The Scottish Government

Creative Scotland

The new cultural development agency for the arts will incorporate certain key roles of the Scottish Arts Council ( www.scottisharts.org.uk)

and Scottish Screen ( www.scottishscreen.com).

• Grant, at its discretion, support to nationally-important arts bodies, requiring them as a funding condition to consider their 'national impact' and outreach.
• The above role will contribute to ensuring that a network of centres of excellence is maintained as a pan-Scotland resource.
• Support core costs and certain projects associated with significant initiatives, such as festivals.
• Act as Arts, Screen and Awards for All Lottery distributor.
• Contribute to quality assurance arrangements, including standards of provision and guidance on quality assurance processes for the sector, working with key sector stakeholders, national performing companies and the local authorities.
• Contribute to developing entitlements, advising on pathfinders and national guidance.
• Provide national advice for national and local cultural providers on strategic matters such as inclusive audience development practice (addressing the needs of e.g. older people, minority ethnic communities, and disabled people), evaluation processes, touring arts activity, building the voluntary arts sector, and developing the contribution of the private sector and sponsorship approaches. That will be undertaken in full consultation with relevant interests and other leaders in the field.
• Provide advice and evidence on the role and value of the arts in a host of wider policy settings, such as regeneration, health and justice.
• Run schemes to recognise talent across Scotland.
• Lead development of the schools co-ordinator and Creative Links programmes to the point when the future of the programme and options for local delivery are discussed with the Convention for Scottish Local Authorities.
• Assist the creative industries to increase their economic contribution.
• Advise on best business practice for arts bodies.

National Collections bodies: the National Galleries of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland, the National Museums Scotland, the National Archives of Scotland, the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland

( www.nationalgalleries.org

www.nls.uk

www.nms.ac.uk

http://www.nas.gov.uk/

http://www.rcahms.gov.uk)

• Preserve and display Scotland's national collections for the enjoyment and education of the widest possible public, with extended access to collections and estates.
• Maintain the National Collections bodies as centres of excellence, and provide general advice - e.g. promoting a greater appreciation of the value of Scotland's heritage - and assistance on professional matters such as curatorial and conservation matters, as appropriate.
• Develop and make available high quality education and outreach activitvies (such as services for schools and higher education institutions, events and tours for people with special needs and a multitude of family-centred activities), at all sites operated by the bodies, including outstations and partners (e.g. the National Galleries' Paxton House in Berwickshire and the National Museums' Museum of Flight in East Lothian).
• Contribute to quality assurance arrangements, including standards of provision and guidance on quality assurance processes for their sectors, working with key sector stakeholders, including the local authorities.
• Contribute to developing entitlements.
• Develop increased and diverse access to, and understanding of, the collections through digital services, in a way that complements the national project to present Scotland's culture on-line.
• Develop outreach and remote services to offer to local communities, such as travelling displays and loan opportunities to local galleries, libraries, museums, archives etc.
• Provide advice and assistance to communities of librarians, archivists, museum and gallery professionals etc.

National Performing Companies

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• Offer to tour to different part of Scotland; negotiating arrangements with local authorities and other venue operators.
• Provide education and outreach activity.
• Contribute to discussions and consultations on the development of quality assurance arrangements (embracing standards) and entitlements.
• Explore ways to widen public access to their performances and workshops.

Historic Scotland

( http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/)

• Conserve, manage and present to the public over 300 properties in the direct care of Scottish Ministers - for their own value and as examples of what can be done to make the historic environment a contributor to modern economy and society.
• Provide grants for the repair of buildings of outstanding architectural or historic importance and grants to owners of ancient monuments.
• Provide advice, professional leadership and financial support in developing strategies and research agendas for the historic environment, further developing the knowledge and skills base for conservation, management and public access.
• Encourage public engagement with the built heritage through an expanded programme of events and initiatives such as: the Friends organisation, Doors Open Days, sponsorship of Scottish Archaeology Month, the annual free weekend at properties in care, programmes of free school visits, and the agenda with the National Trust for Scotland looking at joined-up management approaches.
• Overseeing the implementation of the World Heritage Convention.
• Support the continued survival and good management of nationally important built heritage assets by (1) identifying sites/buildings which merit designation; (2) undertaking the protection of scheduled ancient monuments; and (3) performing a positive role in listed building and conservation area consent and listing processes.
• Contribute to the development of entitlements.

Scottish Library and Information Council

( www.slainte.org.uk)

• Provide strategic leadership for the public library sector, promoting initiatives to help drive up standards.
• Advise on quality assurance arrangements, including standards of provision and guidance on quality assurance processes for library and information services, working with key sector stakeholders, including the local authorities.
• Provide general advice on best practice, knowledge management and related library matters, and expertise on copyright, interoperability and standards.
• Contribute to developing entitlements, advising on pathfinders and national guidance.
• Provide membership services to a base that includes the local authority sector.

Scottish Museums Council

( www.scottishmuseums.org.uk)

• Provide strategic leadership for the non-national museums and galleries sector, underpinned by targeted investment of advice and funding and the promotion of best practice.
• Advise on quality assurance arrangements, including standards of provision and guidance on quality assurance processes for museums services, working with key sector stakeholders, including the local authorities.
• Contribute to developing entitlements, advising on pathfinders and national guidance.
• Work with museums to enable them to involve the public and local communities.
• Provide membership services to a base that includes the local authority sector, as well as independent, university and military museums.