The UK’s Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority (CIISA) has been formally recognised as an external whistleblowing body by parliament, a key tenet of its three-year strategy, unveiled today.
CIISA’s ’Empowering Creativity By Protecting People’ plan is aimed at supporting safe and inclusive environments for everyone working in film, TV, music, theatre and live performance.
Gaining parliamentary recognition is an important development for CIISA’s objectives, as those who report concerns to the watchdog CIISA may be entitled to additional legal protections under UK whistleblowing law – including where they may have previously signed Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs).
CIISA is designed to be an external place for complainants to report issues within the primary organisation concerned, or where they believe concerns have not been appropriately addressed. Reports can be made in confidence, and it will take careful steps to protect the identity of individuals who come forward.
A ‘prescribed person’ may also report concerns to CIISA about experiences that may have a wider impact on others, such as harassment, discrimination or victimisation.
CIISA will launch its first-stage reporting service in September, enabling it to receive complaints as soon as possible. This will initially focus on building a clearer picture of the behaviours and practices affecting people across the sector, rather than acting on individual cases.
Baroness Helena Kennedy, chair of CIISA, said:...
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