Ms Jessica Traynor:

I would just like to jump in and say we are acutely aware of the large gaps in statutory protection for various people in the arts world in respect of things such as proper board structures. As I mentioned earlier, in the case of publishers, the director of the company is often also the sole board member. We can put in place all of the structures we want to try to protect people and create channels of complaint, but when the proper structures are not in place from the outset and when those things are not encouraged from the funding base upwards, we will not be able to solve the problems. As ITI has recommended, further research must be done to ensure we are reflecting the realities of the arts world and the very diverse organisational structures we are dealing with.