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Welcome, Apologies and Substitutes, Declarations of Interest
Minutes:
The Chair
welcomed Members, officers and guests to the meeting.
Apologies
were received by Cllr Dixon, Cllr Henry, Cllr Laing, Cllr Lewis,
Cllr Graham and Cllr Shipp. Cllr Barnett-Ward, Cllr Walsh, Cllr
Simpson and Cllr Allen attended as substitutes.
No
declaration of interest were received.
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World Heritage UK - 3.05 - 3.30 PDF 161 KB
Minutes:
The Chair
welcomed Paul
Simons, Chair – World Heritage UK,
and Chris
Blandford, President – World Heritage
UK, to the
meeting and invited them to present a series of slides to the Board
which set out information related to the background of World
Heritage UK, evolution, origins and obligations, governance
arrangements, sites, visions, challenges and next steps.
Members
made the following contributions:
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A correction was required on page 6 of the agenda
pack, to note that the Tower of London was not located in the City
of London.
- A question
was asked which related to the statutory consultee status and its
application process.
- A question
was asked which related to World Heritage UK’s relationship
with overseas territories and their influence with
them.
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A correction was required within the report as it
stated that East Devon District Council was a responsible body,
instead of West Devon Borough Council.
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The importance of effects on planning, health and
wellbeing, the natural environment and economies through tourism
was emphasised.
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A concern was raised which related to heritage
impact assessments and the effect that the assessments were having
on people wishing to modernise their homes.
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The importance of continuing to lobby government for
funds to support existing sites and those on the tentative list was
emphasised.
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A question was asked which related to removal from
the list.
Paul and
Chris responded to Members’ comments, which included the
following points:
- Local
government were responsible for planning matters.
- With
regards to the tentative list, government called for nominations to
the list every decade and a process had recently been completed
which meant that there could only be 10 nominations every
year.
- In
relation to overseas territories, Gibraltar and Bermuda were
members of World Heritage UK and attended all meetings. World
Heritage UK had a good working relationship with overseas
territories where there were settlements and eonomic activity in
planning activity.
- Regarding statutory consultees, there was
a joint, UK-wide National Committee of Amenity Societies (7
currently on it).
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The importance of engagement and feeding up the
appropriate chain of command was emphasised.
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The United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) did
not fund World Heritage, it was the responsibility
of the state party.
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The considerable need for funding was
emphasised.
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The importance of joint working arrangements between
World Heritage UK, other Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) and
the LGA to make a strong case to government was
emphasised.
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The removal of Liverpool’s
world heritage status was explained in further detail, in addition
to the process of removal from the list.
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Concerns were raised regarding
Stonehenge and the proposed cut-and-cover road tunnel backed by the
government.
Decision:
- Board
Members noted the report and agreed to support the bid to become a
statutory consultee.
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Martyn's Law - 3.30 - 4.15 PDF 172 KB
Minutes:
The Chair invited Rachel Duke, Adviser, to introduce the report which set out information
related to the recently published Terrorism
(Protection of Premises) Draft Bill from Government, aimed at
helping to protect the public from terrorist attacks. Known as
Martyn’s Law, the draft legislation looked to introduce a new
duty for those responsible for certain publicly accessible premises
and events to take measures to review and mitigate against
terrorist activity. The Bill featured in the King’s Speech on
7 November. The LGA’s response to the Bill is being led by
the Safer and Stronger Communities Board (SSCB).
Members made the following contributions:
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Reference was made to the proposed tiered model and
the importance of ensuring that the requirements for each tier were
appropriate was emphasised.
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A question was asked which related to
responsibilities and remits between owners and hirers of
venues.
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A concern was raised which related to the adequacy
of the assessment of potential venues and events within
scope.
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The importance of balancing risks and threats to
outdoor events,ensuring that sufficient anti-terrorism measures
were in place for events such as street markets, Remembrance Day
and the switching on of Christmas lights, with ensuring they remain
financially viable was emphasised. It was suggested that the Board
get in touch with the Tourism Alliance in relation to outdoor
events.
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A question was asked which related to the regulatory
role referred to in point 11 of the report and who would be best
placed to undertake the role.
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A question was asked which related to assessment
activity and ensuring consistency.
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A point was made which related to the potential
impact that the bill would have on local government.
