Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Roles
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) promotes the economic contribution and educational benefits of the arts, media, sport and our national heritage.
Areas of Input by the DCMS:
- Alcohol and entertainment
- Architecture and design
- Arts - funds the Arts Council, which supports the creative arts, including music, drama, dance and painting
- Broadcasting - promotes UK broadcasting and safeguards standards for viewers and listeners
- Buy essay
- Communities & local government
- Creative industries - backs British movies through the Film Council and classifies films for different audiences through the British Board of Film Classification
- Cultural property - supports museums, galleries and libraries, and is responsible for export licensing of cultural goods
- Education and social policy
- Gambling and racing - regulates gambling and horse racing
- Government art collection - management of the Government Art Collection
- Historic environment - the nation's historic buildings and sites are conserved and made more accessible with the help of English Heritage, DCMS also lists historic buildings and schedules ancient monuments, and manages the Royal Parks Agency
- Honours
- Humanitarian assistance - in the event of a disaster such as the London bombings, as well as the organisation of the annual Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Cenotaph.
- International
- Libraries
- Museums and galleries
- National lottery - policy responsibility for how the National Lottery distributes money for good causes & sponsors the National Lottery Commission which regulates the lottery
- Sport - backs sport through Sport England and UK Sport
- Tourism
- 2012 olympic games & paralympic games
Policy
DCMS is responsible for Government policy on:
- Arts
- Sport - develops government strategies on sport in schools and participation in international sporting events
- The National Lottery
- Tourism - tourism policy aims to ensure that Britain's annual influx of 25 million overseas visitors enjoy their visit, as well as encouraging Britons to enjoy breaks at home
- Libraries
- Museums and galleries
- Broadcasting
- Creative industries including film and the music industry
- Press freedom and regulation
- Licensing - develops the licensing laws for public houses and entertainment venues
- Gambling
- Historic environment
Links with Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
In May 2005 DCMS broadened their existing links to the creative industries by taking over responsibility for fashion design, advertising and the arts market from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR).
DCMS now also work jointly with BERR on design issues (including sponsorship of the Design Council) and on relations with the computer games and publishing industries.
