On 16 December 2025, the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) published its Independent Review of Arts Council England (ACE) led by Baroness Margaret Hodge, and supported by an independent Advisory Panel.
As part of the public review consultation process, Creative PEC developed a submission outlining recommendations on how ACE should continue to be supported as a vital force for supporting arts, culture and creativity across the country.
The submission summarises relevant Creative PEC research to respond to the thematic areas laid out within the ACE Public Review consultation, as well as providing a set of key policy insights and recommendations on how to strengthen the function of ACE going forward.
You can read the full Creative PEC submission below.
Citation
Please cite this document as: Hopkins, E., Hay, B., Taylor, M., O’Brien, D. (2026) Creative PEC Submission for the Arts Council England Public Review. Creative PEC. doi:10.5281/zenodo.18246520.
For further information please contact:
Bernard Hay, Head of Policy, bernard.hay@pec.ac.uk.
