lead agency should be tasked to improve the collection, co-ordination and recording of data | It is clear that the Executive is the appropriate party to take the lead in ensuring there is a sharing of services and data within a common framework. ECSnet (see above) is already actioning work in this area and that will continue. | Angela Saunders |
27 | 9.7 | That the lead agency adopts an agreed system of business plan evaluation | Sponsorship arrangements for the new cultural infrastructure, announced by Ministers, include corporate planning and performance measurement. In the light of strategic guidance issued by Ministers, Creative Scotland will be expected to develop a comprehensive approach to the appraisal of applications for funding, building on the experience of the Arts Council and Scottish Screen. | Ewa Hibbert (Creative Scotland) |
28 | 9.7 | That the lead agency mentor and validate a system for self assessment | The Executive will work with the cultural agencies to set in place processes to mentor and validate systems of self assessment. The new guidance for local authorities etc. being produced by the group including COSLA will include advice on quality assurance. | Ewa Hibbert (Creative Scotland)/ Gavin Barrie (National Collections)/Angela Saunders (local authorities) |
29 | 10.13 | That the proposals outlined in Option 1 be used as the basis for reconfiguring the organisational infrastructure of the cultural sector in Scotland | The Executive has developed an alternative solution for the organisational infrastructure of the cultural sector in Scotland. | Greig Chalmers |
30 | 5.14 | That learning in and through the arts be given a higher profile in the implementation of the Curriculum Review, any re-examination of Initial Teacher Education and in the development of Quality Improvement Frameworks in schools | The Executive is giving an increasingly higher profile to learning in and through the arts and we are confident the conduct of the curriculum review is allowing for this. Under "A Curriculum for Excellence", it is being made clear that learning will take place in a range of contexts and experiences, including the arts and culture. Lessons taken from a number of projects currently funded under the Future Learning and Teaching Programme (FLaT), including the "Arts Across the Curriculum" project, will be shared with practitioners and policy makers. Additionally, a number of schools involved in our Schools of Ambition programme are focusing on the arts as a vehicle for transformation and again, the lessons learned here will be widely shared. In turn, all HMIE quality frameworks are revised on a regular basis and adjusted to reflect any changes in the national policy context. The quality indicators in the "How good is our school?" framework are generic, allowing them to be applied across a wide range of contexts and providing an appropriate structure for evaluation learning in and through the arts. Initial Teacher Education (ITE) themes were established in May 2005 and there are no immediate plans to undertake a follow-up review. | Ewa Hibbert |
31 | 5.14 | That cultural activity be recognised and adopted as the key methodology for all children and young people aged 3 to 19 and that priority be given to early learning from 3 to 8 years | The existing 3-5 curriculum already recognises the importance of learning through the arts to social, intellectual and physical development and the curriculum review is looking at extending the approaches used in pre-school into the early years of primary. "A Curriculum for Excellence" is designed to set out a coherent curriculum providing for progression from 3-18 and our overall approach is to encourage and support a whole range of approaches to learning and teaching, including cultural activity as one type of approach. | Ewa Hibbert |
32 | 5.14 | That entitlement schemes such as the Culture Vouchers or Cheques should be piloted by the Scottish Executive | The Executive's Response on the Cultural Review sets out its future plans for local cultural entitlements. In developing minimum cultural entitlements in their areas, local authorities will want to have regard to what will be effective and practical; pilot projects are proposed exploring approaches to entitlement-setting in different scenarios but we are not attracted to voucher or cheque schemes because of their high administrative costs. One pilot that will help inform entitlement-setting is the Highland Promise - a cultural pledge for young people, being introduced by The Highland Council as part of the legacy programme for Scotland's Year of Highland Culture in 2007. The Executive is looking to fund a number of pathfinder projects and initiatives to explore entitlements, and will examine incentives to local authorities to help build on their extensive existing activities in ways that promote consistency in provision across Scotland. | Ewa Hibbert (culture & young people)/ Angela Saunders (local entitlements) |
33 | 5.14 | A national conference on transport, young people and the cultural sector | We know that young people themselves identify transport costs as a barrier to greater participation in cultural activities. However, we do not consider a conference along these lines to be the most effective way of moving the agenda forward. As part of Transport Department's "National Transport Strategy", a scoping exercise is examining travel schemes and access issues for young people and we will continue to promote the cultural perspective as this develops. Another study is examining specifically the provision of transport to cultural venues and events, and will identify gaps in that provision. The delivery of local cultural entitlements will also need to consider transport issues. | Ewa Hibbert |
34 | 5.14 | Full funding for the Bookstart programme and its proposed extensions | Bookstart is a popular programme which fits with several Executive priorities. We shall explore how best to grow and develop it, and whether there would be value in extending its reach or focus, so that all youngsters entering nursery school receive access to arts resources, storytelling tapes or visual e-archive material. An initial pilot, enhancing and improving the quality of training associated with the Bookstart "Rhymetime" module, is being funded through the Youth Music Initiative. This will involve two local authorities and will support the development of CDs and training materials for parents and local authority library and museum staff, musicians and music leaders. | Ewa Hibbert |
35 | 5.14 | The funding of the visioning and design process as proposed by The Lighthouse for every school building and refurbishment project | Advice on school design will be carried forward through the work of Architecture and Design Scotland (A+DS) in partnership with The Lighthouse. This issue will form part of the considerations for the Executive's renewed architecture policy statement to be published early in 2007. | Ian Gilzean |
36 | 5.14 | That the Creative Links scheme be maintained and extended | See comments in relation to recommendation 79. | Ewa Hibbert |
37 | 5.14 | That "Determined to Succeed" be broadened to include cultural enterprise | Funding from the "Determined to Succeed" programme has supported cultural enterprise projects, including a number promoting the various stages of the music and media industries at both national and local levels. Local authority DtS teams are encouraged to develop links with local cultural co-ordinators to maximise opportunities in this sector. | Ewa Hibbert |
