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Lost Year for Scottish Arts
The Sunday Herald reports that there are fears of a "lost year" for Scottish arts after the Creative Scotland Bill was voted down at the Scottish Parliament this past Wednesday.
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Stage 1 debate on the Creative Scotland Bill: http://tinyurl.com/55qshr
Points of Order about the bill's financial resolution:
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Culture Bill Dead
Culture Minister Linda Fabiani has declared the Culture Bill "effectively dead", reports the Sunday Herald: http://www.sundayherald.com/ne
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The draft Culture (Scotland) Bill went out to consultation on Thursday 14 December. The draft bill comes after the Cultural Commission reported more than a year ago. It includes the following main proposals:
- cultural entitlements that local authorities will provide after getting the views of local people on activities they want to access
- a new cultural development body to be called Creative Scotland
- direct government funding of the main national performing companies
- a new criminal offence in Scotland on dealing in tainted cultural objects.
Comments must be with the Executive by 30 March 2007.
As well as the bill, the Executive has published draft guidance on cultural entitlements.
The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, Patricia Ferguson, said:
"The First Minister's St Andrews Day speech in 2003 underlined the Executive's ambitions for Scotland's cultural life emphasising access and excellence. The Culture Bill will provide a legal framework that will help nurture cultural talent and promote excellence in our national cultural life. It will help secure the widest possible participation in cultural life, bringing real benefits to communities and individuals, and unleashing their creative potential."
Consultation on the draft Culture (Scotland) Bill: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Pub
Draft guidance on cultural entitlements: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Pub
Scottish Executive news release on the draft Culture (Scotland) Bill: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/New
More on the draft bill and guidance: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Top
More on the Scottish Executive's cultural policy: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Top
Cultural Commission home page: http://www.culturalcommission.