Nicholas Penny Resigns from AIL Panel

July 8 2024

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Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

The Art Newspaper have reported on news that former director of The National Gallery, Nicholas Penny, has resigned from the Acceptance in Lieu (AIL) panel. The article suggests that this was due to recent changes, including the departure of the Arts Council's senior policy adviser on cultural property, Anastasia Tennant, which Penny stated “will seriously impair the panel’s efficiency and efficacy”. Click on the link to read the full story, which includes Penny's calls that the 'AIL system should now be removed from administration by the Arts Council and made an independent body reporting directly to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.' The Arts Council are yet to respond to the article.


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