Two reports examined the well-being impacts of cultural engagement and sport participation. The first presented an analysis of the association between culture and sport participation and a range of social outcomes, focusing on the financial benefits and savings. The second report examined the impact on subjective well-being.
Source: Daniel Fujiwara, Laura Kudrna, and Paul Dolan, Quantifying and Valuing the Wellbeing Impacts of Culture and Sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Links: Report
Source: Daniel Fujiwara, Laura Kudrna, and Paul Dolan, Quantifying the Social Impacts of Culture and Sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Links: Report
Date: 2014-Apr
A special issue of a journal examined the experiences of planning for, delivering, and capturing the impacts of the London Cultural Olympiad, with a particular focus on methodological challenges and the four-year lead up to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Source: Cultural Trends, Volume 23 Number 1
Links: Table of contents
Notes: Articles included:
Abigail Gilmore, 'Evaluating legacies: research, evidence and the regional impact of the Cultural Olympiad'
David McGillivray and Gayle McPherson, 'Capturing the Cultural Olympiad in Scotland: the case for multi-criteria analysis'
Carol Scott, 'Legacy evaluation and London, 2012 and the Cultural Olympiad'
Date: 2014-Mar
A report examined the impact of arts and culture on the economy, health, well-being, society, and education. Noting the present difficulty in evidencing impact, the Arts Council announced that it would open a research grants programme in autumn 2014 to fill gaps in the evidence base.
Source: The Value of Arts and Culture to People and Society An evidence review, Arts Council England
Links: Report | Arts Council press release
Date: 2014-Mar
The government published further reports from its ongoing review of the European Union's competences, and how they affected the United Kingdom, which the Foreign Secretary had launched in July 2012.
Source: Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union: Single Market – Free movement of goods, HM Revenue & Customs
Links: Report | Supplementary papers | FCO press release
Source: Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union: Asylum and non-EU migration, Home Office
Links: Report | Evidence | FCO press release
Source: Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union: Trade and investment, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Links: Report | Supplementary papers | FCO press release
Source: Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union: Environment and climate change, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Links: Report | Supplementary papers | FCO press release
Source: Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union: Transport, Department for Transport
Links: Report | Evidence | FCO press release
Source: Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union: Research and development, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Links: Report | Supplementary paper | FCO press release
Source: Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union: Culture, tourism and sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Links: Report | Supplementary paper | FCO press release
Source: Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union: Civil judicial cooperation, Ministry of Justice
Links: Report | Supplementary papers | FCO press release
Date: 2014-Feb