June 23, 2021, 12:06 am
Festivalgoers watch Death Blooms on stage on the first day of the Download Festival pilot at Donington Park in Leicestershire (Joe Giddens/PA)
Festivals and freelancers in the cultural sector could face “devastating consequences to their survival” if fresh Government support is not offered, MPs have warned.
In July, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden announced a £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) with the objective of rescuing up to 75% of arts, culture and heritage institutions and organisations at risk of financial ruin following the first national lockdown in England.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), in its report on the fund published on Wednesday, praised the speed at which the money was allocated to 5,000 organisations in dire straits.
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