38 | 5.14 | Support for the draft Bill on improved parental involvement in school | The Executive welcomes the Cultural Commission's support for the Parental Involvement Bill. | Ewa Hibbert |
39 | 5.14 | A review to consider improvements in community and parent access to schools, while taking into account school security and the impacts of the Disclosure Scotland scheme on cultural workers | The Executive, recognises that community access to schools' arts and sports facilities could play a big part in promoting participation in culture. We do not, however, plan to conduct a review in light of the fact that a study was recently undertaken. The Executive and its agencies will promote community access to schools' cultural facilities and the sharing of good practice amongst stakeholders. We shall identify opportunities to ensure that investment in the school estate enhances these facilities and community access to them, and ensure that the developing Youthwork Strategy recognises the importance of wider access to cultural facilities within schools. Cultural and strategic planning should also take account of these needs. | Ewa Hibbert |
40 | 5.14 | Support for the creative industries initiative in the University of St Andrews | Any existing application to the Scottish Funding Council will be considered under the existing procedures. | Ewa Hibbert |
41 | 5.14 | Courses in Scottish HE and FE that relate to art, music, the performing arts and writing as well as the creative, scientific or technical industries should include a module on intellectual property | Many such HE and FE courses already cover intellectual property issues. However, detailed consideration of course content is a matter for FE and HE institutions. | Ewa Hibbert |
42 | 6.19 | That the Minister with responsibility for Culture and the Department should lead on ensuring that all Scottish Executive Departments and public agencies are aware of their responsibilities to deliver cultural activity and review regularly their opportunities and capability to do so | Since the First Minister's 2003 St Andrew's Day address, cross-portfolio working in support of culture has been firmly on the Ministerial agenda and an action plan has been developed and pursued, involving all departments of the Executive. As a response to the cultural review, all Cabinet Ministers have pledged to consider how their future policy and financial initiatives might be assessed for the contribution they can make to supporting and developing the Executive's cultural agenda. | Angela Saunders |
43 | 6.19 | That the Scottish Executive identifies and implements means of bringing the cultural and tourism sectors together more effectively | Visitor studies show clearly that, as well as the primary Scottish tourism attractors of scenery, history and the warmth of its people, significant numbers of visitors, especially to the cities, value the experience of Scotland's culture. The biggest example is the Edinburgh festivals. The Executive is building on and extending the opportunities for visitors to experience Scottish culture, not least by using Scotland's Year of Highland Culture in 2007, and the Year of Homecoming in 2009 (linked with the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns's birth) to promote Scottish culture as a primary reason to visit, and then to return. | Carolyn Gardner |
44 | 6.19 | That Scottish Enterprise issue specific guidance to its LECs on proactive support to creative micro-businesses, individuals and the cultural sector | Whether or not this is necessary will be considered as part of the Executive's further work to assess the extent to which there are gaps in the current enterprise support services for the creative industries and which agencies should provide those services. | Ewa Hibbert |
45 | 6.19 | That the SAC, SLIC and SMC should pursue the ideas promoted to develop the various sectors contained in the submissions to the Commission | The Executive, its agencies and its key partners will seek to develop talent and excellence in all branches of the arts and creative industries and across the museums, galleries and library sectors. | Ewa Hibbert (SAC)/ Gavin Barrie (SLIC/SMC) |
46 | 6.19 | That a Board of National Collections be established to ensure more effective and strategic operation of the national collection | We do not propose to establish a single Board. At this stage, the National Collections will be asked to develop a closer operational relationship enabling better co-ordination of strategy and policy, and far more joint activity. The Executive will review the governance arrangements for the five Collections' bodies and consult on any legislation required to bring abut reforms to streamline their administration. The opportunity will be taken to rationalise the common functions and capitalise on the co-ordination of relevant services. The Executive believes there may be a place for a forum that brings together the collections bodies and other leading keepers of the nation's cultural treasures, including built heritage interests. The forum would share good practice and consider joint working. | Gavin Barrie |
47 | 6.19 | A national council for libraries be created to shape and propose national standards for libraries, and that the National Librarian should have a formal locus in this | The Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) fulfils this role (the National Librarian is a member of the Management Committee), and SLIC is developing a Public Library Quality Improvement Matrix. We shall also make available £500k per annum over the next 2 years to help the public library service to improve its standards of provision and facilitate co-operation. Access and excellence are already priorities for the National Library of Scotland and SLIC. The national bodies will be expected to contribute to the development of cultural entitlements and quality assurance advice that informs sector standards. | Gavin Barrie |
48 | 6.19 | A scheme to identify library collections of particular significance in Scotland | Significant library collections are provided with advice and support through the Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) and Rare Books in Scotland (RBiS). Both are sub-groups of the Board of Trustees of NLS. The Executive will consider a possible extension of the proposed museums national significance recognition scheme to other sectors such as the library sector. | Gavin Barrie |
49 | 7.12 | A best value review of SAC core-funded organisations | The Scottish Arts Council has completed a strategic review of core-funded organisations, including a Quality Framework review. | Ewa Hibbert |
50 | 7.12 | Clear, simplified funding contracts between the Scottish Executive or its appointed representative and the national companies and institutions detailing performance expectation and level of public investment | Companies aspiring to gain the status of a 'national performing arts company' will require to meet a set of operating criteria. Those elite bodies that qualify will need to fulfil a funded contract with the Executive that requires them to deliver a superior standard of performance, touring, education and outreach programmes, while ensuring consistent performance in terms of governance and financial sustainability. The Executive's management framework documents relating to the National Institutions bodies will be reviewed, as will governance arrangements for the National Archives of Scotland and the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, in the light of the Executive's decisions on the cultural review. | Gavin Barrie (National Collections)/ Ewa Hibbert (national companies)/ Alice Finlayson (general governance) |
