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Chair's Welcome, Apologies and Substitutes, Declarations of Interest
Minutes:
The Chair
welcomed Members, officers and guests to the meeting.
The Chair
thanked the previous Chair, Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson, and the
Board Members for their work over the past year.
Apologies
were received by Cllr Lewis, Cllr Henry, Cllr Ashworth and Cllr
Ridley. Cllr Higgins, Cllr Barnett-Ward and Cllr Simpson attended
as substitutes.
The
following declarations of interest were made:
- Cllr
Jones-Evans declared an interest as an Arts Council Member (South
West).
- Cllr Laing
declared a standing interest as an Arts Council Member (South
West).
- Cllr Hug
declared an interest as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the
Royal Parks.
- Cllr White
declared an interest as a Member of Visit
Hertfordshire.
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Introductions - Board Members PDF 2 MB
Minutes:
The Chair
invited all of the Board Members present to introduce themselves
and state which Council they were from.
The Chair
asked Members to refer to the table within the agenda pack and
report any incorrect or missing information to Emma West, Member
Services Officer.
The
information contained within the agenda pack was noted without
discussion.
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Introductions - LGA Officers PDF 218 KB
Minutes:
The Chair
invited all of the officers present to introduce themselves and
state which team they worked in.
The
information contained within the agenda pack was noted without
discussion.
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Board Responsibilities and Roles PDF 6 MB
Minutes:
Ian Leete, Senior Policy
Adviser, presented a series of
slides to the Board which set out information related to the
Board’s responsibilities, roles and remit.
In response to questions from Members,
Ian confirmed that:
·
Pubs and
restaurants were covered within the Safer and Stronger Community
Board’s remit in terms of licensing side, although the
Culture, Tourism and Sport Board focused on the impact that pubs
and restaurants had from a hospitality and tourism
aspect.
·
The British Film Institute is part of the
creative industries, although recent work has been with Filming in
England.
The Chair suggested that one meeting a
year be hosted outside of London, the location would be agreed at a
future Lead Member meeting. The Chair encouraged all Board Members
to submit their location suggestions to Ian or to Member Services.
Board Members supported this.
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Minutes of the last meeting PDF 150 KB
Minutes:
The minutes of the
meeting held on 21 June 2023 were agreed as an accurate record,
subject to the meeting’s location being amended from
‘Hybrid Meeting’ to ‘Microsoft Teams
& Market Hall, Duke St, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1
4PS’.
Board Members
thanked Cllr Tudor Evans, OBE, and Cllr Jemima Laing for hosting
such an informative day at Plymouth.
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Culture, Tourism and Sport Board Terms of Reference and Outside Body Appointments PDF 101 KB
Minutes:
Cllr Laban
nominated, and Cllr Jory seconded, Cllr Golds to be appointed as
the Board’s Creative Industries Council (CIC) representative.
Board Members supported this.
As Cllr
Higgins was an LGA peer for libraries, Ian and the Chair suggested
that he work alongside Cllr Jones-Evans in her role as Library
Champion for the Board, and that he join
the Library Sounding Board.
Decision:
- Board Members noted the
report and Cllr Golds’ appointment as the Board’s CIC
representative.
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Lobbying Priorities PDF 137 KB
Minutes:
Ian Leete,
Senior Policy Adviser,introduced the paper which outlined some key lobbying priorities for culture,
tourism and sport services which would inform the LGA’s
programme of advocacy and engagement with political parties and
stakeholders ahead of the general election.
Members
discussed the following topics as possible lobbying priorities for
the Board:
·
Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete
(RAAC)
·
Short-term lets
·
Overnight stays – Air
BnB
- Tax-free
shopping
- VAT
reductions for the tourism and hospitality industries
- Support
for those unable to spend money on leisure, sport, and
entertainment facilities as a result of the cost-of-living
crisis.
- Long-term
future of leisure facilities
- A
licensing review to better support the hospitality sector and
licensing venues to thrive.
- Support to
address highstreet decline
Members
asked questions and made additional comments, which included the
following:
- A question
was asked which related to the impact of councils issuing S114
notices and their spend on non-statutory services.
- It was
suggested that a report on Martyn’s Law be brought to a
future meeting of the Board.
- More
information related to the DCMS participation survey, and its
results were requested.
- More
information related to productivity and employment and skills data
was requested.
Ian
responded to Members’ comments and questions:
- With
regards to short-term lets, the legislation was included within the
Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. The LGA were currently debating
what to put forward for the King’s Speech and felt concerned
that the Bill may not be included.
