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Dateline: 15th July, 2010
DCMS Sets out Structural Reform Plan The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has announced its Structural Reform Plan, the "key tool of the Coalition Government for making departments accountable for the implementation of the reforms set out in the Coalition Agreement." "The reforms set out in each department’s SRP are designed to turn government on its head, taking power away from Whitehall and putting it into the hands of people and communities," the government says. "Once these reforms are in place, people themselves will have the power to improve our country and our public services, through the mechanisms of local democratic accountability, competition, choice, and social action." In his Foreword to the Plan, the secretary of state Jeremy Hunt, says, "The biggest challenge DCMS faces is delivering a safe and successful Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 - the largest peacetime logistical operation this country has ever faced. I’m determined to make the most of it, and ensure that London 2012 will be a symbol of our economic recovery, our social and cultural renewal and our re- emergence on the global stage." As far as theatre and the arts are concerned, the only reference is in the second departmental priority, to "boost the Big Society". The department aims
"After the autumn Spending Review," the Secxretary of State adds, "I will set out my broader ambitions for DCMS. Before then, I want to know what you think about the programme I’ve set out here. Please send your comments to: structural.reform@culture.gsi.gov.uk."
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