Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
First Report - The future of UK music f…
Not Addressed
With only 8% of festivals applying for the first round of the Culture Recovery Fund, and those that were successful receiving just 1.3% of the available grants, the Government’s flagship investment in the arts was of limited benefit to the festival sector as a whole. This was in part due …
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With only 8% of festivals applying for the first round of the Culture Recovery Fund, and those that were successful receiving just 1.3% of the available grants, the Government’s flagship investment in the arts was of limited benefit to the festival sector as a whole. This was in part due to the needs, resources and management structures of festivals, many of which were not used to applying for public funding. However, it also reveals that there are lessons for Arts Council England and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to learn about how they engage with, and meet the needs of, this important part of our creative industries.
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Government response AI summary
The Government highlights its comprehensive financial support for the festival sector during the pandemic, including over £21 million awarded to music festivals from the final round of the Culture Recovery Fund, but does not specifically address the committee's conclusion about lessons to be learned regarding …
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Recommendation
First Report - The future of UK music f…
Not Addressed
We repeat our call for the Government to introduce a time-limited insurance scheme for costs incurred by live events scheduled to take place after 21 June that may have to cancel if there is a need for, or return to, continuing Covid-19 restrictions. The scheme should run until the commercial …
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We repeat our call for the Government to introduce a time-limited insurance scheme for costs incurred by live events scheduled to take place after 21 June that may have to cancel if there is a need for, or return to, continuing Covid-19 restrictions. The scheme should run until the commercial insurance market offers sufficient cover to the events industry for Covid-19 related cancellations.
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Government response AI summary
The Government acknowledges challenges for touring and commits to continue working closely with creative industries and keeping them informed, but does not commit to introducing a time-limited insurance scheme for event cancellations due to Covid-19 restrictions.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Conclusion
First Report - The future of UK music f…
Not Addressed
The success of the vaccine rollout and the target date announced during our inquiry under the Government’s roadmap for lifting lockdown gave hope to many that festivals will be able to take place this summer. However, the lifting of all restrictions on live events remains heavily contingent on the Events …
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The success of the vaccine rollout and the target date announced during our inquiry under the Government’s roadmap for lifting lockdown gave hope to many that festivals will be able to take place this summer. However, the lifting of all restrictions on live events remains heavily contingent on the Events Research Programme. Despite initial positive data from some settings, we are not confident the pilots will deliver the evidence needed in time to lift all restrictions on live events from 21 June. By the Minister’s own admission, festivals are unique settings and yet they were initially overlooked in the first tranche of pilots. We strongly welcome the decision, following our questioning of the Minister, to conduct a festival-type pilot in early May; however a one-day event for 5,000 people does not capture the full range of UK festivals and further pilots may therefore be needed.
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Government response AI summary
The government's response discusses supporting festivals on emissions targets and environmental measures in licensing, which does not address the committee's conclusion regarding the Events Research Programme and the need for further festival pilots.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Recommendation
First Report - The future of UK music f…
Not Addressed
While our preference remains for a comprehensive sector-wide insurance scheme, we recommend, in the absence of such a scheme, a targeted intervention that extends the Events Research Programme and associated liabilities to a range of additional pilot events, including festivals of different sizes and genres, across the UK during the …
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While our preference remains for a comprehensive sector-wide insurance scheme, we recommend, in the absence of such a scheme, a targeted intervention that extends the Events Research Programme and associated liabilities to a range of additional pilot events, including festivals of different sizes and genres, across the UK during the rest of 2021. (Paragraph 37) The future of UK music festivals 33 The economic and cultural contributions of festivals
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Government response AI summary
The government's response focuses on tackling drug misuse, including its stance on front-of-house and back-of-house drug testing at festivals, which does not address the recommendation for extending the Events Research Programme to additional pilot events.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Conclusion
First Report - The future of UK music f…
Not Addressed
Festival supply chains and freelance workers cannot sustain another year with little to no income. Continued uncertainty about whether events will go ahead or a significant reduction in the number that do go ahead this summer will make it harder for skilled personnel temporarily working in other industries to return …
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Festival supply chains and freelance workers cannot sustain another year with little to no income. Continued uncertainty about whether events will go ahead or a significant reduction in the number that do go ahead this summer will make it harder for skilled personnel temporarily working in other industries to return to the sector. We are concerned that this will have consequences not only for the safe running of events this summer but for the talent pipeline of this important growth sector.
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Government response AI summary
The government's response addresses measures to crack down on unacceptable behaviour in the ticketing market, which does not engage with the committee's concern about the financial sustainability of festival supply chains and freelance workers.
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport