UK Music Warns Against Cuts To
Arts Education

UK Music has warned of the damaging impact that funding cuts to arts subjects at universities will have on the talent pipeline on which the music industry relies. 
 
UK Music’s Director of Education and Skills Dr Oliver Morris set out the issues in response to a consultation by the Office for Students (OfS) which suggested halving the amount spent on higher education arts subjects in England. 
 
He said: “UK Music feel that these measures would do damage to the already strained music education sector and would ultimately threaten the music industry’s talent pipeline.”
 
You can read our full UK Music submission here.

UK Music Urges Music Industry To Break Down Employment Barriers As Survey Reveals 1 in 5 Disabled People Face Discrimination At Work

UK Music has called on music industry leaders to ensure people with a disabilty or long-term health condition aren't faced with potential barriers to job opportunities.

The call comes as UK Music published new findings from its Workforce Diversity Survey that revealed one in five disabled people in the music industry has faced discrimination at work.

The key findings included:

• 12% – one in eight of those who responded to the survey – said they had a disability or long-term health condition.
•  76% of those with a disability or long-term condition said their employers had made reasonable adjustments for their disability or condition.
• Of those who said they had a disability or long-term health condition, almost one in five people (18%) said they had faced discrimination because of their disability.

UK Music is encouraging music industry organisations to look at how they can better support disabled people and people with long-term health conditions at work.

Read more here.

Music Industry Leaders Use Crisis Summit To Demand Urgent Government Timetable For Insurance Scheme To Save
Summer Festivals

UK Music Backs Covid Status
Certification Measures

UK Music Welcomed Election Candidates’ Commitment To Music Ahead Of
Polling Day

UK Music urged devolved leaders and candidates in Mayoral elections to back the music industry by supporting four key pledges.

• To help the commercial music sector recover from the COVID-19 crisis.  
• To support live music venues. 
• To work to improve music education and increase access to music.  
• To back music exporters.

UK Music Responds to the Report of the Commission on Race and
Ethnic Disparities

UK Music has issued a statement in response to the report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities.

The statement is supported by UK Music, its members and the UK Music Diversity Taskforce.

The statement can be read in full here.

UK Music Announced As Partner Organisation For Creative Freelancers

Creative Freelancers: Shaping London’s Recovery is a scheme in which 50 freelancers, in the performing arts, will collaborate with cultural organisations on how to improve working practice.

UK Music is among the partner organisations for the new initiative. Others include Battersea Arts Centre, Young Vic Theatre, Little Angel Theatre, Barbican, English Touring Opera, Roundhouse and more.

Find out more here.