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“We’ve made it clear that we
expect all producers and third
parties to comply with the CIISA
Standards in order to create
consistently safe and inclusive
workplaces,” Wroe adds.
The Standards also recognise the
range of working environments
in which harmful behaviour can
occur, from rehearsal rooms,
to social media posts, to wrap
parties, this is a vital step towards
normalising better behaviour
everywhere and removing
exceptions to the rules.
“At the start of 2024, CIISA was
still just an idea. It was just a set
of really well-meaning principles
that needed to be put into shape,”
CIISA COO Medlock notes. “To look
back at the last financial year
and see that we created the first
ever unified set of Standards for
not just one part of the creative
industries, but for the whole of the
creative industries, is something to
be proud of.”
END OF
BEGINNING
“The Standards were crafted with
great care and consideration
through detailed and extensive
collaboration with key bodies
in the film, television, theatre
and music sectors, including our
supportive Standards Advisory
Committee,” says Baroness
Kennedy. “They represent a
landmark moment, to provide
consistency and coherence to what
can be a challenging environment
to navigate.”
“We are really proud at Time’s Up
UK to see how far CIISA has come
since we first conceived the idea
back in 2021.” says Broccoli. “We
are committed to a standards
authority to ensure a working
environment of dignity and
respect. I’m so pleased to see CIISA
making that vision a reality and
am excited to see it support our
sector long into the future.”
“Time’s Up UK powered the
concept supported by only one
member of staff, a tiny amount of
seed funding and a truckload of
goodwill from creative leaders and
workforce, so to see it becoming
a reality, embraced across film,
TV, theatre and music, setting
universal standards for the
creative sector and launching
services that will support our
colleagues to navigate really
challenging situations, is truly
thrilling,” notes Rabbatts. “Our
brilliant creative workforce will be
safer thanks to CIISA.”
MORE TO COME
With the Standards up and running
since February 2025, CIISA is now
moving forwards with a series of
industry-wide initiatives while
planning long-term strategies
to support the fast-developing
creative industries.
In the early stages of 2026 CIISA’s
core team will be engaging on
formulating and publishing a
three-year strategy, taking it up to
2029.
“We’ll be ever-evolving and using
feedback from people who use
our services and the industry
to continuously improve and
strengthen what we offer,” says
Medlock. “We felt that a three
year period will be perfect for
that. Come 2029 we can take stock
and see what work is needed to
support this fast-moving sector so
we can develop and grow CIISA to
meet this.”
All in good time.
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