David Willetts, Minister of State for Universities and Science, has announced a review of the Design Council.
The Minister and Lord Bichard, the Design Council Chair, have invited Martin Temple, CBE, a non-executive Director and Chairman of The 600 Group, and a member of the Design Council Board (from 2009) , to lead the review, which will consider the future role and status of the Design Council as the national strategic design body. Mr Temple will make recommendations to Ministers in September 2010.