The importance of culture, leisure and sport in addressing issues such as social inclusion, health and crime is becoming increasingly apparent. Government Offices work with a range of regional and local partners to identify where links can be made with other government programmes at local level.
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Government Office for the North West provides a regional focus for the
Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) policies on sport,
arts, museums and galleries, libraries and archives, heritage and
architecture, the creative industries (music, film and broadcasting),
tourism, the lottery, licensing and gambling.
DCMS supports and promotes the widest access to excellence in culture - in
the arts, in museums and galleries, in architecture and in the built and
the historic environment, and libraries. Government Office for the
North West provides support to DCMS in this.
We also work to increase understanding of how creative industries and
tourism can contribute much to regeneration and economic development, with
an emphasis on neighbourhood renewal, education and health.
We help promote DCMS Strategic Objectives. For 2008-2011, these are:
- Opportunity: Encourage more widespread enjoyment of culture, media and
sport
- Excellence: Support talent and excellence in culture, media and sport
- Economic impact: Realise the economic benefits of the
Department’s sectors
- Olympics: Deliver a successful and inspirational Olympic and Paralympic
Games with a sustainable legacy
This involves close working with the cultural non-departmental public
bodies and partnership working with a range of regional bodies, including
the Northwest Development Agency (NWDA), local authorities, the voluntary
sector and private organisations, with Government Offices taking a
cross-departmental approach to ensure cohesion of policy delivery.
Regional and Local Strategies
Government Office works to promote and integrate the culture agenda in the
work of Local Authorities and Local Strategic Partnerships, and major
regional strategies. We are working with NWDA and partners on the
development of RS2010 the new Single Regional Strategy.
