Decision details

The Collections Development Policy is an important document for Doncaster Museum and Cusworth Hall. In December 2016 we re-applied to the Arts Council for Museum Accreditation for Cusworth Hall Museum. The Arts Council have not had the capacity to review the application until now. Unfortunately this document became out of date in January 2018 and so they will not accept it. We are re-writing the policy, but wish to undertake a significant overhaul and re-think as we move towards a different service delivery model for the new Library, Museum, Gallery and Archive. This will also involve community engagement in the policy development for the first time.
In order to give us the chance to undertake this work (which we estimate will have been completed for approval by October 2018) the Arts Council have agreed to accepting a one-year extension of the 2013-18 policy.

To extend the current Collections Development Policy by one year until January 2019.

Option 1 - Undertake a less thorough review of the policy
Option 2 - extend the policy by one year to January 2019