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This is聽part of the Government鈥檚 drive to cut costs and increase transparency, accountability and efficiency.

Proposals

, the Culture Secretary, has proposed a number of changes, including:

• abolishing the and establishing a direct and less bureaucratic relationship with the ; this would support front-line services while ensuring greater value for money - Government and Lottery support for film will continue
• abolishing the to focus efforts on front-line, essential services and ensure greater value for money -聽Government support for museums, libraries and archives will continue
• merging and , creating a more effective structure to deliver elite sport success and a wider sports legacy from the 2012 games

Some key functions carried out by these bodies would be transferred to other, existing organisations.

We will do further work over the summer to finalise the details and timing of these changes. We will also continue to look at its other arm鈥檚 length bodies and explore further opportunities to improve accountability and efficiency.

Changing times

鈥溁使谔逵齛pp Government is committed to increasing the transparency and accountability of its public bodies, while at the same time reducing their number and cost,鈥� said Mr Hunt.

鈥淢any of these bodies were set up a considerable length of time ago, and times and demands have changed. In the light of the current financial situation, and as part of our drive to increase openness and efficiency across Whitehall, it is the right time to look again at the role, size and scope of these organisations.

鈥溁使谔逵齛pp changes I have proposed today would help us deliver fantastic culture, media and sport, while ensuring value for money for the public and transparency about where taxpayers鈥� money is spent.鈥�

Further proposals

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• abolishing the and winding up the
• abolishing the
• declassifying the and transferring its functions to another body
• declassifying the so it can act as an independent statutory advisory body

We are also:

• looking at our responsibility for heritage and the built environment, and considering the role and remit of , the and the
• considering the role of the
• discussing with the Church of England the merits of declassifying the
• considering whether to change the status, role and functions of and

Finally, we have confirmed that we intend to merge the with the , subject to further consideration of the business case.

Further information

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