Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member for Communities, Culture and Heritage seeking approval the Cultural Strategy for Southampton City Council.

DECISION MADE: (CAB 21/22 32707)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Members for Communities, Culture and Heritage, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  That Cabinet adopts the amended Southampton Cultural Strategy 2021-2031 (Appendix 1) and notes a summary of the public consultation feedback below (and Appendix 2), and the communications plan that supported it (Appendix 3).

(ii)  That following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Communities, Culture & Heritage, an Action Plan with measures to support it is agreed by November 2022. This would provide time to accommodate the approach and transition depending on the outcome of the City of Culture bid in May 2022.

NOTE: Cabinet considered the following recommendations received from Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee; meeting held on 13th January, 2022

(i)  That the Cabinet Member commits to ongoing engagement with stakeholders, including the Southampton Cultural Development Trust, to develop the city-wide approach to culture.

Recommendation (i) was accepted by Cabinet.

(ii)  That the Administration commits to resourcing the objectives outlined within the Cultural Strategy, irrespective of the outcome of the City of Culture bid.

Recommendation (ii) was accepted by Cabinet.

(iii)  That, reflecting the experience of the Cultural Strategy, the Council considers its approach to consultation to increase feedback from communities across the city.

Recommendation (iii) was accepted by Cabinet.

(iv)  That the approach to risk is reviewed by the Administration as it relates to the partner led projects in the Cultural Strategy.

 Recommendation (iv) was rejected by Cabinet