PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk

Better rights for Supporting Artists

To create a charter for better working rights for Supporting Artists as ‘Usually’ in the filming world we are the last in line to be thought about when production creates their budgets.

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Government response threshold (10,000) · 9/10,000

Debate threshold (100,000) · 9/100,000

Petition progress2 events · Oct – Nov 2025

17 NOV 2025
Petition rejected
no-action
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. We understand that you're concerned about working conditions for supporting artists, but we're not exactly sure what action you'd like the UK Government or Parliament to take. Trade unions are usually set up by workers, not the UK Government or Parliament. You can find out more about trade unions and industrial relations here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9785/ The Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology has published a note on cultural and creative industries: resources, funding, support and future. You can find the note here: https://post.parliament.uk/cultural-and-creative-industries-resources-funding-support-and-future/ You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.
13 OCT 2025
Petition created

Background

When SA’s are booked standard FAA or Equity contracts are used. 

Although productions sign up to this, often many of the rules are overlooked from the initial booking where they can cancel us up to 12pm the day before WITHOUT pay.

There is no direct union that looks after SA’s, although BECTU accept SA’s to join, none of them have no actual power to force the production from the correct pay and or standards. 

SA’s need a separate charter/union/bill of rights that enables SA’s better rights.