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Department for Culture, Media and Sport

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is a department of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for culture Culture of England

The Culture of England is the national culture of England [i]. ... 

, media Mass media

Mass media is a term used to denote, as a class, that section of the media specifically conceived and de... 

 and sport in England England

England is the largest and most populous constituent country [i] of the United Kingdom [i]. ... 

. As well as responsibility for the creative industries  and tourism. Culture and sport are devolved matters, with responsibility resting with corresponding ministers in the Scottish Executive Scottish Executive

The term Scottish Executive is used in two different, but closely-related senses: to denote the executive arm [i] ... 

 and Welsh Assembly Government Welsh Assembly Government

The Welsh Assembly Government is the executive [i] body of the National Assembly for Wales [i] ... 

 in Scotland Scotland

Scotland is a nation [i] in northwest Europe [i] and one of the constituent [i] countries [i] ... 

 and Wales Wales

Wales is one of four constituent parts [i] of the United Kingdom [i]. ... 

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The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is a department of the United Kingdom government, with responsibility for culture Culture of England

The Culture of England is the national culture of England [i]. ... 

, media Mass media

Mass media is a term used to denote, as a class, that section of the media specifically conceived and de... 

 and sport in England England

England is the largest and most populous constituent country [i] of the United Kingdom [i]. ... 

. As well as responsibility for the creative industries  and tourism. Culture and sport are devolved matters, with responsibility resting with corresponding ministers in the Scottish Executive Scottish Executive

The term Scottish Executive is used in two different, but closely-related senses: to denote the executive arm [i] ... 

 and Welsh Assembly Government Welsh Assembly Government

The Welsh Assembly Government is the executive [i] body of the National Assembly for Wales [i] ... 

 in Scotland Scotland

Scotland is a nation [i] in northwest Europe [i] and one of the constituent [i] countries [i] ... 

 and Wales Wales

Wales is one of four constituent parts [i] of the United Kingdom [i]. ... 

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Ministers

DCMS is led by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, a cabinet position. Other ministers are the Minister for Culture, Minister for Sport and the Minister for Creative Industries and Tourism. The current Secretary of State is Tessa Jowell Tessa Jowell

Tessa Jowell is a British [i] politician [i] who is Labour [i] MP [i] ... 

 and her ministers are David Lammy , Richard Caborn  and Shaun Woodward .

Permanent Secretary

The Permanent Secretary is Dame Sue Street.

History & Responsibilities

Before 1997, DCMS was known as the Department of National Heritage, which was in turn created out of various other departments in 1992. The former Ministers for the Arts and for sport had previous been located in other departments.

The DCMS was the co-ordinating department for the successful bid by London to host the 2012 Olympics and has the role of appointing the agencies to deliver the Games' infrastructure and programme. Following the 7th July 2005 London Bombings the department was given the responsibility of co-ordinating humanitarian support to the relatives of vicitims and to arrange memorial events.

Its four strategic priorities are children and young people, communities, delivery and economy. It is responsible for government policy in the following areas:

  • alcohol Alcohol

    In chemistry [i], an alcohol is any organic compound [i] in which a hydroxyl [i] group [i] ... 

     & entertainment Entertainment

    Entertainment is an event, performance, or activity designed to give pleasure to an audience .... 

  • architecture Architecture

    * Architectural history [i]
  • Architectural mythology [i]

... 

 & design
  • arts ARts

    aRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an application [i] ... 

  • broadcasting
  • creative industries
  • cultural property
  • education & social policy
  • all forms of Gambling in the UK, including the National Lottery National Lottery

    The National Lottery is the United Kingdom [i]'s largest lottery [i]. ... 

  • historic environment
  • libraries Library

    In the traditional sense of the word, a library is a collection of book [i]s and periodicals. ... 

     & communities
  • museums Museum

    A museum is typically a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, ope... 

     & galleries Art gallery

    An art gallery or art museum is a space for the exhibition of art [i], usually visual art [i]... 

  • public appointments
  • sport
  • tourism Tourism

    Tourism is the act of travel [i] for predominantly recreation [i]al or leisure [i] purposes, and also re ... 




Ministers in the DCMS are responsible for issuing export licenses for cultural artefacts in the UK to be sold abroad.

The DCMS manages the Government Art Collection.

The DCMS also has responsibility for the Royal Parks Agency Royal Parks of London

The Royal Parks of London [i] are lands originally owned by the monarchy of England [i] or the United Kingdom [i] ... 

 and the BBC. In addition to this, it funds various Non-Departmental Public Bodies :

  • Alcohol Education and Research Council
  • Arts Council of England Arts Council England

    Arts Council England was formed in 1994 [i] when the Arts Council of Great Britain [i] was divided into ... 

  • Big Lottery Fund
  • British Film Institute British Film Institute

    The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter [i] to:

... 


  • British Library British Library

    The British Library is the national library [i] of the United Kingdom [i]. ... 

  • British Museum British Museum

    The British Museum in London [i] is one of the world's largest and most important museum [i]s of human history [i] ... 

  • British Tourist Authority
  • Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust
  • Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment
  • English Sports Council Sport England

    Sport England is the governing body [i] responsible for distributing funds and prov ... 

  • English Tourist Board
  • Football Licensing Authority
  • Geffrye Museum Geffrye Museum

    The Geffrye Museum in Shoreditch [i], East London [i], England [i] is named after Sir Robert Geffrye [i]... 

  • Greenwich Foundation for the Royal Naval College
  • The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England
  • Historic Royal Palaces
  • Horniman Museum Horniman Museum

    [i], [[England]... 

  • Horserace Totalisator Board
  • Imperial War Museum Imperial War Museum

    The Imperial War Museum is a museum in London [i] featuring military vehicles, weapons, war memorabilia,... 

  • Millennium Commission Millennium Commission

    The Millennium Commission in the United Kingdom [i] was set up to aid communities at the end of the 2nd millennium [i] ... 

  • Museum of London Museum of London

    The Museum of London documents the history of London [i] from the Palaeolithic [i] to the present day. ... 

  • Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester

    The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, located in Manchester [i], England [i], is a large museum [i] ... 




  • Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
  • National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts
  • National Gallery National Gallery, London

    The National Gallery is an art gallery [i] in London [i], located on the north side of Trafalgar Square [i] ... 

  • National Heritage Memorial Fund
  • National Lottery Charities Board
  • National Lottery Commission National Lottery

    The National Lottery is the United Kingdom [i]'s largest lottery [i]. ... 

  • National Maritime Museum National Maritime Museum

    The National Maritime Museum in England [i] is the leading maritime museum [i] of the United Kingdom [i] ... 

  • National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside
  • National Museum of Science and Industry
  • National Portrait Gallery
  • Natural History Museum Natural History Museum

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The Natural History Museum is one of three large museum [i]s on Exhibition Road [i], South Kensington [i] ... 



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  • Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
  • Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England
  • Sir John Soane's Museum Soane Museum

    Sir John Soane's Museum is a museum [i] of architecture [i], and was formerly the house and studio of th ... 

  • Sport England Sport England

    Sport England is the governing body [i] responsible for distributing funds and prov ... 

  • Tate Gallery
  • UK Film Council
  • UK Sport
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Victoria and Albert Museum

    The Victoria and Albert Museum is on the corner of Cromwell Gardens [i] and Exhibition Road [i] in South Kensington [i] ... 

  • Wallace Collection Wallace Collection

    The Wallace Collection is a national art museum [i] located in London [i].... 




The main offices are at 2–4 Cockspur Street, London London

London is the capital [i] city of England [i] and of the United Kingdom [i]. ... 

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