5th Special Report - Fan-led review of live and electronic music

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

The government welcomes the review and addresses each recommendation made to central government, accepting some, pointing to existing action on others, and giving a different response on several.

• On ticket resale, the government says it will publish a draft Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny "in this parliamentary session", covering a price cap on resale, a cap on service fees, resale volume limits and platform obligations.
• On a mandatory levy on larger events, it backs the voluntary £1 ticket contribution and says "if needed" it is "prepared to explore legislative options".
• On dynamic and tiered pricing, it concluded that "new legislation is not needed at this stage", but expects the ticketing industry to do better.
• On the roadshow, it says it will not establish a "new standalone annual roadshow" but "will consider this recommendation" in future policy; on a disability access kitemark it has "no current plans".

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