The national membership organisation for the public arts, cultural education and creative industries, The Creative Industries Federation, has presented its Brexit Report to Karen Bradley, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and Greg Clark, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
This first interim report looks at the impact Brexit will have on the arts, highlighting the key issues and making recommendations to the government as it negotiates leaving the EU.
Some 500 people contributed to the report, which wants to see creative industries central to government thinking.
John Kampfner, the Federation’s chief executive, said, “the challenge is to seize the opportunity sectors in the British economy and prioritise them in future trade deals and in the new industrial strategy. The creative industries are a massive opportunity for the UK government.
“This is the fastest-growing sector of the UK economy and includes all the things that Britain is famous for—from our music to our films, television and heritage. We want to work with government to safeguard the jobs, the revenues and the prestige the creative sector offers.
“While the political circumstances are constantly changing, this report produces initial recommendations and explains how the UK’s creative sector currently engages with EU so that sensible decisions can be made.”