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Key Challenges for London’s Cultural Services

Key Challenges for London’s Cultural Services. Toni Ainge Chair of the London Cultural Improvement Group. The National Improvement Agenda. National Improvement and Efficiency Strategy – Communities and Local Government

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Key Challenges for London’s Cultural Services

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  1. Key Challenges for London’s Cultural Services Toni Ainge Chair of the London Cultural Improvement Group

  2. The National Improvement Agenda • National Improvement and Efficiency Strategy – Communities and Local Government “creating a strong framework for supporting improvement and efficiency which …is owned and driven forward by local government with its strategic partners.” • ‘A Passion For Excellence’ – National Cultural Improvement Strategy (DCMS, LGA, I&DEA) • Particularly challenging to deliver improvement against the current backdrop of rising customer expectations • Improvement can be harnessed to help drive efficiency savings without impact on service

  3. The Regional Improvement Picture • Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships (REIP) • London REIP – “Capital Ambition” • Tasked with driving regional improvement across all services • ‘Strategy for London’ 2008-2012 “we will support councils and their partners in delivering the shared priorities for their local areas (expressed in their LAA targets); and …in meeting and exceeding their 3% efficiency savings.” • The Cultural Improvement Programme is mentioned! (Appendix 11b)

  4. Delivering the Improvement Agenda • London is already addressing key themes, through the Capital Ambition / NDPB funded Improvement Programme: • Self-Assessment and Peer Led Challenge • Knowledge and Learning • Leadership development • London also has: • an established Regional Cultural Improvement Group • a good relationships with Cultural Agencies • a thriving regional branch of CLOA • a Culture and Sport Improvement Manager • London is leading the way!

  5. The Challenge • Building on successes • Maintaining London’s position as leader? • Delivering the challenging improvement programme • Addressing the short term funding issue • Safeguarding against a loss of momentum?

  6. The Challenge • Embracing the Comprehensive Area Assessment “area-based, outcomes-focused, putting the views of local people at the centre, reducing the burden of inspection and regulation, creating space for councils and partners to develop innovative solutions to local challenges…” • What will this mean for Culture? • How can we prepare? • How can we benefit? • How will success be measured?

  7. The Challenge 3. Service Delivery • Delivering against the 198 indicators • NI8 (3x30) – the sport / physical activity debate • Embedding cultural outcomes within other Indicators; evidencing cross-cutting value of culture • Delivering against the Local Area Agreement • Driving VfM across services • Safeguarding Cultural Service through driving efficiency whilst maintaining service standards. • Fundamentally challenging the way we do things? E.g. Library Service feasibility study

  8. Open Forum • Comments and suggestions from the floor? • Additional key challenges? • Ideas / solutions?

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