Government Publishes Events Research Programme (ERP) Report

Last week, we reported that the Incorporated Society of Musicians had written to the Government asking it to publish the delayed ERP report into COVID-19, and that, separately, the live music industry body LIVE and a range of theatre businesses had begun legal proceedings against the Government to force it to hand over the report of Phase 1 of the ERP.

The Government has now published the Phase 1 report, which found that mitigation measures can be used to reduce and manage risks associated with large events, but that events with high crowd density and proximity could potentially pose a greater transmission risk.

Further ERP events are taking place to gather additional evidence. Therefore, the Government says, no decisions have been taken on the full reopening of mass events. The Government says that it will set out its position on this ahead of Step 4 in the roadmap.