Priorities

January 2008 to June 2008

• • Thinking about Creative Scotland and defining its role
• • Engaging partners and stakeholders in shaping the vision for Creative Scotland
• • Mapping the current activities, systems and resources of Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen
• • Outline organisational design
• • Make in principle decision about location
• • Outlining corporate plan - vision, aims, objectives and operating principles

Linked to Stage 1 Parliamentary Debate on the Creative Scotland Bill

The Scottish Government introduces the Creative Scotland Bill.

We hope the Bill will secure Royal Assent early next year, so that Creative Scotland could be established formally during 2009.

June 2008 - October 2008

• • Detailed corporate plan and budget
• • Detailed costing of transition costs
• • Proposal for design of organisation and beginning of consultation process
• • External consultation process on role and characteristics of Creative Scotland

Linked to Stage 2 of Creative Scotland Bill

‘The Creative Scotland transition project is naturally disappointed at recent events. There’s a lot of goodwill toward a new organisation that supports the skills and knowledge of our talented people and organisations. We recognise the Scottish Government remains fully committed to the establishment of Creative Scotland and we’ll work with them to find a constructive and positive way forward.’

The most recent announcement concerning the Creative Scotland Bill explains the way forward following the most recent meeting of the Joint Board.

On 3 September the Scottish Government announced its plans to establish Creative Scotland without further delay. Creative Scotland will begin life as a limited company, allowing a new board of directors and chief executive to take forward the final phase of transition. The arrangements for establishing Creative Scotland will also undergo further Parliamentary scrutiny through the Public Services Reform Bill, enshrining the arms’ length principle in legislation. It is expected that the new board of directors and chief executive will be in place by April 2009, with the organisation maturing into a statutory body by February 2010.

The Scottish Government’s announcement is here: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/09/03115220

The Joint Board of Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen retain responsibility for the Transition Project until the new company is able to take over the final phase of transition.This new route provides a clear way forward for the transition project. We will work with the Scottish Government to establish clear milestones for the process. We will shortly announce details of some of our proposed programme of work, including:

• Development of the relationships Creative Scotland will form
• Presentation of the outline plan for Creative Scotland’s future activities

Subject to the arrangements for the establishment of Creative Scotland as a limited company, we will shortly announce details of some of our proposed programme of work, including:

Development of the relationships Creative Scotland will form

Presentation of the outline plan for Creative Scotland’s future activities