51 | 7.12 | That a national awards scheme for creative individuals should be introduced | The Executive agrees that more should be done to recognise Scotland's outstanding artists and other creative individuals - particularly for achievements over a long period - similar to the Aosdana, the Irish Cultural Academy. The Executive has asked the Scottish Arts Council to develop a new scheme to provide this recognition and will consider its relationship with existing awards such as the Dewar Arts Awards and Creative Scotland Awards, to create a framework of accolades. We anticipate making the first awards later in 2006. | Ewa Hibbert |
52 | 7.12 | The creation of a National Estates Forum with representatives of the cultural estate, to include Scottish Executive, its relevant agencies, local authorities, National Trust for Scotland, A+DS, The Lighthouse and the Church Estates | The opportunity will be taken to rationalise the estates and common functions that service the national collection bodies. How they will do this is a matter for them, though we envisage that they may create a new unit to harmonise and deliver these operations on their behalf. The national performing arts companies will also be encouraged to adopt a 'common services' arrangement to discharge their estates strategy. It remains for local authorities to determine how they respond to demand for cultural provision in their respective areas. | Ian Gilzean |
53 | 7.12 | That early referral to A+DS for advice on good practice become an accepted part of the procurement process and that the Scottish Executive should consider developing this into a statutory role | We agree that Architecture and Design Scotland (A+DS) should be consulted early, though we have no plans for a statutory role for the body. The Scottish Planning Policy document SPP20 already provides a strong basis for the work of A+DS. | Ian Gilzean |
54 | 7.12 | That a guideline for good practice in design of the public estate should be prepared and implemented | The Executive's recently published Construction Procurement Manual contains a new section on design which highlights its importance in public sector procurement. | Ian Gilzean |
55 | 7.12 | That the programme for raising awareness of architecture and design issues in schools and colleges should be extended and early advice sought by local authorities from the facility proposed by The Lighthouse | Issues surrounding architecture in education will be explored as part of considerations for the new architecture policy statement, to be launched early in 2007. | Ian Gilzean |
56 | 7.12 | That a report be commissioned by the Scottish Executive to consider how to involve the best Scottish talent in the design of the public estate, and to address issues of good practice | The Executive's new Construction Procurement Manual emphasises the importance of good design in achieving value for money, but it should be noted that EU law prohibits discrimination between suppliers of goods or services on grounds of locality and nationality. To support the continual improvement of the construction and procurement process, the new Manual also indicates that post-project evaluations (PPEs) of building programmes are mandatory for major public projects and that any lessons learned should be shared with other Departments. | Ian Gilzean |
57 | 8.13 | That community planning be adopted as the operational cornerstone for delivery of culture locally and nationally and that best practice be shared | Local authorities will be required to demonstrate evidence of cultural planning activity. That planning activity should feed into the strategic planning activity of Community Planning Partnerships. The Executive has established a group, including local authority and cultural agency representatives, to develop practical guidance on the formulation of local cultural policies in ways that link with wider strategy and can feed into Community Planning. The guidance will contain examples of good practice. | Angela Saunders |
58 | 8.13 | That the Scottish Executive should establish and support a Commission, or similar body, to consider further cultural diversity in Scotland and how best to achieve the successful balance of different cultures within a united country | Rather than creating a new body, the Executive is vesting responsibility for this area of work in Creative Scotland which will consult and produce national guidance on promoting diversity. The Executive's Culture and Equality teams will continue to collaborate in relation to this area of policy. | Angela Saunders |
59 | 8.13 | That local authorities should take the lead in establishing and servicing Cultural Planning Partnerships which include the voluntary, private and public sectors | Local authorities will be required to demonstrate evidence of cultural planning activity The Executive has established a group, including local authority and cultural agency representatives, to develop practical guidance on the formulation of local cultural policies and strategies in ways that can feed into Community Planning. | Angela Saunders |
60 | 8.13 | That the research undertaken by Bonnar Keenlyside on the Commission's behalf should be shared widely | This research, " Study of the Impact of the Voluntary Sector to Culture in Scotland" , is already available to be accessed on the Scottish Executive website. | Angela Saunders |
61 | 8.13 | That a national online resource providing information and advice, and the opportunity for the sector to develop a collective voice and to provide peripheral and remote communities with a reference point be developed | This links with recommendations 71, 74 and 99. A project to explore how best to give residents and visitors high quality digital access to Scotland's heritage will be developed as a 'pathfinder' within the Executive's overarching digital media strategy. | John Brown |
62 | 8.13 | Funding for the voluntary cultural sector to participate fully in cultural community planning | New national guidance will be produced, geared to promoting cultural volunteering. It will be linked with the Executive's Volunteering Strategy. Work is being undertaken to establish strategic links between the Executive and the voluntary sector on a range of joint priorities and agendas, including the promotion of cultural volunteering. | Angela Saunders |
63 | 8.13 | That public sector agencies should review their funding procedures to ensure that they are straightforward and clear | Creative Scotland will be expected to develop a comprehensive approach to the appraisal of applications for funding, building on the experience of the Arts Council and Scottish Screen. Guidance on cultural planning is being developed for local authorities to help them to discharge their functions. | Ewa Hibbert (Creative Scotland)/ Angela Saunders (local authorities) |
