I'd like to go faster, but we are going as fast as we can.About 76 per cent of employers in the Arab world’s second-largest economy plan to expand their workforce in 2022, a survey in February by and YouGov found.Ībout two thirds of professionals in the UAE will actively look for new jobs this year as business confidence and hiring activity return to pre-pandemic levels, recruitment company Robert Walters said. So yes, we are moving money and there will be a reduction in the amount of money we are investing in London and that will all go to other parts of the country and all of the uplift the government has given us will also all go outside of London. "That comes on top of a move of money outside of London in the last funding round. "There will always be a mix - we need to have a capital city that punches on the world stage, but levelling up is about increasing everywhere else so within quite straitened times we have got more money from the government and we are investing that outside of London. One of the things we are doing in the next investment round for NPOs is we will be moving £16m out of London in each of the first two years then a further £8m on top of that in the third year of this funding round. "Putting on opera is expensive as an artform. Henley was also questioned by committee chair Julian Knight on whether the organisation can be "taken seriously on levelling up" given London's Royal Opera House alone recieved £96m of ACE funding over a three-year period. We have a lot of experience in this with our Creative People and Places programme where we have co-curated on the ground in places where there was traditionally very low engagement and poor provision." It's not about us saying 'this is what you ought to have'. "One of the things I think is very important is around co-curation. "We are trying to actively go out onto the ground and develop on the ground cultural infrastructure. "One of the things we want to do with those initial 54 is put Arts Council colleagues' development time into those places," he said. He said going forward ACE wants to help develop infrastructure in its 54 priority places, which between them received £83m in funding during 2021/22. Henley was also quizzed about ongoing efforts to level up arts and culture across England. "We believe we can work with people on the ground as a national organisation with a local footprint that enables that to happen and we will robustly make that case as part of that review." Levelling-up " an expert and experienced set of people, nine offices around the country and 75% of our staff are based outside London, so we are a properly devolved organisation already," he said. Henley told MPs he believes the organisation currently has a strong set up. The review will look at the effectiveness of the organisation and its governance, as well as assessing whether its functions should be delivered by the State, or whether an alternative, such as abolition, privatisation, or a merger is "more fitting". We will make the best possible case for Arts Council England." In the seven years I have been here we have had a tailored review. "There are some being reviewed this year and we will be next year. Henley, questioned by committee member Kevin Brennan on the process, said: "All arm's-length bodies are being reviewed and we are no different from that. The initiative builds on the 2010 - 2015 Public Bodies Reform Programme and the 2015 - 2020 Tailored Review programme. The review is part of the Public Bodies Review Programme, launched earlier this year by the Cabinet Office, which requires DCMS to examine the structure and processes of all its public bodies. Government seeks 5% savings from major arts and culture institutions.Dorries: abolition of ACE 'not on government agenda'.A government-led review of the functions and effectiveness of Arts Council England (ACE) will take place next year, the organisation's chief executive has revealed.Īppearing before the DCMS Select Committee today, Darren Henley told MPs that as part of the process, which should take a maximum of six months, he will be making a "robust case" highlighting the virtues of the body.Ĭonfirmation of the date of the forthcoming review comes after Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries last month said that getting rid of ACE was not on the government agenda.
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