- A briefing
note could be submitted to Board Members to agree an LGA position
on tax-free shopping. The LGA had previously supported industry
positions on VAT reduction.
- In
relation to the cost-of-living crisis and the impact that it had
had on councils, arms-length bodies continued to look at perception
surveys and what people were spending their money on. The survey
had proven that people were spending less on sports and leisure
facilities as their incomes had reduced, meaning that services had
been affected as a result. The LGA had a cost-of-living hub on its
website which had
been designed to share best
practice and help councils to support their residents with the rise
in the cost of
living.
- A
sense-checking exercise could be carried out in relation to S114
notices and the impact on spending.
- Regarding
Martyn’s Law, an LGA colleague could be invited to the next
meeting of the Board to provide an update. More information would
be circulated to the Board via a briefing note outside of the
meeting.
- A future board meeting will be
dedicated to exploring the data and evidence available to the
sector, and will include a presentation
from DCMS.
Decision:
- Board
Members agreed that the following priorities would be added to the
lobbying lines:
- Calling
for a Royal Commission on the long-term future of leisure and
culture facilities
Action:
- Officers
to note and act upon Members’ suggestions (where
appropriate).
- Officers
to invite political spokespeople to each board meeting.
- Officers
to circulate a briefing note to Members re tax-free shopping and
introducing a tourism levy; and previous ... view
the full minutes text for item 7.
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Culture, Tourism and Sport Board Workplan PDF 121 KB
Minutes:
Ian
Leete, Senior Policy Adviser, introduced the paper which outlined the planned
deliverable outputs for the Board during the coming
year.
Members
suggested that the following topics be included in the Board
Workplan:
- Creative
Industries
- Sports and
physical activity for older people and those with
disabilities
- Underrepresentation of different cultures and faiths in sporting
events
Members
asked questions and made comments, which included the
following:
- The importance of
including communities of identity as well as groups of people with
protected characteristics and creating a joined-up approach whilst
still devolving to communities, was emphasised.
- A question was asked
which related to think tank experts.
- A question was asked
which related to the rapid decline in library use.
- It was
suggested that the workplan include all the Board’s meetings
within the cycle and a schedule of upcoming work for each of the
meetings.
- The Chair
asked officers to provide a link to Board Members to the monthly
bulletin, as well as other key dates.
Ian
responded to Members’ comments and questions:
- Whilst
there were concerns around library participation levels, analysis
work continued to be undertaken.
- A
significant amount of work had already been undertaken on creative
industries; this would be circulated to Board Members.
- Further
work related to protected characteristics would be undertaken in
the following Board cycle.
Decision:
- Board
Members noted the report.
Action:
- Officers
to provide a link to Board Members to the monthly bulletin, as well
as other key dates.
- Officers
to schedule work related to protected characteristics.
- Lead
members will raise the issue of the decline in pub numbers with the
safer & stronger communities board;
and supporting the high street with the Local Infrastructure and
Net-Zero Board.
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Get Active: a strategy for the future of sport and physical PDF 102 KB
Minutes:
Samantha Ramanah, Adviser, introduced the report which summarised the key points from the Government’s
new sports strategy which was published on 30 August 2023. It
offers the LGA’s view on the strategy based on established
policy lines.
Members
asked questions and made comments, which included the
following:
- Concerns
were raised which related to the strategy’s funding stream
and how Government would be held accountable for
delivery.
- Members
agreed that local government must be represented on the National
Physical Activity Taskforce
- The
importance of focusing more on physical activity rather than sport
was emphasised, as physical activity was a stepping stone to then participating in sport for
some.
- With
regards to active travel infrastructure, the importance of
encouraging and supporting people to make journeys in physically
active ways was emphasised.
- A question
was asked which related to collaboration with the NHS.
- Working
closely with other LGA Boards such as the Children and Young People
Board and Community Wellbeing Board was welcomed.
- A view was
expressed which related to health and wellbeing and the need for
there to be a link to education and young people.
- The
importance of future-proofing leisure centres was
emphasised.
- A question
was asked which related to the recovery of leisure and sport
centres post Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the network of
organisations supporting physical activity.
Sam noted
the Members’ comments and confirmed that further information
would be provided to Members regarding the funding for the
strategy.
Decision:
- Board
Members noted the report.
Action:
- Officers
to provide further information to Members regarding the funding for
the strategy.
- Officers
to write to Ministers seeking a place for local government on the
National Physical Activity Taskforce.
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Any Other Business
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10a |
Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) update
·
Verbal update (Ian Leete, Senior Adviser)
Minutes:
Ian Leete, Senior Adviser, provided a brief verbal update on RAAC. The update
was noted without discussion.
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