Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport written question – answered at on 16 November 2017.
Kevin Brennan
Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Arts and Heritage)
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the effect of changes to local authority budgets on the level of professional expertise available in the museums sector.
John Glen
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
The independent Mendoza Review, commissioned by the government and published on 14th November, shows that 28% of Arts Council England-Accredited museums are operated by local authorities and that they and other museums receive over £200m per year from local government. DCMS does not collect data on professional expertise in the museums sector but the Mendoza Review identifies the need for museums employees to diversify their skills to adapt to today’s funding environment.
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