Meetings
Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales
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Meeting: 19/11/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3)
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3 Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales
Supporting documents:
- Letter from the Arts Council of Wales providing the additional information requested in the Committee's letter of 5 November, following the recent scrutiny session – 12 November 2025, item 3
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Meeting: 12/11/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 4.2)
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4.2 Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales
Supporting documents:
- Letter to the Arts Council of Wales following the evidence session of 2 October – 5 November 2025, item 4.2
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Meeting: 06/11/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 7)
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7 Funding for NoFit State
Supporting documents:
- Letter to the Arts Council of Wales: Seeking urgent assurance on NoFit State funding and engagement with the Welsh Government on sector fragility – 17 October 2025, item 7
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- Letter from the Arts Council of Wales: Providing assurance on NoFit State funding and sector fragility engagement – 17 October 2025, item 7
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Meeting: 26/09/2024 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 2)
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2 Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales
Supporting documents:
- Response from the Arts Council of Wales: Providing an update following general scrutiny – 12 July 2024, item 2
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- English Language Theatre Review – Terms of Reference, item 2
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Meeting: 10/07/2024 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3)
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3 Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 19/06/2024 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 10)
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10 Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales: Follow on from scrutiny session on 6 December 2023: Consideration of draft correspondence
Paper providing an overview of draft correspondence
Draft correspondence
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 24 , View reasons restricted (10/1)
- Restricted enclosure 25 , View reasons restricted (10/2)
Minutes:
10.1 The Committee noted concerns over a lack of progress by the Arts Council to put in place the necessary changes it had outlined to the Committee during its session on 6 December 2023.
10.2 The Committee considered and agreed the draft correspondence but agreed to seek assurances in light of budgetary pressures.
Meeting: 06/12/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 6.)
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Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023: consideration of evidence
Meeting: 06/12/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 2.)
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2. Scrutiny of the Arts Council of Wales - Autumn 2023
Dafydd Rhys, Chief Executive, Arts Council of Wales
Maggie Russell, Chair, Arts Council of Wales
Rebecca Nelson, Director (Finance and Business Services), Arts Council of Wales
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 30 , View reasons restricted (2./1)
- Restricted enclosure 31 , View reasons restricted (2./2)