DCMS has published statistics on visits to its sponsored Museums and galleries in 2018 In January 2018 there were a total of 3.2 million visits to the DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries. This is a decrease of 2.2 per cent (72,000 visits) compared with January 2017.
Law Commission reform proposals for museum collections
Two proposals for law reform relating to museum collections to the Law Commission form part of the Law Commission’s Thirteenth Programme of Law Reform 2017 (Law Com, No 377). The programme notes that museums face significant problems dealing with objects where, as result of poor or non-existent …
EU Ministers of Culture discussed culture as ‘the main engine of the European project’
EU ministers responsible for culture have stressed the need for wider access to culture, preservation of cultural diversity, more serious public funding, and the mobility of artists. Several delegates also referred to culture as a means of resisting Euroscepticism and populism.
DCMS Committee concerns over appointment of new Chair of the Charity Commission
Baroness Stowell of Beeston has been appointed chair of the charity commission. Before her appointment the DCMS committee wrote to the appointing Secretary of State, Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, on 20 February, saying that it could not support the nomination of Baroness Stowell. Its reasons for …
Commons Library analysis of the Data Protection Bill
The House of Commons Library has published a briefing on the Data Protection Bill which had its second reading on 5 March 2018. This briefing notes that the Bill has several purposes: it sets out how the UK would apply the derogations available under the GDPR it aims to …
£40 million fund to transform UK’s coastal communities opens for applications
A multi-million pound fund to transform the UK’s coastal communities through investment in jobs, skills and local businesses has opened for bids. The Coastal Communities Fund (CCF) supports the economic transformation of UK coastal communities by giving funding to create sustainable economic growth and jobs. Successful projects …
BWB charity hub
The Heritage Alliance’s legal partner, Bates Wells Braithwaite, is setting up a charity hubin its offices to offer charities the opportunity to rent open-plan desk space on either a long or short-term license basis. We are expecting the Hub to be open in May. Interest can be …
VAT on Listed Buildings
Lee Rowley MP, Conservative, North East Derbyshire, asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a VAT exception for goods and services required for the (a) repair, (b) maintenance and (c) renovations of Grade …
Updated Guidance on the Community Infrastructure Levy
This Government Guidance explains what the Community Infrastructure Levy is and how it operates. Paragraph 175 on the self build exemption has been added and paragraphs 002, 003, 139, 140, 149, 150 and 153 have been amended.
Neighbourhood planning Guidance updated
The Government guidance which explains the neighbourhood planning system introduced by the Localism Act has been updated., Neighbourhood planning gives communities direct power to develop a shared vision for their neighbourhood and shape the development and growth of their local area. The following paragraphs have been amended …
Updated Guidance on Fees for planning applications
The Government Guidance explaining planning related fees and the method of calculating them has updated paragraphs 002, 003, 015, 021, 023, 024, 026, 027, 029, 032, 037, 039 and 046. Added new paragraphs 063 fee for each type of application and 064 – planning applications not subject …
Updated Guidance on Ensuring effective enforcement
The Government Guidance on responding to suspected breaches of planning control has been updated. paragraphs 004 time limits for taking enforcement action, 019 – What does an enforcement notice do, 025 requirements for obtaining a planning enforcement order and 027 the effect of a planning enforcement order.