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FOI2024/00300: Creative industries Policy and Evidence Center

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Case reference FOI2024/00300

Received 4 April 2024

Published 1 July 2024

Request

Request Received: 4 April 2024

All publicly disclosable information regarding 1) the application to UKRI for and 2) internal approval of the Creative industries Policy and Evidence Center. I am particularly interested in securing the following:

• The actual funding application and accompanying budget which led to the creation of the Creative Industries Center centre via the UKRI strategic fund and other documentation relating to this application.

• Information regarding the selection and appointment of the inaugural director of the Centre,

• Information and documentation associated with the stakeholder consultation process which took place prior to the submission of an application for the creation of the Creative Industries Center.

• Information and documentation associated with the selection of universities which came to be affiliated with the new Creative Industries Center. I am particularly interested here in knowing how affiliates were selected and whether there was a competitive process.

I believe this information is in the public interest and will be used for research purposes.

Response

Response Sent: 29 April 2024

Full details of this response are provided in the attached documents.

Documents

• FOI2024-00300 PEC 1.0 Call specification - FINAL (published) _Redacted.pdf (550.1 KB)
• FOI2024-00300 PEC Assessment Panel Guidance_PEC 1 _Redacted.pdf (454.4 KB)
• FOI_Response_Letter_FOI2024_00300_Redacted.pdf (303.5 KB)

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