UK Government’s drive to cut costs

A number of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) 55 public bodies are set to be merged, abolished or streamlined as part of the Government’s drive to cut costs and increase transparency, accountability and efficiency, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today.

Mr Hunt has proposed a number of changes, including:

• abolishing the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council to focus efforts on front-line, essential services and ensure greater value for money. Government support for museums, libraries and archives will continue.

Further proposals include:

•  abolishing the Advisory Council on Libraries and winding up the Legal Deposit Advisory Panel.

More at: http://www.culture.gov.uk/news/news_stories/7280.aspx