64 | 8.13 | That the Scottish Executive's International Strategy should include liaison with, and encouragement of, The Scotland Funds project | The Executive's International Strategy includes liaison with projects that can help promote Scotland's interests at home and overseas. The Scotland Funds project is one of these. | Angela Saunders |
65 | 8.13 | That the Scottish Executive promotes to the UK Government improved measures to encourage private sector donations and contributions to cultural causes | The Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of matters, including taxation. UK fiscal incentives already exist, and the Executive would welcome further steps to incentivise donations; these matters are reserved to the UK Government. | Chris Dodds |
66 | 8.13 | That the Scottish Executive supports the Goodison proposals for tax breaks for donations to museums | See the response to recommendation 65. | Chris Dodds |
67 | 8.13 | That the cultural infrastructure should develop a facility to encourage individual and corporate giving, and ensure appropriate recognition in return | A range of incentives currently exists in the UK and in Scotland and the Executive has agreed £400K per annum over the next two years for an initiative to incentivise private sector sponsorship. This new match-funding sponsorship initiative proposed by Arts & Business aims to deliver over £700K in additional support for the arts each year through a mix of public and private sector finance. | Ewa Hibbert |
68 | 8.13 | That partnership with business should be integrated at all levels of cultural planning and government across Scotland | The Executive recognises the role that the private sector plays in supporting the arts and culture and Scotland and it will be part of the remit of Creative Scotland to draft and disseminate national advice on private sector sponsorship approaches - working with Arts & Business - and on matters including the role of the arts in wider policy settings such as regeneration, communities, health, justice and development. Cultural planning advice will be included in new guidance being produced by a group including CoSLA. | Ewa Hibbert (business sponsorship issues)/ Angela Saunders (cultural planning) |
69 | 8.13 | That a national creative industries sectoral council should be created. Its functions would include: developing national standards for the sector, a more coherent approach to development of the sector, improving the public profile and status of the creative industries, assisting strategic coherence between existing initiatives and identifying areas of the sector requiring new initiatives | The Executive does not believe that the creation of additional organisations, such as a new national creative industries sectoral council, is necessary. Supporting the creative industries will be part of the remit of Creative Scotland - the new Scottish cultural development agency formed by amalgamating the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen. The Executive will also undertake further work to assess the extent to which there are gaps in the current enterprise support services for the creative industries and which agencies should provide those services. | Ewa Hibbert |
70 | 8.13 | That schools should be encouraged to make visual and design literacy prominent and present cultural and creative industries as viable career choices | The Executive is generally supportive of encouraging visual and design literacy amongst children and young people within available resources. The "Building Connections" initiative, produced in collaboration with Learning and Teaching Scotland, is a major resource for teachers and schoolchildren and aims to promote greater awareness and understanding of the built environment. The Executive's Future Learning and Teaching programme funds "Designs for Living: The 21st Century School", bringing primary and secondary schoolchildren and their teachers together with architects, designers and other creative professionals to work on a number of live projects linked to the design of the school environment. Careers Scotland have begun to negotiate Partnership Agreements with Sector Skills Councils including Skillset, which represents the creative and media industries, to ensure that schools and guidance teachers are aware of the full range of career opportunities available to young people. | Ewa Hibbert |
71 | 8.13 | That the Scottish Executive should develop a digital media strategy. It should address connecting professional training with the needs of the industry, promoting and rewarding excellence, encouraging the use of home-grown talent, retention of skilled individuals; encouraging partnership work with private sector investors | This links with recommendations 61, 74 and 99. A project to explore how best to give residents and visitors high quality digital access to Scotland's heritage will be developed as a 'pathfinder' within the Executive's overarching digital media strategy. | John Brown |
72 | 8.13 | That the Scottish Executive should continue to lobby for commissioning by broadcasters to be located in Scotland | The Scottish Executive continues to work with broadcasters, DCMS, Ofcom and others with an interest to increase TV production and commissioning in Scotland. | Ewa Hibbert |
73 | 8.13 | That the Scottish Executive should explore options for using Scotland as a digital broadcasting test bed, with the support of the broadcasters and DCMS | The Scottish Executive continues to work with broadcasters, DCMS, Ofcom and others with an interest on broadcasting issues of relevance to Scotland. Regarding opportunities for digital broadcasting, our main efforts and resources for the time being will be put towards the creation of a Gaelic digital TV service. | Ewa Hibbert |
74 | 8.13 | That the principles behind the CultureScotland.Com proposal are examined further by the Scottish Executive | The Scottish Executive agrees with the basic premise of CultureScotland.Com. This links with recommendations 61, 71 and 99. A project to explore how best to give residents and visitors high quality digital access to Scotland's heritage will be developed as a 'pathfinder' within the Executive's overarching digital media strategy. | John Brown |
75 | 10.13 | The First Minister considers the introduction of a Deputy Minister's post for the current Tourism, Culture and Sport portfolio | This recommendation has been noted and there is no wish to introduce a Deputy Minister's post for the Tourism, Culture and Sport portfolio. | Angela Saunders |
76 | 10.13 | That the Scottish Executive undertakes a full analysis of the one-off costs involved in implementing the proposed organisational infrastructure | The Executive's one-off costs analyses are focused on the organisational infrastructure it plans to implement, as described in "Scotland's Culture", and in its preparation of the draft Culture Bill. | Greig Chalmers |
77 | 11.1 | Support for the Goodison proposals to offer incentives for private giving | The Executive is in regular contact with the UK Government on a wide range of matters, including taxation. UK fiscal incentives already exist and the Executive would welcome further steps to incentivise donations; these matters are reserved to the UK Government. | Chris Dodds |
