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First Report - The future of UK music festivals

Culture, Media and Sport Committee HC 49 Published 29 May 2021
Report Status
Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations
14 items (9 recs)
Government Response
AI assessment · 14 of 14 classified
Accepted 1
Accepted in Part 3
Acknowledged 1
Not Addressed 5
Rejected 4
Government response
The future of UK music festivals: Command Paper · published 17 Aug 2021
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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2 Recommendation Accepted
Para 20

Government-backed insurance is crucial to mitigating the Covid-19 related risks to festival organisers and enabling...

Recommendation
Government-backed insurance is crucial to mitigating the Covid-19 related risks to festival organisers and enabling them to start planning, as the vast majority do not have the financial resilience to cover the costs of another year of late-notice cancellations. Despite … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government accepts the recommendation and has swiftly worked with the insurance industry to announce a Live Events Reinsurance Scheme, directly addressing the need for government-backed insurance to mitigate COVID-19 related risks for festival organisers.
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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