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Baroness Randerson to lead review of heritage services in Wales

The Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism, Ken Skates, has announced the appointment of Baroness Jennifer Randerson to lead a review of heritage services in Wales.

The aim of the group will be to present Ministers with options that ensure heritage bodies across Wales deliver synergies, including:

  • Creating a stronger, unified identity for the Welsh heritage sector;
  • Improving the commercial performance of heritage sites and the contribution of the wider heritage sector to the Welsh economy;
  • Realising opportunities for joint working in key areas including events, retail,  promotions, marketing, communications, lifelong learning, conservation, research and interpretation;
  • Ensuring the heritage sector delivers the objectives of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015.

The Task and Finish group will be asked to prepare a feasibility study by 31 March 2016.


The Deputy Minister said:

“I’m delighted that Baroness Randerson has agreed to Chair the Task and Finish group. There is a real opportunity for the heritage sector in Wales to work better together to mutually benefit all parties involved, and Baroness Randerson will bring a wealth of experience and understanding of the challenges and opportunities presented by the sector. I’m looking forward to seeing the outcome of the group’s discussions in March.”

Commenting on her appointment, Baroness Randerson added:

“I was delighted to be asked to lead this important review which has the potential to stimulate and expand the Welsh heritage sector. Wales is a small country, so it is vital that our heritage organisations work closely together to maximise our cultural influence and the success of our tourist industry.”

Baroness Randerson is a Welsh Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords. She is a former junior Minister in the Wales Office with specific responsibility for Culture and Heritage as well as Education. She is also a former Cardiff Councilor and was an AM from 1999 to 2011, when she was created a life peer.  She was Minister for Culture, Sport and the Welsh Language in the Welsh Government from 2000 to 2003.

In January 2011, she was created a life peer as Baroness Randerson, of Roath Park in the City of Cardiff and was introduced in the House of Lords on 31 January 2011, and sits on the Liberal Democrat benches. On 4 September 2012, she was appointed a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Wales Office.  

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