78 | 11.1 | The creation of a body to provide bespoke financial, investment, advice and brokerage services for the cultural sector | Offering business advice and investment services will be part of the remit of Creative Scotland, the new Scottish cultural development agency. Ministers do not think that a new body is necessary. | Ewa Hibbert |
79 | 5.14 | A permanent and nationally consistent Cultural Coordinators scheme, akin to the co-ordinators sports programme Active Schools, with responsibility for co-ordinating delivery of cultural entitlements, both strategically and operationally | The Executive proposes that the delivery of all stages of the escalator to develop individual creative talent - from pre-school to school leavers - should become the responsibility of Creative Links, Cultural Co-ordinators and Active Schools Co-ordinator teams, which we plan to bring together within schools. They will work closely with teachers and early years centres in undertaking and co-ordinating this function for culture, including sport, and in helping young people with their progression in learning through cultural and related activities. There is potential for other schools co-ordinator programmes to join the proposed initiative, which will benefit from a combined budget and the mutual support available from co-ordinators working together in dynamic teams, alongside teachers, across groups of schools. According to the principles of public service reform, enabling local authorities to deliver strategic national and local priorities wherever these are best delivered locally, once the teams are established, we shall discuss with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities the possibility of transferring to local authorities the responsibility and budget for running the new combined co-ordinator programme. | Ewa Hibbert |
80 | 5.14 | That quality standards, monitoring, and evaluation of cultural projects are developed as a reference point for cultural co-ordinators | See comments in relation to recommendation 79. Project monitoring and evaluation are promoted within all funded programmes; Evaluation Support Scotland is a new resource for organisations, such as local authorities, funding local projects. | Ewa Hibbert |
81 | 5.14 | That Learning and Teaching Scotland and the National Archives of Scotland pilot a programme to produce a e-archive album for each child, and to pilot individual workspaces on the internet | LTS has previously partnered successfully with cultural organisations to produce teaching resources. The Executive sees an increasing role for LTS in helping to co-ordinate educational materials, visits and experiences supported by the national companies, national collections and the new cultural development agency, Creative Scotland. This would help ensure education projects reach the maximum audience and can complement formal education priorities more directly. | Ewa Hibbert |
82 | 5.14 | A national strategy for educational materials, visits and experiences supported by companies and institutions across Scotland and co-ordinated by Learning Teaching Scotland | See comments in relation to recommendation 81. | Ewa Hibbert |
83 | 5.14 | That Arts & Business Scotland broker new relationships between parents' groups, cultural partners and potential business sponsors | The Executive applauds the sponsorship investment of Scotland's private sector and the work of Arts & Business, administering schemes that encourage the commitment of funding and expertise to bring arts and culture to audiences and into the workplace. We shall make available £400k per annum over the next 2 years to enable a new match-funding sponsorship initiative proposed by Arts & Business. | Ewa Hibbert |
84 | 5.14 | Support for the proposal from SHEFC to generate community benefit from a new outreach strategy that might take the form of cultural co-ordinators | The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) will be considering hypothecated support for cultural engagement from 2006-07. The SFC consultation raised the option of the funding supporting cultural co-ordinators. If colleagues in ETLLD's Higher Education Division decide on funding, they expect that this will be suggested as a use of the funds, but it would not be imposed as a requirement linked to grant. The diverse structures and capabilities of HEIs mean that this would not be appropriate in all cases. | Ewa Hibbert |
85 | 5.14 | An audit of the CPD short courses open to teachers under the revised conditions of service and thereafter the creation of a market supported by a national system for promoting these courses | This is not a priority area for the Executive and there are currently no plans to carry out an audit or organise a national system for promoting these courses. | Ewa Hibbert |
86 | 5.14 | Support for enhanced capacity for RSAMD and strategic planning between RSAMD and the national performing companies | The Scottish Funding Council's Small Specialist Institution Supplementary Grant already recognises the RSAMD's extra costs. The SFC will also shortly be considering whether to provide £500k funding for cultural engagement in the university sector. The Executive will also encourage increased linkage between the RSAMD and schools, the creative industries' sector, national arts bodies including the national performing companies, and national initiatives such as the Writers' Factory, to enable students to progress between them, getting tuition and creative opportunities best suited to their development needs. Ministers plan to discuss the detail of this with relevant partners. | Ewa Hibbert |
87 | 5.14 | That the differential in the funding of places for drama teachers in England and Scotland be rectified | Funding to Initial Teacher Education courses is not allocated at subject level. As part of the commitment to increase teacher numbers to 53,000 by 2007 and, within this, the specific commitment to increase visiting specialist working across the primary/secondary school boundary, significant increases to the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) courses have been made to deliver the teachers needed. In 2005 recruitment to drama PGCEs increased to 47 compared to 12 in 2003 (i.e. prior to the commitment being made). Ministers will decide policy on teacher numbers post-2007 in due course. | Ewa Hibbert |
88 | 5.14 | That there should be an increase in the funding for undergraduate and research places in Scottish schools of art | The allocation of funding for undergraduate and research places is a matter for the Scottish Funding Council but Ministers have put emphasis in their strategic guidance to the Council on the need for it to ensure that cultural work is integral to the work of the sector. The Scottish Funding Council's Small Specialist Institution Supplementary Grant already recognises the extra costs incurred by Edinburgh College of Art and Glasgow School of Art. The SFC will also shortly be considering whether to provide £500k funding for cultural engagement in the university sector. | Ewa Hibbert |
89 | 6.19 | That the Scottish Executive should address the disparity in funding of Scottish theatre created by the implementation of the Boyden Report in England | The establishment of the National Theatre of Scotland and the expansion of the Scottish Arts Council's drama touring programme has resulted in an unprecedented increase of funding for Scottish theatre in the last couple of years. Ministers do not think that further specific funding for drama is necessary beyond the substantial new funding provided by the Executive and allocated across all of the arts sectors following the Scottish Arts Council's recent strategic review. | Ewa Hibbert |