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The importance of the LGA raising awareness through
bulletins and notifications to local authorities was
emphasised.
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It was suggested that government test proposals with
multiple venues and events to see how it would work in practice
ahead of rolling it out across the country.
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A question was asked which related to the number of
councils and authorities affected.
The Chair suggested that a further report be
submitted to a future meeting of the Board as more information
became available.
Rachel responded to Members’ comments and
questions and referred to point 21 of the report, which set out
information related to SSCB’s work programme and the
LGA’s plans to respond to the consultation on requirements
for standard tier premises, once launched.
Decision:
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Board Members noted the report.
Action:
- Officers to submit a further report to a future
meeting of the Board as more information became
available.
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Annual CTS Conference - 4.15 - 4.25 PDF 115 KB
Minutes:
The Chair invited Megan Kidd, NGDP Graduate, to introduce the paper which provided
an update on the LGA Annual Culture, Tourism and Sport
conference.
Members made the following contributions:
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A question was asked which related to the cost of
the delegate pass.
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A concern was raised which related to the date of
the conference and it being too close to the elections in May,
meaning many Councillors would be busy campaigning.
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A concern was raised regarding the potential high
cost associated with accommodation and travel to the
conference.
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A question was raised which related to point 4.1 of
the report. It was suggested that the devolution think pieces on
culture be extended to include employment and skills.
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The need to draw out cross-cutting benefits, given
that culture, tourism and sport-related venues and events were
non-statutory and therefore at risk, was emphasised.
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There were mixed views related to inviting
Ministerial speakers to the conference.
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It was suggested that culture, tourism and sport be
separated as subjects to discuss at the conference as opposed to
being grouped together.
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The importance of networking opportunities was
emphasised.
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It was suggested that ‘Spectra’,
an arts organisation which
specialised in supporting neurodiverse young people, be invited to
speak at the conference.
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It was suggested that ‘Equality
FC’ (Lewes Community Football Club) be invited to speak at
the conference, as the club demonstrated initiative which centred
around equality and inclusion.
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It was suggested that exhibition space should be
made available to rent to commercial businesses willing to engage
with councillors at the conference, which could reduce conference
costs.
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A comment was made which related to the conference
location, South Tyneside, being a lengthy trip for most
Members.
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The Chief Executive of the Premier League had been
invited to speak at the conference.
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It was suggested that Sir Tim Smit, KBE, be invited
to speak at the conference.
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A question was asked which related to conference
attendees and a delegate list was requested.
The Chair encouraged Members to contact Megan
directly, or the Member Services team, outside of the meeting
regarding suggestions for speakers at the conference.
Decision:
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Board Members noted the report.
Action:
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Officers to circulate more information to Members
outside of the meeting regarding the cost of delegate
passes.
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Improvement Programmes 4.25 - 4.35 PDF 119 KB
Minutes:
The Chair invited Helen Hull, Adviser (Productivity),
to introduce the report. The
paper updated the Board on the improvement
programmes, including those delivered under contract for Arts
Council England and Sport England.
Members made the following contributions:
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The report
was welcomed, particularly the Member and officer
sessions.
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A Member
encouraged other Members to become a peer mentor.
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It was
suggested that Martyn’s Law be included.
Decision:
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Board Members noted the report.
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Work Plan Update - 4.45 - 4.50 PDF 128 KB
Minutes:
The Chair invited Rebecca Cox, Principal Policy Adviser,
to introduce the paper which updated
Board Members on progress against the
workplan, and on any major pieces of work since the last
meeting.
A
Member suggested that an item be added to the work plan related to
UEFA EURO 2028, which UK and Ireland would host.
Decision:
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Board Members noted the report.
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Chairs Report Outside Bodies - 4.50 - 4.55 PDF 98 KB
Minutes:
The Chair
invited Outside Body Appointees to provide updates to the
Board:
Cllr White (Tourism Alliance):There is some package travel legislation coming
through and discussions are taking place around whether the
legislation should be welcomed (which is legislation that takes us
away from standard EU practice). There is uncertainty as to how
fast the short-term let registration scheme was progressing,
updates will be provided to the Board when
available.
Decision:
- That Board
Members note the report.
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Minutes of the last meeting PDF 146 KB
Minutes:
The minutes of the meeting held on
13 September 2023 were agreed as an accurate record.
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Any Other Business
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