To enable the committee to consider for approval the updated Collections Development Policy for Weymouth Museum Trust and thereby enable the Trust to gain museum accredited status from Arts Council England. 

(a)       That the progress being made towards the establishment of a                       permanent museum for Weymouth be noted.

(b)       That the Weymouth Museum Trust’s Collections Development                     (Acquisition & Disposal) Policy as set out at appendix A be endorsed

(c)        That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director (Martin Hamilton), in consultation with the Tourism, Culture & Harbour Brief holder, to determine requests made by Weymouth Museum Trust for the disposal of any          aspects of the borough collection as defined by the schedule attached to the Museum Development Agreement (dated 11 November 2016).