Arts funding in England must be protected from politics, Hodge report urges

Arts Council England must remain free from interference to ensure artistic freedom, says report by Labour peer

Arts Council England must ensure funding is protected from politicisation and simplify its application process in order to regain trust, a damaging report has found.

The investigation into the national body for arts funding found there had been a loss of respect and trust" for ACE among those it backed, in part because of perceived political interference in decision-making".