Overview of new policy and legislation

Cllr Chris White, Chair LGG Culture Tourism & Sport Board

06/06/11 www.local.gov.uk

Coalition policy to date

The reform programme

Local government’s offer

“We need nothing less than a transformation of the way the public sector works, to deliver savings by giving power to the people who know their areas best”

Baroness Eaton

LGA Chairman

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What does this mean for culture and leisure? Nationally….

• A 25% reduction in funding• Reform NDPBs • A clear focus on the 2012 Olympic &

Paralympic Games, growth through tourism, boosting Big Society & universal broadband

….Locally

• Huge budget pressures – have we reached the limit of more for less?

• Changing improvement landscape

• Different relationships with NDPBs

But new opportunities too

• Community budgets

• Sector led improvement

• Transfer of public health to councils

• Huge pressures on social care to deliver more independent living and personalisation

• New models service delivery

• Commissioning

Our sector is cutting edge

• We need to focus on capturing and sharing learning

Stay in touch!

• cts@local.gov.uk

• www.local.gov.uk

• 2012 Games e-bulletin

• Culture, tourism and sport e-bulletin