News & Updates

We have submitted a comprehensive response to Ofcom's recent consultation on its proposed revised guidance for PSBs on Commissioning Codes of Practice, and would like to thank those members who helped in our response and those who also submitted their own.

We have now agreed a comprehensive Construction Crew Agreement with Bectu, the full set of terms for which can be downloaded via the Resource Hub.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced the conclusions of two investigations into the production sector, and is intending to publish further guidance for employers on how to avoid anti-competitive behaviour in labour markets.

Following the release of the 2025 National Living Wage increase for workers aged 21 and over from 1st April, we have amended the Rate Card for Supporting Artists engaged under the terms of the Pact Equity Supporting Artist Agreement.

From Sunday 6th April 2025, productions must abide by the new, increased minimum rates for Artists and Stunts engaged on film productions made under the Pact Equity Cinema Films Agreement.

Our Head of Nations & Regions, Chris Curley has - as ever - been travelling around the UK meeting with Pact members, local politicians and industry bodies. In his latest report he shares updates from those meetings as well as the wider work Pact is doing on behalf of independent producers across the UK.

Pact, Directors UK, BBC Studios and ITV Studios have published Engagement Guidelines for Ways of Working Between Producers and Directors, a new set of agreed guidelines laying out how production companies work with directors across all genres of production.

An update has been made to the Pact/Bectu FAA rate card following the recent TfL increases.