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Cultural Strategy
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Meeting: 11/07/2023 - Cabinet (Item 17)
17 Cultural Strategy 
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To consider a recommendation made by made by the Culture and Leisure Overview and Scrutiny Committee that the draft Cultural Strategy (2023 – 2026) be formally adopted.
Additional documents:
- Appendix One Cultural Strategy Consultation Report, item 17
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- Appendix Two Draft SKDC Cultural Strategy, item 17
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- Webcast for Cultural Strategy
Minutes:
Purpose of report
To consider a recommendation made by the Culture and Leisure Overview and Scrutiny Committee that the draft Cultural Strategy (2023 – 2026) be formally adopted.
Decision
That Cabinet:
1. Approves the adoption of the Cultural Strategy (2023 to 2026) to underpin the corporate priority of Healthy and Strong Communities.
2. Endorses that a six-monthly update was provided to the Culture and Leisure Overview and Scrutiny Committee detailing progress and delivery of the Action Plan contained within the Cultural Strategy.
Alternative options considered and rejected
Within its Corporate Plan, the Council had committed to building on, and celebrating the rich heritage and culture of the District with a key priority to develop a refreshed Cultural Strategy. Therefore the ‘do nothing’ option was discounted.
Reasons for decision
At the meeting of the Culture and Leisure Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 13 June 2023, Members considered a report detailing the work undertaken to develop the draft Cultural Strategy. Following debate, a recommendation to Cabinet was made that the Strategy should be formally adopted.
Members of the Culture and Leisure Overview and Scrutiny Committee had agreed to receive six monthly updates on the progress and delivery of the Action Plan contained within the draft Cultural Strategy.
There had been significant consultation by the Council on this Strategy, and the Council had been supported by Red Quadrant in this regard.
Arts and cultural activity were highly regarded by residents but spend on these areas was discretionary for local authorities. This strategy focussed on engendering a collaborative approach with communities; enabling members of the public to participate in culture and leisure events can be more beneficial than expensive programmes that were difficult to access.