Some of you may have heard that there is to be Live Music Forum which will look at the impact of the Act on live music and will carry out an audit on the state of live music now in order to make a benchmark for future measurement. The forum was created by the DCMS and is headed by Feargal Sharkey. The message above from Richard P would be really hepful to the work of this group as they are looking already at advocacy for live performance within LA policies. The DCMS web-site should provide a link or contact for feedback and I'm sure that your input to their project woould be very welcome.