Culture, Heritage and the Arts Network archive

​This report aims to report openly and transparently on how COVID-19 has affected progress towards Scotland’s National Outcomes.
​An additional £7.1 million to secure the future of as many grassroots music venues and independent museums as possible has been announced by Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop.
​Creative Scotland is looking for an individual or organisation to support the delivery of the pilot Culture Collective Programme.  The Deadline for applications is 12 noon, Friday 22 January 2021 through the Scottish Government e-Tendering System, Public Contracts Scotland.
Since COVID-19 the impact on Scotland’s creative sectors has been severe. Creative Scotland has commissioned 56 Degree Insight to undertake research on the attitudes of the general population in relation to cultural participation
and attendance.  
​​The Social Renewal Advisory Board was set up by Scottish Ministers to make proposals that can renew Scotland once we start to emerge from the pandemic. The final report “If not now, when?”, sets a course towards this future.
​This document sets out the strategic approach the Scottish Government is taking to help achieve the 2025 vision for Fair Work.
​Work programme for the National Partnership for Culture (NPC) that it will undertake during 2021 based on initial priority areas of focus, cross-cutting principles and with the recovery and renewal of the culture sector in Scotland at its heart.
​An update on the 2021-22 Scottish Budget.  Scottish Government have increase the  Budget investment for a Fairer Scotland.
In June 2020 Scottish Government launched an independent collaborative review of the progress and scope of the 2013 Town Centre Action Plan. The results of the review have now been published.
​The Argyll and Bute Rural Growth Deal Heads of Terms agreement published 11 February 2021.
​This framework builds on Scotland’s first cyber resilience strategy, Safe, secure and prosperous: a cyber resilience strategy for Scotland, expanding on its achievements and addressing ongoing – and new – challenges.
​​​A publication comparing and contrasting statistics on key policy topics such as People and Communities, Services and Lifestyle, Economy and Enterprise broken down by Remote Rural, Accessible Rural and the Rest of Scotland.
​The Local Government and Communities Committee have published a report, which reflects on the impact of two key areas of the act aimed at empowering communities: participation and asset transfer requests.