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<p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>A review of Arts Council England was publicly
announced by the Cabinet Office on 23 September 2023 as part of its annual list of
Public Body Reviews. The next steps will be announced via a Written Ministerial Statement
to Parliament. </strong></ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">A review of the Arts
Council England (ACE) was publicly announced by the Cabinet Office on 23 September
2023 as part of their annual<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-bodies-review-programme/list-of-public-bodies-for-review-in-202324"
target="_blank"> list of Public Body Reviews</a>.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">To
date, the first stage Self Assessment Model has been completed by both the ACE and
Sponsor Team. Following this, the DCMS Secretary of State affirmed her decision to
conduct a full review of the public body.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The
review will be led by an independent Lead Reviewer, which the Public Body Reviews
team are working towards appointing and announcing at the earliest possible date.
Private Office and Spads have been well informed during this process. Guidance on
the review process is available <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-bodies-review-programme"
target="_blank">here</a>.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Cabinet Office
announcement was widely circulated in the arts world media at the time, though the
process of securing a Lead Reviewer has taken some time, likely leading to this question
about the timeline for the review.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The review
time frame is subject to many influences including Lead Reviewer availability, availability
of stakeholders from which to gather evidence, complexity of subject matter etc and
so providing timeframes for them is unhelpful.</del></p><p> </p>
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