The Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden, has announced representatives from the arts, cultural and sporting worlds who will join a new taskforce aimed at helping getting the country’s recreation and leisure sector up and running again. The Cultural Renewal Taskforce will look to see how creative new approaches could help sectors thrive in future, building on existing channels of government support.
Alongside this, the Culture Secretary has appointed Neil Mendoza as the new Commissioner for Cultural Recovery and Renewal. He will provide an expert and independent voice to the government, and will advise on how UK culture and heritage can begin the road to recovery from the pandemic. Further information about this and his background can be read here.