Agenda item

Report of the Director of Communications.

The Sub-Committee considered a report of the Director of Communications concerning guidelines on when the City Corporation support filming requests in the City.

A Member remarked that £627,055 income received last year for filming could be recharged to the budget for Sports Engagement. However, it was later clarified that, currently, the income from filming is reinvested into the affected departments, e.g. traffic management.

The Sub-Committee discussed how it was important that this protocol include all departments across the organisation. The Director of Communications responded that a consultant would be addressing these wider issues but that it was important to have a protocol in place at this stage.

A Member commented that the Canary Wharf Group reinvested the money raised through filming into an organisation that supported young filmmakers in Tower Hamlets.

RESOLVED, that:

·         It be recommended to the Policy & Resources Committee to approve strategic guidelines for approving and rejecting applications to support and facilitate filming on public land in the City.