90 | 6.19 | A strategy for support of the creative industries be developed by government and its agencies together with a commitment to identify the resources to implement it | Supporting the creative industries will be part of the remit of Creative Scotland, the Scotland's new cultural development agency. The Executive will also undertake further work to assess the extent to which there are gaps in the current enterprise support services for the creative industries and which agencies should provide those services. | Ewa Hibbert |
91 | 6.19 | That procurement funds for public libraries should be extended to allow the purchase of a substantial proportion of those quality books and professional recordings published in Scotland and by writers living and working in Scotland | The Scottish Library and Information Council already champions this but, under current funding arrangements, Local Authorities decide what their public libraries buy. | Gavin Barrie |
92 | 6.19 | That procurement of material for libraries should be co-ordinated on a regional or, where possible, national basis | The Scottish Library and Information Council is already considering the practicality of doing this, and will co-ordinate the procurement of material for libraries on a regional or, where possible, a national basis. | Gavin Barrie |
93 | 6.19 | That as part of curriculum based school activities young people of all ages should be able to visit museums and galleries of assured quality | See comments in relation to recommendation 81. | Ewa Hibbert |
94 | 6.19 | That everyone should have reasonable access to museums and galleries of assured quality and that the provision and development of museum and gallery services should be responsive to community needs and aspirations as articulated through community planning | Access and excellence are already priorities for the National Museums of Scotland and the Scottish Museums Council. These national bodies will be expected to contribute to the development of cultural entitlements and quality assurance advice that informs sector standards. Local authorities will have a duty to develop local entitlements, reflecting the needs and wishes of communities in their areas. | Gavin Barrie |
95 | 6.19 | The introduction of a national approach to the measurement and evaluation of museums and galleries as a means of developing policy and recognising achievement | This is already being done under the existing museum accreditation process operated by the Scottish Museums Council as part of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Association's UK-wide scheme. The new Significance Recognition Scheme for Scottish non-national museums will enhance this. (See also statement at recommendation 94.) | Gavin Barrie |
96 | 6.19 | The introduction of a national approach based on curatorial excellence to collecting, disposal, storage and access | The National Museums of Scotland and the Scottish Museums Council are already working in these areas. The NMS's related priorities are: Collection Stewardship, National Services and Developing People. SMC's related strategies are: National ICT Strategy, National Learning and Access Strategy, Workforce Development Strategy (2006) and National Collections Development Strategy (2006). The Significance Recognition Scheme will contribute to developing curatorial expertise. (See also statement at recommendation 94.) | Gavin Barrie |
97 | 6.19 | The introduction of a national approach to the development of curatorial talent in Scotland and to the attraction of curatorial expertise in Scotland | See comments in relation to recommendations 94 and 96. | Gavin Barrie |
98 | 6.19 | The development of a process for recognising collections of particular significance. This process should lead to the development of policy and standards (with accompanying funding) for the preservation and enhancement of the most important collections | See comments in relation to recommendations 94 and 95. As mentioned in "Scotland's Culture", the Executive will consider a possible extension of the museums Significance Recognition Scheme to other sectors. | Gavin Barrie |
99 | 6.19 | Investment in a national on-line portal capable of displaying the collections of particular significance and providing the public with access to information about the museums and galleries housing them | This links with recommendations 61, 71 and 74. A project to explore how best to give residents and visitors high quality digital access to Scotland's heritage will be developed as a 'pathfinder' within the Executive's overarching digital media strategy. | John Brown |
100 | 7.12 | That a 'best value' review of the national performing companies be undertaken including: built estates, administration, repertoire planning system, and orchestral provision | The scope for collaboration between the national performing companies will be reviewed as part of the planned new infrastructure. | Ewa Hibbert |
101 | 7.12 | That a Touring Exchange should be established | This is primarily a matter for the Scottish Arts Council to consider and take forward. | Ewa Hibbert |
102 | 7.12 | That a consortium led by the lead agency (or the SAC preceding the adoption of the new infrastructure model) should develop the shape and operation of the Touring Exchange | See the response to recommendation 101. | Ewa Hibbert |
103 | 7.12 | That a national council for the creative individual be created and an inspiring name adopted | The Executive agrees that more should be done to recognise Scotland's outstanding artists and other creative individuals - similar to the Aosdana, the Irish Cultural Academy - particularly for achievements over a long period. The Executive has asked the Scottish Arts Council to develop a new scheme to provide this recognition which together with existing awards such as the Dewar Arts Awards and Creative Scotland Awards will create a framework of accolades. We would anticipate making the first awards later in 2006. | Ewa Hibbert |
104 | 7.12 | That the National Estates Forum commission a national audit of Scotland's cultural estate, devise and propose national standards of good design and good practice, develop a national strategy for maintaining and developing the cultural estate and to prepare a case for investment | We disagree that a single audit of the kind envisaged, encompassing both national and local facilities, is necessary. It is for the national bodies to determine strategies for their own estate, and it will remain for local authorities to develop, monitor and maintain their local cultural facilities. Architecture and Design Scotland has been established by the Executive to champion the importance of good design and to promote excellence in architecture. Following recommendations from the Historic Environment Advisory Council for Scotland, the Minister has established an audit of Scotland's historic environment and has appointed representatives to an external stakeholder group to advise Historic Scotland on an effective work programme. The first results of the audit are expected later in 2006-07. | Ian Gilzean (for architecture policy)/ Gavin Barrie (for the National Collections)/ Laura Mulheron (for Historic Scotland) |
