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Vaccine passport extended to Welsh theatres and cinemas
The Senedd has voted to make Covid vaccine passports a condition of entry to theatres and cinemas in Wales from Monday (Novem…
One fifth of NPOs fail to report environmental data
Exemptions are available, but four times as many organisations fail to report without one.
Budget 2021 doubles creative tax relief rates
DCMS gets a £600m boost next year but a £270m arts education pledge has been dropped.
Vaccine passports cause drop in attendance
DCMS reportedly believes certification would drive live events attendees to pubs and “dire consequences” are…
Thousands support art funds for young people petition
A petition urging the Government to keep manifesto promises around arts funding for young people has received more than 20,000 sig…
Arts Council England ‘confident’ ahead of Spending Review
Internal documents show the funder transferred millions from its primary funding streams to bolster the Culture Recovery Fund…
Over a third of music industry jobs lost in 2020
69,000 music jobs – one in three of the total workforce – were lost last year due to Covid-19, UK Music&rsqu…
Scotland starts enforcing vaccine passports
Venues that fail to comply face a maximum £10,000 fine but policing falls to overextended local authorities and un…
Local authorities’ culture offer hinges on Spending Review
Councils call for an extra £400,000 funding for arts and culture as venues in smaller authorities face life-threatening…
Tech enabling creativity
One of the most powerful things to emerge during the pandemic is the importance of the arts to our wellbeing. Gilane Tawadros says…
Yousaf causes confusion over Scottish vaccine passports
Vaccine passports for large events in Scotland are off to a rocky start after the country's Health Secretary urged people to i…
Live Events Reinsurance Scheme officially opens
The Government's insurance scheme for events has officially opened with an extra £50m to cover potential Covid-related c…
Few of ACE’s priority places are among the lowest funded
Fifty-four priority areas for investment have high rates of deprivation and low cultural engagement, but some of the low…
£270m arts premium for schools on hold
The quiet suspension of the election pledge is "sadly another example of the disregard shown by the Department for Education…
£330k boost for music export scheme
A grants programme to help UK music companies market their products and projects overseas has been given a £330,000 boost. T…
National Insurance hike ‘deeply damaging’ to creative freelancers
The tax increase will be a "double whammy" for some self employed creatives, as income support dries up in October.
Vaccine passports put on ice
In yet another U-turn, vaccine passports will become England's 'Plan B'. What can venues expect this winter?
Nadine Dorries reads from the same script
The new Culture Secretary's pro-Brexit stance and history of controversy have the left-leaning arts sector worried.
How Government can avoid missing the mark on levelling up
If policymakers get it right for the cultural sector, there may be significant economic and social dividends to be won, argues Eli…
Tie funding to compliance with employment law, MPs say
The sector and its funders must adopt measurable diversity targets or risk losing "an entire generation of talent".
Stars call for safe passage for Afghan creatives
The British Government has a duty to protect Afghan artists, writers and filmmakers at risk of being silenced, an open letter to M…
Scotland says yes to vaccine passports, U-turns on mask rule
The Scottish Parliament has voted to make vaccine passports mandatory at nightclubs, concerts and other large events. The nation&#…
London invests £1.3m into creative jobs
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced £1.3m for the city's Creative Enterprise Zones (CEZs) as part of a plan to do…
