13/10/2016
Hi everyone - anyone working in the arts, particularly actors or crew - might benefit from this:
Please report inappropriate behaviour including providing all relevant supporting evidence and/ or statement to the following three official bodies who are trying to take action against such behaviour:
1. Equity - you must be a member to be represented by them as a Union
2. Nicola Lyons or Andrew Reid @ Northern Ireland Screen - they are keeping a log of complaints to pass on to the Employment Agency Inspectorate.
3. Paul Mullholland @ Employment Agency Inspectorate (EAI) – the EAI licences and regulates actors’ agencies and has the power to take actors’ agencies and their staff to tribunal.
In order to stop bad practice in actors’ agencies they need to accumulate evidence to show that an agent is unsuitable to be licenced. The EAI will need some complainants to give evidence to the tribunal.
Depending on the nature of the allegations, it would also be encouraged for the complainants to make formal complaints to the PSNI. Only the PSNI can fully investigate, prosecute and secure a conviction if a crime has been committed.
Contacts for Equity:
Lorne Boswell: [email protected]
07798 750 250
Drew McFarlane: [email protected]
07798 750 251
Contacts for Nicola Lyons & Andrew Reid:
Tel: +44 28 90 232444
3rd Floor Alfred House | 21 Alfred Street | Belfast BT2 8ED
Contacts for Paul Mulholland:
Paul Mulholland
Employment Agency Inspector
Employment Agency Inspectorate
Department for the Economy
Adelaide House
39-49 Adelaide Street
Belfast, BT2 8FD
Tel: 028 9025 7581 (ext: 57581)
Web: www.economy-ni.gov.uk
When compiling a complaint be sure to include the basic facts:
· WHO: Name the people involved; this means both the abuser and the abused as well as any potential witnesses.
· WHAT: Explain clearly what happened, was there physical contact, what was said and how was it said, provide evidence if available (texts, emails, letters, photographs etc).
· WHERE: Be precise about where the abuse took place. Give the street address, which floor you were on and room description. Give context to why you were there.
· WHEN: Where possible give precise times and dates.
Please find all the relevant contacts below. Obviously 1 & 3 apply for actors only but 2 applies to any crew also.
W: www.lyrictheatre.co.uk
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