Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 15
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License all commercial recording studios, including sexual harassment risk assessments and clear reporting pathways.
Recommendation
A recording studio should be a safe space for all those who work there. Frequently this is not the case, and commercial self-interest is prioritised over personal safety. We recommend that all commercial recording studios should be licensed. That licensing process should include a sexual harassment risk assessment to ensure that adequate measures are in place to protect the safety of those who work there, particularly during out 61 of hours sessions, and clear reporting pathways when incidents do occur. Studios where there are repeated instances of harassment and abuse should lose their licence. Contracts should allow for termination in the event of inappropriate behaviour. (Recommendation, Paragraph 80)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 19 April 2024. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