MD2045 New Culture Work Streams 2016-17

The London Borough of Culture (LBOC) is a new regional competition launching publicly in 2017. LBOC will throw a spotlight on the winning borough placing culture at the heart of communities, delivering exciting, accessible cultural programmes, inspiring new talent and creativity, reaching different people and encouraging all Londoners to explore their neighbourhoods in new ways.

Creative Enterprise Zones (CEZ) are a new work stream for the GLA Culture team, as outlined in the Mayor’s Cultural Manifesto. The GLA Culture Team will lead on scoping, planning and development of areas of concentrated creative infrastructure, enterprises and networks across London. CEZs will give an added boost to enable the creative community to put down roots and put in place a package of incentives that are tailored to local circumstances and needs. The CEZ programme will begin with a ‘pathfinder zone’, which will pilot the concept from 2016-17. The 4-year pathfinder programme will be evaluated and a framework created for the further CEZs, which will be developed between 2017 and 2020.

The Cultural Infrastructure Plan 2030 will involve a detailed mapping of the infrastructural needs of cultural subsectors and geographical areas in the Capital. The Culture Team is working with other GLA family teams such as Regeneration, Planning and the Intelligence Unit to draw together data on the cultural sector’s infrastructure needs. A plan that complements the London Plan will then be developed.

1.4 The Mayor of London will co-commission a new sculpture and scope a programme of activity to commemorate women’s suffrage. The statue will be unveiled in 2018 to mark the 100 year anniversary of suffrage for women over 30. The GLA will work in partnership with Spark21, The Fawcett Society, 1418 Now and the campaign to deliver this project.

GLA is seeking an overall contribution of £165k to the costs of the sculpture and £125k funding towards a programme of events during 2018. The first £25k for 16/17 is towards scoping of the artistic commission.

A wider fundraising campaign will be managed by the charity Spark 21, a charity founded to celebrate, inform and inspire future generations of women in the professions. Caroline Criado-Perez, the lead campaigner, is a trustee of Spark 21 and will sit on the sculpture commissioning panel.

Launch the competition phase for a London Borough of Culture programme.

Launch one ‘Pathfinder CEZ’ to be evaluated to create a framework for further CEZs

Research, consultation and engagement activities with the creative and cultural industries, Boroughs and partners, and Londoners, to support the development of the Cultural Infrastructure Plan and;

Support the co-commissioning of a new suffragette statue for 2018.

2.2 Expected Outcomes (2016-17)

London Borough of Culture (LBoC)

Fully developed new regional cultural competition with established governance structure and confirmed external partnerships

Public launch of regional competition

Detailed 4-year stakeholder engagement plan and confirmed media sponsor

Evaluation framework established

Up to £1million potential partnership match funding identified

Bid development workshop and specialist advice provided to support boroughs

Cultural Infrastructure Plan (CIP)

Deliver first two phases of work: 1) work on the Night Time Economy and some of the capital’s most at risk venues ( such as pubs, LGBT, music venues), 2) distinct commissions for up to four areas of cultural infrastructure and a comprehensive mapping exercise for one London borough

An announcement of the Cultural Infrastructure Plan specifically focussed around the night time economy

Deliver a pilot audit and visual mapping exercise for a trial borough

Create a cultural asset database that will form a baseline from which to launch a detailed analysis of London’s creative and cultural industries and the health of cultural infrastructure within specific geographic and opportunity areas

Creative Enterprise Zones (CEZ)

In 2017 a Pathfinder CEZ with a local borough will be launched. In the first year, the borough will match fund the GLA’s contribution with £395,000

A new job creation scheme will be developed in the successful borough, developing skills and creating job opportunities creating 3,000 jobs.

Goal is to create thriving places people want to live, work and play that are authentically local and home grown.

Scope feasibility of a brand new annual cultural event for the successful Creative Enterprise Zone.

A new micro-grant programme for creative people and businesses.

A brand new business rate relief policy that will incentivise business to work in the zone and help them grow.

A new Creative Network to facilitate new collaborations among creative businesses.

A Champions programme to give local communities a say in shaping the zone.

In Year One, a number of pieces of work that will make sure the programme goes with the grain of what already exists in the successful borough. This means will be best serve the needs of local people and businesses. This will include:

skills audit/supply and demand;

appraisal and scoping of financial interventions to support the CEZ;

mapping the current employment portfolio and establishing a benchmark of affordability across sub-sectors;

scoping the feasibility of policy interventions aimed at maintaining and growing a stock of creative workspace in borough;

mapping of current cultural activity, venues and groups, including gaps in provision

2018 Centenary Suffragette Stature and Programme of Activity

Commence planning for a sculpture to commemorate women’s suffrage, to be unveiled in 2018 to mark the 100 year anniversary of suffrage for women over 30.

Receipt of up to 6 artistic proposals for suffragette statue

Commence work on integration of the story of women’s suffrage into London Curriculum materials including a new workbook

Initiate roundtable discussion to scope a programme of public activity to celebrate centenary of women’s right to vote through film, design, fashion, art and music delivered throughout 2018/19.

The Mayor’s cultural programmes will proactively celebrate and bring together London’s diverse communities through cultural and creative activity.

All recruitment, procurement and commissioning for the programmes (including the selection of the competition jury) described above will fully comply with the Equality Act 2010 and fulfil the requirements of the Public Sector Equality Duty as set out in the section 149(1) of the Equality Act 2010.



This provides that, in the exercise of their functions, public authorities must have due regard to the need to:

• Eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other conduct that is prohibited by or under the Equality Act 2010;

• Advance equality of opportunity between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it; and

• Foster good relations between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.

The obligation in section 149(1) is placed upon the Mayor, as decision maker. Due regard must be had at the time a particular decision is being considered. The duty is non-delegable and must be exercised with an open mind.

Applications to establish Creative Enterprise Zones will be subject to full Equality Impact Assessments.

Selection criteria for the LBOC competition will be designed to ensure that candidate boroughs are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion throughout their planned programme of activities.

The Culture Team will work with the Diversity and Social Policy team to ensure that the fairness and inclusion are embedded in the design of the programmes, particularly with regard to addressing gaps in equality.

4.1 There are some key risks which have been highlighted below:

5.1 The expenditure of up to £319,000 towards the activities detailed within this decision will be funded from the 2016/17 Corporate Contingency Budget.

6.1 Sections 1 to 4 of this report indicates that the decisions requested of the Mayor fall within the GLA’s statutory powers to do such things considered to further or which are facilitative of, conductive or incidental to the promotion of economic development and wealth creation, social development or the promotion of the improvement of the environment in Greater London; and in formulating the proposals in respect of which a decision is sought officers have complied with the GLA’s related statutory duties:

pay due regard to the principle that there should be equality of opportunity for all people;

consider how the proposals will promote the improvement of health of persons, health inequalities between persons and to contribute towards the achievement of sustainable development in the United Kingdom; and

consult with appropriate bodies.





6.2 As the pathfinder Creative Enterprise Zone is developed, officers should liaise with TfL Legal to ensure State aid compliance.

6.3 Section 1 indicates that the GLA is looking to commission a new statue. The GLA will needs to ensure it seeks the appropriate permissions from the relevant authorities before the statue is commissioned.

6.4 The Mayor may, under section 38 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, delegate the exercise of the GLA’s functions to the Executive Director as proposed.