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Have your say in government survey on Brexit

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has launched a survey to determine how it can best support the arts as Britain prepares for Brexit.

Anita Awbi
  • By Anita Awbi
  • 21 Aug 2019
  • min read
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched a survey to determine how it can best support the arts as Britain prepares for Brexit.

The department, led by government minister Nicky Morgan, seeks to understand the level of awareness and preparedness of organisations and individuals across the music industry in case of a no deal exit from the EU.

Without a withdrawal agreement in place, the UK will have no framework for a future relationship with its European counterparts after 11pm on 31 October.

The survey should take no longer than five minutes to complete, and can be accessed at https://dcms.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2iBKBj2UuDcJanz.

A no deal Brexit raises serious questions about the free flow of British artists, orchestras, DJs – and music products – around the EU, with many across the industry concerned about extra bureaucracy at borders and, in the case of orchestras, being able to remain cost-competitive.

There are also concerns about the adoption of the recently passed EU Copyright Directive, which is yet to make it into British law.