105 | 7.12 | That a representative body for the indigenous languages of Scotland should be created. This body would develop standards of good practice, advocate and ensure co-operation and collaboration between existing bodies and initiatives | The Commission did not take adequate account of the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005. The Act established Bòrd na Gàidhlig with statutory responsibility for Gaelic and for the preparation of a national Gaelic language plan, which will be a strategy for Gaelic in Scotland. It will be for Bòrd na Gàidhlig to help create a sustainable future for the Gaelic language in Scotland. There is, in addition, a number of small bodies which seek to promote and support the Scots language. The Executive will discuss with these bodies the next steps in the promotion and development of the Scots language. | Douglas Ansdell |
106 | 7.12 | That there should be a national indigenous language strategy. This could be a responsibility of the proposed new body | The Executive's Partnership Agreement of 2003 announced there would be a National Languages Strategy to celebrate and promote the rich diversity of languages spoken in Scotland, including Gaelic and Scots. The National Strategy, which is currently under development, will be able to guide strategies prepared locally, and by national bodies, to ensure this rich and growing heritage is identified as a national resource. It will consider current provision for both heritage and community languages, and how best to meet our obligations for their development in the light of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. | Douglas Ansdell |
107 | 7.12 | That the Scottish Storytelling Centre should be resourced to develop and implement a national strategy for developing storytelling | The new cultural infrastructure will seek to offer opportunities for enhancing the role of Scottish literature and publishing; and this will be a specific task for Scotland's new cultural development body. Creative Scotland will work with the many bodies which already act as national resources in this area, including the Scottish Storytelling Centre. | Ewa Hibbert |
108 | 8.13 | That financial incentives to encourage cultural planning should be provided by the Scottish Executive or its appointed agency | The Executive has established a group including local authority and cultural agency bodies, to develop guidance for local authorities on ways to develop and monitor local entitlements, good practice, and cultural planning informing Community Planning. The group will also support initiatives and pathfinder projects to deliver entitlements, and explore possible approaches to incentivise local provision. | Angela Saunders |
109 | 8.13 | Three-year funding for established voluntary cultural sector groups | The Executive recognises the key role of the voluntary sector. Creative Scotland will lead the development of national guidance and strategies to help cultural delivery organisations, including local authorities, discharge their responsibilities in key policy areas including developing the contributions of the voluntary sector. The Scottish Arts Council's recent announcement of the outcome of its strategic review included added support for volunteers in the arts, by providing professional development funding. | Angela Saunders |
110 | 8.13 | Investment in skills and capacity to maximise groups' self-sufficiency | Creative Scotland will develop national guidance focused on developing the contribution of the voluntary cultural sector. The new guidance will be specifically geared to promoting cultural volunteers, and those who can help support local voluntary and community bodies and the conditions that sustain their activities. It will be linked to the Scottish Executive's Volunteering Strategy which is aimed at embedding a robust culture of volunteering in Scotland. | Angela Saunders |
111 | 8.13 | The creation of a local cultural voluntary sector development officer position in each local authority | The creation of posts within local authorities is a matter for the authorities themselves. See also comments in relation to recommendation 109. | Angela Saunders |
112 | 8.13 | That local authorities assume a development role, supporting and facilitating the voluntary sector | See comments in relation to recommendation 109. | Angela Saunders |
113 | 8.13 | Increased public sector investment in indigenous creative industries to deliver digitisation projects for the public sector, and digital programmes | The Executive and its agencies will continue to encourage the wider public sector to consider using Scottish businesses to work on digitisation projects within the prevailing procurement and best value rules. | Ewa Hibbert |
114 | 8.13 | That existing cultural research and development work should be co-ordinated and, where gaps exist, new work commissioned as appropriate | The Executive has already established a network (ECSnet) of research officers from the national cultural agencies to develop further the policy evidence base and explore ways to fill gaps by promoting, co-ordinating and undertaking new studies and surveys. Creative Scotland will work with the Executive and ECSnet to progress this work. | Angela Saunders |
115 | 9.7 | That the cultural sector should apply its effort to the development and implementation of a tailor-made system for the performance, measuring, monitoring and benchmarking of cultural information | The objective of developing a robust, user-friendly approach to project evaluation appears in the Executive's Research Strategy for culture, sport and cultural tourism. ECSnet (see recommendation 114) is set to explore the available options, and it plans to engage with Evaluation Support Scotland, a new resource for voluntary bodies and organisations such as local authorities, funding local projects. The Executive also collects data on past projects (in Scotland and internationally); supports the Centre for Cultural Policy Research at Glasgow University to update the "Impact" database of cultural research findings; and advises on various mappings of project activity in Scotland. | Angela Saunders |
116 | 9.7 | That key bodies in the sector should be required to adopt standard methods of recording and collating information | Data on progress against Building a Better Scotland targets are collected by the national agencies and held in standard format. The Executive will continue to work with the national collections, other national bodies and agencies to promote consistency of approach as the new cultural infrastructure is implemented. | Angela Saunders |
117 | 11.1 | Acknowledgement of the scale of the current funding gap in capital and revenue provision at almost £100m, and a strategy to address it by the Scottish Executive setting a target of 1% of their annual budget as a floor for their allocation towards cultural provision | In 2005-06, about 1% of the Executive's budget was committed to culture (nearly £190 million). This figure increases significantly when local authority revenue and capital cultural spend, in excess of £200 million, is included. It is also supplemented by a further £200 million, committed by Scottish Executive Departments using the power and creativity of culture to help achieve their objectives. To implement the decisions laid out in "Scotland's Culture", Scottish Ministers have pledged an immediate additional £20 million per annum from 2007-08 - an increase of almost 10% committed in the Executive's annual culture budget. This produces a total annual spend of £234 million from 2007-08. | John Brown |
