Question reference: S6W-26093
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 12 March 2024
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Current status: Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 19 March 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review Creative Scotland's processes for awarding funds to independent arts projects.
Answer
As the national arts development body, Creative Scotland operate at arm’s length from the Scottish Government.
As per the legislation, this means that neither Scottish Government nor Scottish Ministers have a role in funding processes and decisions made by Creative Scotland for individual projects. Creative Scotland are rapidly reviewing their funding allocation to Rein as they have been clear that what has been reported simply does not meet what the funding was applied for.
I look forward to Creative Scotland sharing its conclusions with the Scottish Government.