| Description | Concordat |
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| ISBN | (Web Only) |
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| Official Print Publication Date | |
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| Website Publication Date | November 25, 1999 |
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Appointments to public bodies
30. There are a number of public bodies, one or more of whose members have in the past been appointed by, or on the advice of, the Secretary of State after consultation with the Secretary of State for Scotland.
31. These bodies are listed in the table in paragraph 35. DCMS will liaise with the Scottish Executive keeping them informed of developments on these appointments, offering the opportunity for comment and inviting nominations where appropriate.
32. In terms of devolution to Scotland, some of those bodies are concerned only with reserved matters. These are bodies concerned with broadcasting or the National Lottery. In those cases functions remain with the Secretary of State except where they are devolved executively to the Scottish Ministers. Appointments in some cases will be an executively devolved function. There are separate arrangements for dealing with appointments to the lottery bodies and these are set out in Annex A.
33. Other bodies are concerned with devolved matters as well as other matters (i.e. reserved matters and/or other matters beyond the interests of Scotland). Section 88 of the Scotland Act 1998 allows the designation by order of such bodies as cross border public authorities. The effect of this is to disapply the transfer of devolved functions to the Scottish Ministers while giving them particular rights (e.g. to be consulted on all appointments to those bodies). This position can be modified by an Order in Council under Section 89 of the Act and the intention is generally to use these powers to maintain the pre-devolution position.
34. Appointments to DCMS sponsored bodies listed under Section 88 of the Scotland Act which appear in the table at paragraph 35 reflect the agreed consultation arrangements for these bodies, rather than the default arrangement as described in paragraph 33. These will be reflected in an Order in Council under Section 89 of the Scotland Act, to be put in place as soon as possible.
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| Body | Posts Where ConsultationWill Take Place |
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| Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites | All |
| Architectural Heritage Fund | 2 |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | 1 |
| British Library | 1 |
| Broadcasting Standards Commission | 1 |
| British Tourist Authority | All |
| Independent Television Commission | 1 |
| National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts | 1 |
| National Film and Television School | 2 |
| National Heritage Memorial Fund | Chairman and 1 member |
| National Lottery Charities Board | 3 |
| New Opportunities Fund | 1 |
| Radio Authority | 1 |
| Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts | 1 |
| Theatres Trust | 1 |
| UK Sports Council | All |