Reports & Resources

30 Jan 2018

This report explores how we can work transparently and accountably with partners (to include festivals, businesses, residents, police, relevant functions and ALEOs of the council) to improve the visitor and resident experience and address the challenges to ensure that the city can offer a positive experience for visitors and residents.

30 Jan 2018

This report provides an initial ‘score card’ assessment of summer experience of our Festival City at peak times, for residents and visitors. The purpose of a score card is to support the Council and key partners in working together to deliver a vibrant, sustainable, and liveable city during periods of concentrated visitor presence. This report was presented in tandem with the Tourism in Edinburgh report, at the same Committee meeting.

20 Mar 2017

This report highlights the extensive success in the year 2017 in the Council’s contribution to the progress and delivery of the Culture Plan.

31 May 2016

This report presents Edinburgh's Events Strategy developed following an independently-led review of the Council’s previous Strategy.

30 Nov 2015

This report summarises the later stages of the review of the 1999 Cultural Policy and highlights the key findings of the process, namely the creation of a new Culture Plan.

26 May 2015

A consultation entitled Desire Lines, was created following on from the Culture and Sport Committee on 16 December 2014. The Peer Group who consulted on Desire Lines recorded its findings

26 May 2015

At its meeting on 16 December 2014, the Culture and Sport Committee noted that the intention at that point was to submit a final Cultural Policy for approval to the May 2015 meeting of the Committee. To produce a Policy reflective of citywide views, and to supplement previous tailored consultation, the Council invited a Representative Peer Group to design and deliver a major consultation to inform the Policy. This Peer Group decided to call the consultation Desire Lines, to hold at least one open discussion session to look at what makes a culturally successful city, and to create a website incorporating social media feeds and an online survey. In the event, the Peer Group held three open discussions between 8 December 2014 and 3 February. Large numbers attended the meetings and responded to the online survey. The Peer Group recorded its findings, which is appended to this report and as a separate booklet (Desire Lines document).