Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 15
15
Rejected
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 Summary
The government rejects the recommendation to introduce new licensing requirements for commercial recording studios, stating it has no plans to do so. It welcomes the industry-led Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority as an alternative to ensure safe workplaces.
Government Response
Rejected
HM Government
Rejected
The Government agrees that recording studios should provide a safe environment for all who work in them. There are no plans at the present time to introduce new licensing requirements for commercial recording studios. The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport welcomes the establishment of the industry-led Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority, which will help to ensure safe and inclusive workplaces for creative industry professionals through proactive interventions and advice. The Authority seeks to provide a single place of accountability where behaviours of concern can be reported and investigated, and build capability to prevent and tackle bullying and harassment, including that of a discriminatory nature.