Agenda and minutes
Agenda and minutes
Venue: Online via Microsoft Teams
Contact: Emma West Email: emma.west@local.gov.uk /
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Welcome, apologies and substitutes, declarations of interest and terms of reference Minutes: The Chairman welcomed Members, officers, and guests to the meeting.
Apologies had been received from Cllr Claire Coghill and Cllr Dhanisha Patel.
Cllr David Jeffels and Cllr Karen Rampton attended the meeting as observers.
No declarations of interest had been received.
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Minutes of the last meeting PDF 283 KB Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 9 December 2020 were agreed as an accurate record.
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Public Library Service Accreditation PDF 245 KB Minutes: The Chairman invited Isobel Hunter, Chief Executive of Libraries Connected, and Lauren Lucas, Adviser, to introduce the report.
Lauren introduced the which outlined the progress made to date on the Public Libraries Service Accreditation project and research findings. Board Members had previously determined that the LGA should sit on the Public Libraries Accreditation Board as an observer, rather than a full member. This was because of concerns raised by Lead Members and other Members of the CTS Board about the potential for library ‘standards’ to conflict with the LGA’s position on the importance of sector-led improvement. Now that the shape of the project is more defined and in keeping with sector-led approaches, the LGA had again been invited to become a full member of the group.
Isobel thanked Lauren for her dedication as an observer on the board and excellent contribution to the discussion representing the LGA’s point of view and local government perspective. She stated that the Public Library Service Accreditation project was funded by Arts Council England and focused on English Public libraries. She explained the first and second phases of the project (consultation phase and design phase), what the phases had and would include and how the scheme might interact with LGA’s improvement contract with Arts Council England, referring specifically to the well-received, effective peer review challenges.
Members made the following comments:
Isobel responded to the comments made by Members:
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Communications and Public Affairs PDF 706 KB Paper to follow.
Minutes: The Chairman invited Sonika Sidhu, Principal Policy Adviser, and Hannah Berry, Head of Campaigns and Digital Communications, to introduce the report.
Sonika introduced the report which responded to Members’ requests to further understand the reach and impact of the lobbying and communications work undertaken on behalf of the Board. The report outlined the significant areas of lobbying and communications work undertaken in 2020 to support the sector’s response to COVID-19.
Sonika announced that David Holdstock had taken up a secondment role as Head of Communications at the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). Hannah Berry and Lee Bruce were acting up in his substantive role.
Hannah referred to the positive work that had been undertaken recently within Digital Communications and the impact that working collaboratively with policy colleagues to directly influence funding decisions and announcements had had. In terms of next steps, the Campaigns and Digital Communications team continued to work with colleagues across the organisation to monitor activity and prioritisation of messages.
Members made the following comments:
Both the Chairman and Sonika reassured Members that a meeting would take place in early February between the LGA’s Chairman and CTS Lead ... view the full minutes text for item 16. |
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion PDF 296 KB Paper to follow. Minutes: The Chairman invited Ian Leete, Senior Adviser, to introduce the report.
Ian introduced the report which outlined the LGA’s commitment to further embed equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) principles into practice. Key commitments included a selection of key information sources and EDI-related work in the CTS area. Ian added that the LGA had appointed Equalities Champions to each Board, Cllr Julian German had taken on the role on the CTS Board.
The Chairman invited Cllr Julian German, as the Board’s Equalities Champion, to speak.
Cllr German stated that there were three key EDI-related areas in which the Board could add value:
1. Sharing best practice 2. Leadership 3. Through commissions (e.g.: Arts Council England, Sport England)
Members made the following comments:
The Chairman suggested that officers raise concerns with the LGA’s media team, and planning and cohesion colleagues, in preparation for lobbying work around the statues-related legislation.
Decision:
Members noted the report.
Action/s:
Officers to raise concerns with media team, and planning and cohesion colleagues, in preparation for lobbying work around the legislation.
Officers to include an ‘Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion’ section in all future board reports.
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A Shared Vision for the future of Public Leisure Services PDF 276 KB Minutes: The Chairman invited Samantha Ramanah, Adviser, to introduce the report.
Samantha introduced the report which outlined the work being undertaken in partnership with the Association for Public Sector Excellent (APSE) and the Culture and Leisure Officers Association (CLOA) to develop a shared vision for what the future of public leisure services could look like.
The Chairman stated that Public Leisure Services were at significant risk as cuts to local government funding continued. He emphasised the importance of informal activity and sport such as walking through gardens, fields, seaside promenades etc.
Members made the following comments:
Samantha responded to the comments made by Members:
Decision:
Members noted the report.
Action/s:
Officers to submit a further update to the next Board meeting.
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Minutes: The Chairman invited Ian Leete to introduce the report.
Ian stated that Board members had requested an update on work to secure the power for local government to introduce a local tourism levy. The decision to introduce a tourism levy was an executive decision, made in 2017. The discussions which had taken place at CTS Board meetings since the decision was taken had focused on what the narrative and the selling point was for the levy.
Members made the following comments:
Decision:
It was agreed unanimously by Members of the Board that the introduction of a local tourism levy should be put on hold until COVID-19 and EU Exit-related uncertainties became clearer.
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Evaluation of Leadership Essentials PDF 233 KB Minutes: The Chairman invited Lauren Lucas and Samantha Ramanah to introduce the report.
Lauren introduced the report which outlined the actions that the Culture, Tourism and Sport Team were undertaking to evaluate Leadership Essentials aspects. Samantha provided an update in relation to Sport England.
Members made the following comments:
Decision:
Members noted the report.
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LGA Culture and Tourism Conference 2021 PDF 227 KB Minutes: The Chairman invited Lauren Lucas to introduce the report.
Lauren introduced the report and provided an update on planning of the Culture and Tourism conference 2021. The Board had previously agreed that in light of the restrictions associated with COVID-19, the event would take place in the form of online webinars over the course of three days. The topic would be the role of culture, tourism and sport in supporting a national recovery. The 1, 2 and 3 March 2021 had been identified for the events. Board members were invited to note initial plans for the webinars and confirmed speakers and to hold the proposed dates in their diaries.
The Chairman agreed to chair the tourism webinar and Cllr Peter Golds agreed to chair the sport webinar.
Lauren confirmed that Caroline Dinenage, Minister of State for Digital and Culture, was no longer able to attend the webinars but would send a pre-recorded message to be played in her absence.
Decision:
Members noted the report.
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Any other business Minutes: None. |