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PRS for Music: Fees and Charges

Commons · Question 104326 · Tabled 8 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 14 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what oversight exists of tribunal decisions relating to Performing Right Society licensing fees; and what criteria are used to determine whether such fees represent fair and reasonable

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 14 Jan 2026

Performing Right Society Limited (PRS) is a collective management organisation (CMO) and a private commercial entity and the Government does not regulate its commercial affairs. Consequently, the Department has not made an impact assessment in relation to...