118 | 11.1 | An audit to re-define cultural assets of 'national significance' and a consequent investment of central government funds to support them | Future funding for non-national museums, including Scotland's industrial museums, will focus on supporting significant 'national standard' collections. We shall make available additional funding of £500k per annum over the next two years to continue to support our non-national museums and to enable the launch of the museums' recognition scheme on which the Scottish Museums Council has consulted on our behalf. This will bring the total to be disbursed through the new scheme up to £940k per year. The Executive will consider extending national significance recognition to other arts and cultural organisations. | Gavin Barrie |
119 | 11.1 | That a systematic audit to re-define collections and organisations of national significance is undertaken, and implemented with phased support of £20m | See the response to recommendation 118. | Gavin Barrie |
120 | 6.19 | The development of joint-use libraries, particularly with schools and cultural centres, and the inclusion of library services in the development of public services hubs | This is an established trend - there are a number of joint-use libraries, particularly in Glasgow, and a number of authorities are considering following Fife Council's lead in providing joint library/council offices to provide access points for council services. Others have combined libraries with Community Learning. | Gavin Barrie |
121 | 6.19 | More use of permanent and temporary loans of the significant collections around Scotland | As part of the new cultural infrastructure the National Collections will have a remit to increase their outreach work in terms of loans throughout Scotland. | Gavin Barrie |
122 | 7.12 | A single funding source for the national performing companies and national collections | The new cultural infrastructure includes a group of national performing arts companies and a group of National Collections - both groups will be sponsored directly by the Executive. | John Brown |
123 | 7.12 | A scheme of fiscal support for creators and for creative individuals (interpretive artists) should be developed and promoted to the UK government by the Scottish Executive | Fiscal support is reserved to the UK Government. The Executive welcomes such approaches to assist and promote the creative sector. | Chris Dodds |
124 | 11.1 | Introducing incentives, including tax incentives, to encourage public and private sector investment | A wide range of UK fiscal incentives already exists, and the Executive would welcome further steps to incentivise donations; these matters are reserved to the UK Government. | Chris Dodds |
125 | 7.12 | A Youth Arts Strategy Forum be created with representatives from each of the National Youth Performing Arts Companies and appropriate Scottish Executive Departments | The Executive currently holds individual and/or joint meetings with these organisations as and when required and can see no added benefit in formalising an additional structure in order to discuss matters of mutual interest. | Ewa Hibbert |
126 | 7.12 | The national youth companies should develop a nationally recognised 'kite-marking' service for trained instructors | It would be up to National Youth Companies to pursue this recommendation if they see value in 'kite-marking'. | Ewa Hibbert |
127 | 7.12 | There should be a forum for the National Companies and National Youth Companies, to create a co-ordinated strategy for educational and youth arts in Scotland | Any companies aspiring to win the status of a 'national performing arts company' will require to meet a set of operating criteria in order to gain and retain membership of the national performing companies. The criteria will include delivery of a superior standard of education and outreach activity. The national youth companies will be eligible for 'national performing arts company' status and we shall also expect all such companies to co-operate with each other on joint projects and productions, and to seek efficiencies from their collaborative activity. | Ewa Hibbert |
128 | 7.12 | We recommend that the Scottish Executive commission a study that scopes the operation, costs, partners and viability of a National Box Office | A project to explore how best to give residents and visitors high quality digital access to Scotland's heritage will be developed as a 'pathfinder' within the Executive's overarching digital media strategy. As a precursor to this, proposals for a National Box Office are being scoped by the Executive and its national cultural and tourism agencies. Scoping work will consider the operation, costs, partners and viability of a National Box Office. | John Brown |
129 | 7.12 | The management of properties in the care of Historic Scotland and NTS is reviewed to assess the viability of joint administration | Historic Scotland and the National Trust for Scotland are building upon their positive working arrangements by examining specifically new ways in which they might manage their respective estates in a more joined-up manner and maximise benefits for visitors and members. Historic Scotland is considering how it might share the benefits of the co-ordination arrangements proposed for the National Collections. | Laura Mulheron |
130 | 10.13 | Strategic financial information on cultural spending in Scotland is collated centrally, with comparable accounting requirements, including financial reporting layouts, presentation styles and standardised cost | The Scottish Executive has increased staffing on economic and statistical analysis of culture and is assembling financial data which shortly will be available on its website. The Executive will continue to work with the national collections, other national bodies and agencies, CIPFA and the local authorities, to promote consistency of approach as the new cultural infrastructure is implemented. | Chris Dodds (for central database/ statistics/ analysis) |
131 | Annex G - not in Section 12 - Summary | The Commission recommends that Scottish Ministers should consider how a separate broadcasting channel for Scotland might be financed and set up | The Executive is not attracted to this recommendation. Broadcasting is a reserved matter and is the responsibility of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. This would be a costly way of increasing opportunities for Scottish broadcasting and creative talent. We consider that our efforts and resources would be better spent on securing the future of Gaelic broadcasting, continuing to work to increase TV production in Scotland and encouraging broadcasters to improve coverage of Scottish issues on existing channels rather than trying to set up a new one. There may be opportunities to use new technologies for providing streamed coverage on the Internet of an increasing number of cultural performances. The Executive will be looking into these possibilities. | Ewa Hibbert (for broad-casting)/ Douglas Ansdell (for Gaelic broad-casting) |