{"id":1897,"date":"2010-10-14T12:49:48","date_gmt":"2010-10-14T12:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=1897"},"modified":"2010-10-14T12:54:07","modified_gmt":"2010-10-14T12:54:07","slug":"dcms-cuts-quangos-ehcabehlf-don%e2%80%99t-merge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=1897","title":{"rendered":"DCMS cuts quangos: EH\/CABE\/HLF don\u2019t merge"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/strong>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced today that 19 of its 55 public bodies are being abolished or reformed, while the Government has decided not to proceed with a merger of heritage and architecture bodies in this Bill, and DCMS has asked\u00a0English Heritage\u00a0and the Heritage Lottery Fund, as a matter of urgency, to identify and reduce any overlap of activities.
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\nAny future decision on changes which require legislation would be considered at a later date.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s announcement follows on from proposals set out by the Secretary of State for Culture,\u00a0Olympics, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt in July this year. \u00a0Mr Hunt also confirmed today that:<\/p>\n

* the\u00a0UK Film Council\u00a0will be abolished, although Lottery funding and Government support for film will continue;
\n* the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council and the Advisory Council on Libraries will be abolished;
\n* UK Sport and\u00a0Sport England\u00a0will be merged to create a more unified, coherent and cost-effective structure as part of the Government\u2019s 2012 Olympic Games legacy plans. \u00a0DCMS is also working with the\u00a0Youth Sport Trust\u00a0to explore how they could be brought into the new structure;
\n* the National Lottery Commission will be merged with the Gambling Commission;
\n* the\u00a0Advisory Committee\u00a0on Historic Wreck Sites will be abolished and the Advisory Committee on National Historic Ships will be declassified;
\n* the Theatres Trust will be declassified so it can act independently;
\n* the Olympic Lottery Distributor and the\u00a0Olympic Delivery Authority\u00a0will be wound up, as planned, in 2013 and 2014 respectively; and
\n* the Legal Deposit Advisory Panel has now been abolished.<\/p>\n

The national museums and galleries will remain under the sponsorship of DCMS.<\/p>\n

DCMS News: LINK<\/a><\/p>\n

See table below for changes to DCMS Public Bodies<\/strong><\/p>\n


\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nPublic Body<\/strong><\/td>\nProposed reforms<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nAdvisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites<\/strong><\/td>\nNo Longer an NDPB – Abolish body and transfer functions in relation to England to English Heritage. As previously announced.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nAdvisory Committee on National Historic Ships<\/strong><\/td>\nNo Longer an NDPB\u00a0 – Declassify and transfer functions. As previously announced.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nAdvisory Committee on the Government Art Collection<\/strong><\/td>\nNo Longer an NDPB\u00a0 – Declassify and reconstitute as a committee of experts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nAdvisory Council on Libraries<\/strong><\/td>\nNo Longer an NDPB – Abolish body and functions. As previously announced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nArts Council England<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain \u2013 Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires political impartiality<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nBBC<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nBig Lottery Fund<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires political impartiality. Move policy responsibility to Cabinet Office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nBritish Library<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nChannel 4<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nChurches Conservation Trust<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nCommission for Architecture and the Built Environment<\/strong><\/td>\nUnder Consideration\u00a0 – Still considering the options for reform<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nEnglish Heritage<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nFootball Licensing Authority<\/strong><\/td>\nNo longer an NDPB – Abolish the current NDPB and transfer expertise and functions to another body<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nGambling Commission<\/strong><\/td>\nMerge \u2013 Merge with National Lottery Commission, as previously announced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nHistoric Royal Palaces<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nHorserace Betting Levy Appeal Tribunal<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nHorserace Betting Levy Board<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government. Modify functions to remove Secretary of State’s role in determining the levy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nHorserace Totalisator Board<\/strong><\/td>\nNo longer an NDPB – Declassify and transfer from public ownership<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nLegal Deposit Advisory Panel<\/strong><\/td>\nNo longer an NDPB – Abolish body and functions, as previously announced.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nBritish Museum<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nHorniman Museum<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nGeffrye Museum<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nImperial War Museum<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nMuseum of Science and Industry Manchester<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nNational Gallery<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nNational Maritime Museum<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nNational Museum of Science and Industry<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nNational Museums Liverpool<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nNational Portrait Gallery<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nNatural History Museum<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nRoyal Armouries<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\nSir John Soane\u2019s Museum<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\nVictoria & Albert Museum<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\nWallace Collection<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\nTate Gallery<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\nMuseums, Libraries and Archives Council<\/strong><\/td>\nNo longer an NDPB – Abolish body and transfer functions, as previously announced.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\nNational Heritage Memorial Fund\/Heritage Lottery Fund<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain \u2013 Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\nNational Lottery Commission<\/strong><\/td>\nMerge – Merge with Gambling Commission, as previously announced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
>39<\/td>\nOlympic Delivery Authority<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain \u2013 Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government. To be wound up as planned by March 2014. As previously announced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\nOlympic Lottery Distributor<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a function which requires political impartiality. To be wound up as planned by March 2013. As previously announced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\nPublic Lending Right<\/strong><\/td>\nNo longer an NDPB \u00a0– Abolish the current NDPB and transfer functions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\nReviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\nS4C<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government. Amend current RPI\/funding link.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>\nSport England<\/strong><\/td>\nMerge – Merge with UK Sport, as previously announced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\nThe Theatres Trust<\/strong><\/td>\nNo longer an NDPB \u00a0– Continue as a charity, as previously announced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\nTreasure Valuation Committee<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
>47<\/td>\nUK Anti Doping<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which requires impartiality<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\nUK Film Council<\/strong><\/td>\nNo longer an NDPB \u00a0– Abolish body and transfer functions, as previously announced.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/td>\nUK Sport<\/strong><\/td>\nMerge – Merge with Sport England, as previously announced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>\nVisit Britain<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51<\/td>\nVisit England<\/strong><\/td>\nRetain – Retain on grounds of performing a technical function which should remain independent from Government. Modify constitution to increase representation of destinations on Visit England Board<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
52<\/td>\nOFCOM<\/strong><\/td>\nMerge – Merge the postal services regulator, Postcomm, will be merged into Ofcom. Several\u00a0Ofcom duties will be removed or modified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
53<\/td>\nThe Design Council<\/strong><\/td>\nOut of scope for DCMS \u2013 this is jointly sponsored with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) \u2013 see BIS list for details<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
54<\/td>\nThe Royal Household<\/strong><\/td>\nOut of scope (due to Constitutional status)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
55<\/td>\nThe Royal Parks<\/strong><\/td>\nOut of scope (an Executive Agency)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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