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<p>Last year the government announced the unprecedented £1.57 billion support package
for the culture sector. Over £1 billion worth of funding from the Culture Recovery
Fund has been allocated across all four nations of the UK. This includes over £800
million to almost 3800 arts, culture and heritage organisations in England, helping
to support at least 75,000 jobs. A further £300 million of support was announced by
HM Treasury at Spring Budget.</p><p>Rigorous criteria have rightly been applied, to
ensure we are supporting organisations that have national and local importance. Our
ALBs - Arts Council England, Historic England, National Lottery Heritage Fund, and
the British Film Institute - have the delegated authority to take decisions on grant
applications due to their long established grant delivery role, their expertise and
understanding of the sectors in which they operate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In
reviewing applications, our ALBs considered a number of factors, and organisations
were only supported if they were both culturally significant and could robustly demonstrate
that they are at risk of failure this Financial Year, and took all reasonable steps
to support themselves financially.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>They are overseen
by the independent Culture Recovery Board, chaired by Sir Damon Buffini, which was
created to increase assurance over the delivery of the Culture Recovery Fund programme,
to leverage a range of external expertise to support decision making on grant applications
and to take final decisions on loan applications.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DCMS
works closely with the sector, Arm’s Length Bodies, the Culture Recovery Board, HM
Treasury and the National Audit Office to keep the progress of fund allocations and
the level of need in the sector under close review.</p><p> </p>
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