2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
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Detail of outcome
The full consultation response is available in English and Welsh, with the Executive Summary translated into British Sign Language, Cornish, Gaelic, Irish, Scots and Ulster Scots.
We want the ratification of the 2003 Convention to start a conversation throughout the UK about our cultural heritage - the folklore, performance, customs and crafts that play an important role in the identity, pride, and cohesion of communities across the UK - and how we collectively safeguard this intangible cultural heritage, which we will refer to as 鈥榣iving heritage鈥�.
This consultation has formed part of the beginning of the conversation around living heritage in the UK and we have worked closely with the Devolved Governments to agree this response.
Living heritage is a broad area that covers a number of different policy areas so there will often not be a one-size-fits all answer, but we will approach the inventories and wider implementation of the Convention with the principles of being community-based, inclusive, respectful and open.
Detail of feedback received
The consultation consisted of 16 online roundtables attended by over 500 people, and over 1,100 survey responses submitted via the online portal and by email.
Original consultation
Consultation description
The UK is planning to ratify the UNESCO 2003 Convention for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. We are launching a public consultation on the initial stages of implementation, focusing on the defining and identifying intangible cultural heritage in the UK.
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