EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA has become the latest influential UK industry body to call for a high-level summit to address historical sexual misconduct allegations amid a growing #MeToo movement in television.…
the creation of an independent authority for dealing with sexual misconduct allegations. This authority, it said, would be a safe space for people to report allegations and it would have the power to investigate when the evidence points to a pattern of behavior.
She added: “BAFTA is accelerating its work with industry partners to encourage employers to adopt the bullying, harassment and racism prevention guidance that we developed in partnership with the BFI and other organisations in response to these issues.” BAFTA’s intervention is significant, given the organization has itself been caught in the crosshairs of historical sexual misconduct claims against
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