On the 26th July 2010, Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary, proposed that a number of our public bodies are set to be merged, abolished or streamlined. This is part of the Governments drive to cut costs and increase transparency, accountability and efficiency.
Posted: 10/03/2022
Public bodies affected include:
Abolishing the UK Film Council and establishing a direct and less bureaucratic relationship with the British Film Institute.
Abolishing the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council to focus efforts on front-line, essential services and ensure greater value for money. The Government states that support for museums, libraries and archives will continue.
Merging UK Sport and Sport England.
Further proposals include:
Abolishing the Advisory Council on Libraries and winding up the Legal Deposit Advisory Panel.
Declassifying the Theatres Trust so it can act as an independent statutory advisory body.
Areas the Government is also looking at include:
Our responsibility for heritage and the built environment, and considering the role and remit of English Heritage, the Heritage Lottery Fund and the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Considering the role of the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment
Discussing with the Church of England the merits of declassifying the Churches Conservation Trust.
The DCMS full press release are available online.
