Reports & policies
The Government Art Collection's reports, Advisory Committee minutes and policies covering our activities are available to download on this page.
Annual Reports
Our combined annual report and acquisition lists are published in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2021-2023 (PDF 2mb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2019-2021 (PDF 1.6mb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2018-2019 (PDF 2.2mb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2017-2018 (PDF 1.5mb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2016-2017 (PDF 1.5mb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2015-2016 (PDF 1.3mb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2014-2015 (PDF 1.8mb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2013-2014 (PDF 1.4mb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2012-2013 (PDF 2.2mb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2011-2012 (PDF 1.9mb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2010-2011 (PDF 1.4mb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2009-2010 (PDF 1.2mb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2008-2009 (PDF 1.5mb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2007-2008 (PDF 1.1mb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2006-2007 (PDF 861kb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2005-2006 (PDF 937kb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2004-2005 (PDF 196kb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2003-2004 (PDF 111kb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2002-2003 (PDF 240kb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2001-2002 (PDF 165kb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 2000-2001 (PDF 225kb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 1999-2000 (PDF 260kb)
- Annual Report and Acquisitions List 1997-1999 (PDF 261kb)
Minutes of Advisory Committee Meetings
The Advisory Committee meeting minute summaries are published below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – November 2022 (PDF 203kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – July 2022 (PDF 179kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – March 2022 (PDF 223kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – November 2021 (PDF 246kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – July 2021 (PDF 297kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – March 2021 (PDF 317kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – December 2020 (PDF 222kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – July 2020 (PDF 216kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – March 2020 (PDF 224kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – November 2019 (PDF 224kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – July 2019 (PDF 221kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – March 2019 (PDF 236kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – November 2018 (PDF 219kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – July 2018 (PDF 229kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – March 2018 (PDF 213kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – November 2017 (PDF 216kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – July 2017 (PDF 204kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – March 2017 (PDF 209kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – November 2016 (PDF 213kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – July 2016 (PDF 215kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – March 2016 (PDF 195kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – November 2015 (PDF 207kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – July 2015 (PDF 205kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – March 2015 (PDF 211kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – November 2014 (PDF 197kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – July 2014 (PDF 200kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – March 2014 (PDF 191kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – November 2013 (PDF 204kb)
- Advisory Committee extraordinary meeting minutes summary – October 2013 (PDF 195kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – July 2013 (PDF 194kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – March 2013 (PDF 131kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – November 2012 (PDF 148kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – July 2012 (PDF 131kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – March 2012 (PDF 128kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – November 2011 (PDF 142kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – July 2011 (PDF 136kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – March 2011 (PDF 140kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – November 2010 (PDF 134kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – July 2010 (PDF 129kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – March 2010 (PDF 127kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – November 2009 (PDF 154kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – July 2009 (PDF 129kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – March 2009 (PDF 142kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – November 2008 (PDF 125kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – July 2008 (PDF 153kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – March 2008 (PDF 154kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – November 2007 (PDF 150kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – July 2007 (PDF 160kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – March 2007 (PDF 190kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – November 2006 (PDF 87kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – June 2006 (PDF 119kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – March 2006 (PDF 116kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – November 2005 (PDF 114kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – June 2005 (PDF 113kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – March 2005 (PDF 114kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – December 2004 (PDF 115kb)
- Advisory Committee meeting minutes summary – July 2004 (PDF 112kb)
Collections Development Policy
The Collections Development Policy 2023-26 is published below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format:
Our interpretation
Learn more about our interpretation:
Three Collections Review
An independent report was commissioned in 2012 to look at the operation of three public art collections: the Government Art Collection (part of DCMS), the British Council Collection, and the Arts Council Collection. Joint responses from all three collections are included.
This report was published 12 March 2012 in Adobe Acrobat PDF format: