Sky News first reported a week ago that Hodge, who was last week named as the government’s anti-corruption champion, would take control of the review into Arts Council England, which was originally announced by the Conservative government and was to be chaired by Mary Archer but was shelved shortly after Labour won the general election.
“It will look at whether delivering through the Arts Council is actually working, whether it needs to change its way of operation, and whether we need to tighten its remit,” Nandy said at a select committee hearing for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport last week.
Margaret Hodge to lead review of regional inequality in the arts Anti-corruption champion to examine Arts Council England projects and lack of facilities in some areas of country.
The culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, said the review would be the first step on the journey to “restoring people’s connection with the arts and culture in every region of the country”.
Margaret Hodge will oversee a review into regional inequality in the arts after the culture secretary described some areas of Britain as “cultural deserts”.
