Creative Industries Council

The Creative Industries Council is a joint forum between the creative industries and government.

Role of the group

Set up to be a voice for creative industries, the Council focuses on addressing the challenges and opportunities facing the UK’s creative industries. The CIC will help to drive forward progress on key areas of growth for the sector, including access to finance, skills, export markets, innovation and intellectual property (IP).

Membership

As part of the 2023 refresh of the Council, a new membership has been appointed. The new membership includes leading figureheads drawn from across the creative and digital industries including TV, video games, fashion, music, arts, publishing and film.

The council is co-chaired by:

• The Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (Government Co-Chair)
• Sir Peter Bazalgette, Chair of the Royal College of Art (Industry Co-Chair)
• Francesca Hegyi, Edinburgh International Festival (Deputy Industry Co-Chair)

The Council’s membership is:

• Sir Chris Bryant MP - DCMS Minister of State
• Alex Mahon - Channel 4
• Alison Tickell - Julie’s Bicycle
• Ben McOwen Wilson - Google Play
• Ben Roberts - BFI
• Caroline Norbury MBE - Creative UK
• Caroline Rush CBE - British Fashion Council, and Chair of the Creative Industries Trade and Investment Board
• Catryn Ramasut - Creative Wales
• Chris Bird - Amazon Prime Video
• Professor Christopher Smith - Arts and Humanities Research Council
• Dan Conway - Publishers Association
• Daniel Guthrie - Alliance for IP
• Darren Henley CBE - Arts Council England
• Hasan Bakhshi MBE - NESTA
• Iain Munro - Creative Scotland
• Indro Mukerjee - Innovate UK
• Jamie Njoku Goodwin - UK Music
• Jay Hunt - Apple
• Dr Jeremy Silver - Digital Catapult
• Dr Jo Twist OBE - UKIE
• John McVay OBE - PACT
• Kanya King CBE - MOBO
• Lee Brooks - Production Park
• Minnie Moll - Design Council
• Muyiwa Oki - RIBA
• Neil Hatton - UK Screen Alliance
• Nicola Solomon - Creators’ Rights Alliance
• Perminder Mann - Bonnier Books
• Rehana Mughal - British Council
• Roisín McDonough - Arts Council Northern Ireland
• Stephen Page - Faber and Faber
• Stephen Woodford - Advertising Association
• Professor Steven Spier - Kingston University
• Tom Fussell - BBC Studios

Minutes

Minutes: 24 February 2021

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Minutes: 27 October 2020

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Minutes: 6 July 2020

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Minutes: 5 March 2020

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Minutes: 13 November 2019

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Minutes: 27 June 2019

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Minutes: 14 March 2019

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Minutes: 29 October 2018

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Minutes: 11 June 2018

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Minutes: 26 February 2018

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Minutes: 6 November 2017

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Minutes: 3 July 2017

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Minutes: 27 October 2016

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Minutes: 27 June 2016

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Minutes: 8 February 2016

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Minutes: 22 October 2015

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Minutes: 6 July 2015

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Minutes: 30 March 2015

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Minutes: 6 November 2014

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Minutes: 2 July 2014

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Minutes: 26 March 2014

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Minutes: 27 November 2013

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Minutes: 5 June 2013

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Minutes: 31 January 2013

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Terms of reference

CIC Terms of Reference

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'Access to finance' working group report: December 2012 (PDF, 642 KB, 24 pages)