The entertainment industry must introduce safeguards, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has warned, following revelations about David Walliams and Russell Brand’s conviction.
Ms Nandy told MPs that ministers “would not hesitate” to take action if the protections put in place are inadequate.
Speaking in the Commons, she criticised inaction by the BBC after reviews into the behaviour of other high-profile broadcasters in the last decade.
She also said she would discuss the usage of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) during a meeting with media and entertainment executives next week.
Brand, 51, was jailed this week after being found guilty of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others during his career.
Meanwhile, fellow comedian Walliams was named as part of an investigation by the Guardian and ITV News the day after Brand was sentenced.
The best-selling author and former Britain’s Got Talent judge has been accused of sexual misconduct and abusing his power to groom teenagers as young as 15, but denies any wrongdoing.
Ms Nandy said during departmental questions: “They are the latest in a long line of reported abuses of power in an industry where we’ve known for so long that power imbalances are huge and that reputation and contacts are the foundations on which careers are built.
“Next week I will be meeting with representatives from across media, entertainment and sport to discuss the action that we need to take. But I want to be clear with this House, that if those protections are insufficient, the Government will not hesitate to take further action.
“For too long too many people have had to choose between their career and their safety. People must be safe in their jobs. Whistleblowers must be protected and those who abuse their position must no longer be able to hide.”
Shadow culture secretary Rebecca Paul asked whether the Government would put pressure on the BBC as part of charter negotiations to investigate workplace complaints and misconduct more effectively. Ms Paul called for a “zero-tolerance” policy.
Ms Nandy replied: “She is right to say that there were significant problems that were uncovered at the BBC through this.
“I have to say I am deeply frustrated that we’ve had so many reviews, the first the Dame Janet Smith review into Jimmy Savile, we had the review into the conduct of Huw Edwards, we had reviews into the conduct of Tim Westwood.
“Frankly, if you put those reviews next to each other and look at the recommendations, these are the same recommendations that are made over and over again, and I will not accept that we cannot get our act together and make sure that our public service broadcaster of whom this country is rightly very proud cannot uphold better standards and processes than we’ve seen to date.”
Dame Caroline Dinenage, chairwoman of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, said entertainment giants were using NDAs to protect their reputations.
The Conservative Gosport MP said: “They have been at best shielded and at worst enabled by some of the organisations they worked with.
“We keep hearing reports that NDAs and confidentiality agreements were part of the arsenal of these stars.
“What is the Government doing to ensure that these legal routes can’t be used to stop victims speaking out and to shield revolting men from facing the music for their abusive behaviour?”
Ms Nandy responded that Ms Dinenage was “absolutely right” that NDAs have been “central” to the problem.
“I am working closely with colleagues at MoJ,” she said.
“I’ve discussed this issue with them over recent days. This will be part of the conversation that we have with the creative industries when I convene the roundtable next week.”
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