How funding for theatres has changed over recent years

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Dear Arts Council England,

This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I would like to request the following information:

How funding for theatre was distributed across venues in the North West?
How funding for theatres has changed over the last 3 years (with figures)?
How funding for theatres is planned to change in the next 3 years (with figures)?
What makes an organisation eligible for funding?

Please can you send the information as Word attachments or PDF files to the corresponding email address.

Yours faithfully,

Jack Wright

FOI, Arts Council England

Dear Jack,

 

Thank you for your request for information from the Arts Council.

 

I can confirm that this request will be considered in line with our
obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  This means that we
will respond to your request in full as soon as possible and, at the
latest, within 20 working days (not including Public Holidays) after we
received your email. Consequently you will hear from us no later than
Monday 19^th December 2016, due to St Andrew’s Day on 30^th November.

 

If you would like to know more about how we will deal with your request
for information, you can find information on our website
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If you have any further queries in the meantime please do not hesitate to
contact me.

 

Kind regards,

 

Paul Holmes

Administrator, Information & Planning

Arts Council England

 

0161 934 4474

 

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FOI, Arts Council England

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Dear Jack

 

Thank you for your request for information from the Arts Council.

 

As previously mentioned, I can confirm that this request was considered in
line with our obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 

 

Your request:

 

This is a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act
2000.

 

I would like to request the following information:

 

1.       How funding for theatre was distributed across venues in the
North West?

2.      How funding for theatres has changed over the last 3 years (with
figures)?

3.      How funding for theatres is planned to change in the next 3 years
(with figures)?

4.      What makes an organisation eligible for funding?

 

Please can you send the information as Word attachments or PDF files to
the corresponding email address.

 

Our Response:

 

            We have provided answers to each of your questions in turn
below, which I hope you will find helpful.

 

1.       How funding for theatre was distributed across venues in the
North West?

 

Please see the attached spreadsheet for a breakdown on funding for theatre
in the North West. This information is included in the tab entitled ‘North
West Awards’.

 

2.      How funding for theatres has changed over the last 3 years (with
figures)?

 

Please see the attached spreadsheet for a breakdown our investment in
theatre over the last three years. This information is included in the tab
entitled ‘Funding by region by programme’.

 

3.      How funding for theatres is planned to change in the next 3 years
(with figures)?

 

This information is available as an appendix to Arts Council England’s
Corporate Plan for 2015-18. You can access the theatre appendix via our
website here:

[1]http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/defa...

 

4.      What makes an organisation eligible for funding?

 

The eligibility criteria will differ for each of our funding programmes.
Details of the eligibility criteria for Arts Council England funding
programmes are available in the application guidance documents, which can
be accessed on the Funding Finder section of our website via the following
link: [2]http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/fu...

 

I hope the information being provided is helpful.  If you do have any
further queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

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specific concerns in writing and send them to the Chief Executive, Arts
Council England, 21 Bloomsbury Street, London, WC1B 3HF or email to
[3][email address]

 

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contacted at Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

 

Kind regards

 

Nick Carter
Officer, Information

Telephone: 0161 934 4341

Email [4][Arts Council England request email]

 

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From: FOI
Sent: 21 November 2016 13:55
To: [FOI #372760 email]
Subject: Your Freedom of Information Request

 

Dear Jack,

 

Thank you for your request for information from the Arts Council.

 

I can confirm that this request will be considered in line with our
obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.  This means that we
will respond to your request in full as soon as possible and, at the
latest, within 20 working days (not including Public Holidays) after we
received your email. Consequently you will hear from us no later than
Monday 19^th December 2016, due to St Andrew’s Day on 30^th November.

 

If you would like to know more about how we will deal with your request
for information, you can find information on our website
[11]http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/who-we-are...

 

Alternatively for a more comprehensive look at information rights
legislation, please visit the Information Commissioner’s website
[12]http://www.ico.gov.uk  

 

If you have any further queries in the meantime please do not hesitate to
contact me.

 

Kind regards,

 

Paul Holmes

Administrator, Information & Planning

Arts Council England

 

0161 934 4474

 

[13]web | [14]twitter | [15]facebook | [16]instagram | [17]linkedin

 

I think [18]#culturematters – do you?

 

 

 

 

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