Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the average waiting time for museums to receive a review of their national professional museums standard accreditation in the latest period for which data is available.

Arts Council England publishes detailed Accreditation data at regular intervals, including a schedule of museums awaiting review of their Accredited status, and the list of museums working towards Accreditation with support from ACE: https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/supporting-arts-museums-and-libraries/uk-museum-accreditation-scheme

The Accreditation scheme has been a mainstay of the museums sector for 35 years, inspiring similar models overseas. With support from the department, ACE has this year begun a redesign of Accreditation, to continue meeting diverse user needs in changing operating environments.