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Misogyny in music: follow up

Status: Closed Opened: 14 Jan 2025 Closed: 5 Mar 2026 9 recommendations 2 conclusions 1 report

The Committee’s inquiry into misogyny in music looked at: What types of support exists for women experiencing sexism or misogyny in the music industry? How can they report problems or abuse? How safe do women and girls feel at live music concerts and festivals? What expectations there are on women working in the music industry …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
5th Report - Misogyny in music: on repeat HC 573 4 Jun 2025 11 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
10 Recommendation 5th Report - Misogyny in music: on repe… Accepted in Part

Provide Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority with legal assurances for its crucial work.

CIISA has been several years in development. It is therefore surprising that discussions with Government over the necessary legal framework for it to operate effectively are still ongoing. The Government needs to demonstrate its full support for CIISA and get on with providing it with the legal assurances it needs …

Government response. The government states CIISA, as an industry-led body, has an appropriate legal framework, but is actively working with CIISA to enhance its legal underpinning. DCMS and DBT officials are exploring adding CIISA to the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order …
Government Equalities Office

Oral evidence sessions

2 sessions
Date Witnesses
4 Feb 2026 Jen Smith · Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority, Zelda Perkins · Can't Buy My Silence View ↗
28 Jan 2025 Celeste Waite, Deborah Annetts · Independent Society of Musicians (ISM), Dr Charisse Beaumont · Black Lives in Music, Jen Smith · Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority, Laura Snapes · The Guardian, Lucy Cox, Naomi Pohl · Musicians’ Union View ↗

Correspondence

8 letters
DateDirectionTitle
13 Feb 2026 — Correspondence to Secretary of State for Business and Trade, re Non-disclosure …
13 Feb 2026 — Correspondence to Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport re, Creative …
9 Jul 2025 — Correspondence from Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Minister for Employm…
4 Jun 2025 — Correspondence to Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Employme…
12 Feb 2025 — Correspondence from F-List for Music, The Centre for Music Education and Socia…
29 Jan 2025 — Correspondence from Senior Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs, S…
28 Jan 2025 — Correspondence from Chief Operating Officer, Warner Music UK, re, Misogyny in …
28 Jan 2025 — Correspondence from Chief People, Inclusion and Cultural Officer, Universal Mus…