I'd like to request a change of Subject title here. There is NO Arts Council UK. This is Arts Council ENGLAND.

Arts Council for Wales has a Taking Part paper out for consultation as well which is a desperately watered down version - almost unrecognizable - of one which was written through a process of workshops and consultations with the voluntary sector.

I shall make a point of looking at ACE's document to see if there are similarities. I do recommend that the folk/trad community respond in strength as it keeps the genre visible.

sian