The Department for Culture Media and Sports (DCMS) are currently carrying out a consultation into the proportion of money going to each of the lottery distributors.

Their proposal is to reduce the proportion of money going to the Big Lottery from 50% to 40% and increase the proportion going to arts, heritage and sports from 18% each to 20% each. This would be spread over two years.

They are interested in:

• What impact would the changes have on member organisations’ ability to deliver previously identified priorities or projects?
• In your view will the change have any adverse or positive impact on particular groups, taking into account race, gender, disability, age, faith/belief, sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic equality? How could impacts be avoided or mitigated. Please provide evidence if possible.
• I will arrange for an initial draft Impact Assessment to be placed on the DCMS website (link below) and would be grateful for any evidence to inform that.
• Do you have any other observations?