Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC), 22 July 2026, United Kingdom

This report provides a major contribution to the implementation of the government’s Industrial Strategy in detailing for the first time the trade barriers specific to certain creative industries sub-sectors and to different markets. The analysis is the first at scale study to use official creative industries export data from DCMS in conjunction with OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index data.

Welsh Government, 14 July 2026, Wales

This survey covers a sample of businesses and freelancers from the screen, music, digital and publishing sectors in Wales. It follows 3 previous surveys conducted in 2022, 2023, and 2024, allowing comparisons to be drawn between years and helping to identify trends over time. However, it is noted that the sample sizes differ in terms of sector representation and consideration should therefore be …

Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC), 14 July 2026, United Kingdom

New research published today by the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (Creative PEC) reveals the vital role universities play in supporting place-based growth and innovation. The report ‘Creative Clusters, Geography and University-Industry Links‘ also shows that between 2011 – 2024 the relative importance of the creative industries to regional economies increased for every region and…

Department for Culture, Media & Sport, United Kingdom, 13 July 2026, United Kingdom

Building on the Sector Plan, this Music Plan sets out government and industry action across 10 areas that, taken together, will create the best conditions for our musical talent, entrepreneurs and businesses to succeed. We are more than doubling government investment in grassroots music, transforming the curriculum by recognising music as an essential - not a nice to have - and tackling touting h…

British Council, 06 July 2026, International

Arts and culture are not peripheral to peacebuilding – they are integral. Cultural practice functions as a form of social and institutional infrastructure, shaping how individuals and communities experience, navigate, and recover from conflict.

UK Parliament - House of Lords Library, 30 June 2026, United Kingdom

The organisation Freedom in the Arts published a report in 2026 detailing its concerns about cancellations and boycotts in the arts sector. The report set out a number of findings and recommendations on the issue. This briefing summarises the report and provides government and Arts Council England statements on freedom of expression in the arts ahead of a House of Lords debate.