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Equity, BECTU and the National Association of Supporting
Artistes Agents have joined forces to launch a petition calling on
the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to examine
the case for the licencing of agents in the entertainment
industry.
The groups have long campaigned for the introduction of stronger
measures to protect the innocent and the vulnerable from
exploitation by rogue agents.
Currently anyone is at liberty to set themselves up as an agent
and is free to charge up-front fees for registration linked to a
promise that work will be found.
All too often, however, the fees paid, which can be as much as a
£100, do not result in any benefit to the individual and no work
materialises.
It is hoped that strong support for the petition will persuade
Vince Cable, secretary of state, and his team at BIS that the case
for the licensing of agents in the entertainment sector needs to be
examined.
A licensing regime existed up until 1995 when it was scrapped.
Support for the petition can be registered by clicking the link
below. Be sure to click on Signatures to see what at present
is approx 2,500 people are saying about dodgy & rogue
agents!!!!! see their comments!!!!!!!!
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