Culture in the Derbyshire LAA

1. Culture in the Derbyshire LAA Robert Gent Assistant Director, Cultural and Community Services

2. LAA governance Local Strategic Partnerships Consultative Forums

3. Culture Board members • County Council Cabinet member and Strategic Director • Elected members from all Districts, with officer support • PCT • VCS infrastructure consortium • DLOG • Derbyshire Sport • Derbyshire Arts Partnership • Peak District National Park Authority • Arts Council East Midlands • Culture East Midlands • GO-EM

4. Main terms of reference • Provide strategic direction for cultural services within the Sustainable Community Strategy and the Local Area Agreement for Derbyshire; • Take wider responsibility for championing, co-ordinating and developing cultural provision across Derbyshire, working with partner agencies and cultural providers locally, regionally and nationally; • Co-ordinate the performance management and delivery of LAA priorities • Co-ordinate delivery of other National indicators relating to Culture • Ensure that cultural services contribute effectively to other appropriate National Indicators • Work in co-operation with other partnerships on cross-cutting priorities • Ensure that the needs of service users, communities of place and communities of interest are reflected in strategy development; • Ensure that priorities are reflected in the key plans of relevant partner organisations; • Ensure that the mainstream budgets of key partners are aligned to key priorities and the delivery of LAA targets; • Maximise opportunities arising from 2012 and Cultural Olympiad.

5. Priority indicators • NI 7 Environment for a thriving third sector • NI 8 Adult participation in sport and active recreation • NI 9 Use of libraries

6. Non-priority indicators • NI 6 Participation in regular volunteering • NI 10 Visits to museums and galleries • NI 11 Participation in the arts

7. Culture’s contribution to other indicators • NI 110 Young people’s participation in positive activities • NI 163 Proportion of population qualified to at least Level 2 • NI 186 Per capita reduction in CO2 emissions

8. Shared indicators • NI 1 % of people who believe people from different backgrounds get on well together in their local area • NI 2 % of people who feel that they belong to their neighbourhood • NI 3 Civic participation in the local area • NI 4 % of people who feel they can influence decisions in their locality • NI 5 Overall/general satisfaction with local area

9. Derbyshire’s approach • Outcomes and issues – not just indicators • Culture indicators all based on surveys • Planning needs to address the real issues – danger of hitting the target but missing the point

10. How the arts can contribute • Encourage participation • Build on community focus • Branding and recognition • Partnership • Breaking down silos • Using non-traditional venues • Engaging with new audiences • Recruiting volunteers • Engage with 3D • Get involved in consultation • Ensure two-way communication

11. What’s in it for the arts? • Access to new audiences • Political influence • National exemplar – tell the story • Wider range of statutory partners offers opportunities • All of us are stronger than any one of us – it all starts with dialogue