UK creative workers gain official whistleblowing channel for harassment reports
Film, television, music and theatre workers across the United Kingdom now have a single official channel to report harassment, abuse and other serious workplace concerns.
The Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority, known as CIISA, has launched an online portal for whistleblowing reports from across those four sectors, according to Variety. CIISA is an independent body set up to address bullying and harassment in UK television and film.
CIISA is now an officially designated whistleblowing body. That is a formal status in UK law. It means a worker can make what the law calls a protected disclosure to a prescribed person or body, rather than only to an employer.
The full launch followed a soft launch in June. CIISA had received around 30 reports as of 1 October, after its recognition in Parliament as an official whistleblowing entity, Variety reported.
Reports about experiences relating to the CIISA Standards are made in confidence. CIISA states it will take careful steps to protect the identity of people who come forward.
This first stage of the service is not about deciding individual cases. CIISA said it is initially focused on building a clearer picture of behaviours and practices affecting people across the sector.
For workers, this means there is an outside route as well as an internal one. People who report concerns to CIISA may be entitled to additional legal protections under UK whistleblowing law. That can apply even where they previously signed a non-disclosure agreement, a contract term that otherwise limits what a person can say about their work.
CIISA lists whistleblowing@ciisa.org.uk as the address for whistleblowing disclosures and enquiries, according to CIISA. The UK government’s list of prescribed people and bodies now includes the Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority under the creative industries category. The underlying regulation, UK Statutory Instrument 2026/478, refers to the CIISA Standards dated February 2025.
An earlier plan, reported in May, had pointed to a September launch for film and television. The service that has now launched covers film and television alongside music and theatre.
