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<p>The Government is clear that it expects the cultural sectors to represent our diverse
society in their artistic talent, workforce and audiences. As the national development
agency for art and culture, Arts Council England has a responsibility to ensure that
public money benefits all of the public.</p><p>They are keen to ensure the diversity
of audiences, leaders, producers and creators of arts and culture reflect the diversity
of contemporary England. They measure their progress and the progress of the organisations
they fund by collecting, analysing and reporting on data relating to diversity, publishing
this online annually in the ‘Creative Case for Diversity’ reports. The key figures
for black, Asian and minority ethnic people in leadership roles in National Portfolio
Organisations can be found in the Arts Council’s most recent report for 2018-19 <a
href="https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/ACE_DiversityReport_Final_03032020_0.pdf"
target="_blank">here</a> (page 23)</p><p>The department has set the diversity of Arts
Council England National Portfolio Organisations’ board members as a key performance
indicator measured on an annual basis and reported on in Arts Council England’s Annual
Report. The latest one can be viewed <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/908527/ACE302_REPORT_201920.pdf"
target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p>
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