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DCMS Senior officials' meetings, 1 January to 31 March 2026
Updated 25 June 2026
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| Senior Official's Name | Date | Name of individual or organisation | Purpose of Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Jackson | 2026-01-30 | Deloitte | To discuss growth |
| Laura Jackson | 2026-02-06 | Clare Pillman | Intro call (former Strategy Director DCMS) |
| Laura Jackson | 2026-01-15 | Tony Clements (Ealing Council) | To discuss social capital |
| Laura Jackson | 2026-02-12 | York/North Yorks Combined Authority | To discuss place |
| Laura Jackson | 2026-03-05 | Deloitte | Speaking engagement - growth |
| Laura Jackson | 2026-03-19 | Manchester Jewish Museum | Visit to museum and to discuss social cohesion |
| Rebecca Egan | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Urvashi Parashar | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Nicola Hewer | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Tom Crick | 2026-01-09 | The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) | To discuss areas of common interest including mis/disinformation, and AI |
| Tom Crick | 2026-01-13 | Matt Rogerson (Financial Times) | A follow up discussion after recent DSIT/DCMS/IPO AI/IP/copyright Technical Working Groups |
| Tom Crick | 2026-01-13 | CBI | To discuss areas of mutual interest across AI and Place and to continue more regular touch points on CIs/AI and business intel, and regional growth |
| Tom Crick | 2026-01-23 | Liminal Space Consulting | To discuss English Cricket Board's work on AI/digital futures |
| Tom Crick | 2026-02-06 | Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) | To discuss "Media and Information Integrity", emerging tech/media impacts and see where RUSI could contribute to DCMS' research priorities |
| Tom Crick | 2026-02-06 | Imperial College London | To discuss the Imperial Policy Forum and how the forum could support work to improve how AI can support evidence synthesis in better policymaking |
| Tom Crick | 2026-02-10 | Wikimedia | To discuss work on information intergrity aligned with SoS focus on "public trust in media" and where this work aligns with Wikimedia UK's wider work in this space |
| Tom Crick | 2026-02-10 | Ada Lovelace Institute | To discuss a range of work, including their public perceptions of AI research |
| Tom Crick | 2026-02-12 | University of Oxford | To hear ideas on video games industry collaboration and where DCMS could be looped in |
| Tom Crick | 2026-02-12 | University of Glasgow | To follow up on University of Glasgow visit to discuss the AHRC Place Programme, linking to Prof Eikhof's work on diversity and casualisation in the screen industries. |
| Tom Crick | 2026-02-16 | Latent Space Advisory | To discuss wider adoption of Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) initiative and the psychological implications of AI, particularly synthetic resurrection |
| Tom Crick | 2026-03-02 | The Digital Statecraft Academy | To discuss the possibility of Tom speaking at one of their upcoming virtual DSA Fellows meetings |
| Tom Crick | 2026-03-05 | Rebecca Skippage | Met with the BBC’s Global Disinformation Editor 2021-25 to discuss the challenges our sectors face with disinformation and possible solutions |
| Tom Crick | 2026-03-23 | Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity | To discuss where the centres work aligns with the department's interest in diversity in the creative workforce, and wider media diversity |
| Tom Crick | 2026-03-31 | Alan Turing Institute | To discuss the prominance of SHAPE ("Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy") disciplines in AI policy |
| Georgia Hutchinson | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Khurum Sethi | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Jonathan Martin | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Andrew Pattison | Nil Retun | Nil Retun | Nil Retun |
| Robert Specterman-Green | Nil Retun | Nil Retun | Nil Retun |
| Andrew Faulkner | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Marc Bryant | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Ben Dean | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Emma Ward | 2026-01-08 | The FA | To discuss the FA's work |
| Emma Ward | 2026-01-15 | Hunslet Club | To visit the Hunslet Club facilities |
| Emma Ward | 2026-01-20 | National Lottery Forum and Allwyn | Meeting with National Lottery and Allwyn stakeholders and distributors |
| Emma Ward | 2026-01-27 | British Academy | To discuss the British Academy's work |
| Emma Ward | 2026-02-03 | FIFA | To discuss the FIFA Women's World Cup 2035 |
| Emma Ward | 2026-02-06 | Allwyn | To discuss gambling sector matters |
| Emma Ward | 2026-02-10 | Football Foundation | To discuss football sector matters |
| Emma Ward | 2026-02-12 | Southbank Centre | To discuss future projects and festivals |
| Emma Ward | 2026-02-19 | Allwyn | To discuss the work Allwyn does |
| Emma Ward | 2026-02-25 | Board of Deputies | Meeting to discuss potential links between the department and the Board of Deputies |
| Emma Ward | 2026-02-25 | Gleeds | To discuss football infrastucture |
| Emma Ward | 2026-03-02 | Active Essex, Yellow Door, Essex County Council, Thurrock Council, Castle Point Council, Basildon Borough Council and Essex FA | To discuss work on hardwiring physical activity in Essex |
| Emma Ward | 2026-03-04 | UK&I 2028 | To discuss Euros 2028 |
| Emma Ward | 2026-03-05 | Lawn Tennis Association | To discuss the association's work |
| Emma Ward | 2026-03-09 | Board of Deputies | Meeting to discuss events between the department and the Board of Deputies |
| Emma Ward | 2026-03-10 | Bet 365 | To discuss Bet365's work in gambling |
| Emma Ward | 2026-03-10 | Stoke City F.C | To visit facilities and discuss the football sector |
| Emma Ward | 2026-03-11 | Port Vale F.C | To visit facilities and discuss the football sector |
| Emma Ward | 2026-03-11 | Dimensions Leisure Centre and Stoke Council | To visit facilities and discuss the leisure sector |
| Emma Ward | 2026-03-12 | English Cricketing Board | To discuss the English Cricketing Board's work |
| Emma Ward | 2026-03-16 | Premier League | To discuss football infrastucture |
| Emma Ward | 2026-03-16 | British Olympic Association | To discuss the British Olympic Association's work |
| Emma Ward | 2026-03-16 | Horseracing Betting Levy Board | To discuss the Horseracing Betting Levy Board's work |
| Emma Ward | 2026-03-19 | Women's Super League | To discuss the Women's Super League's work |
| Emma Ward | 2026-03-26 | The FA | To discuss football sector matters |
| Emma Ward | 2026-03-30 | Atlantic Productions | To discuss technology and sports |
| Polly Payne and Ruth Hannant | 2026-01-07 | Channel 4: Jonathan Allen | To discuss media sector matters. |
| Ruth Hannant | 2026-01-09 | BBC | To discuss media sector matters. |
| Ruth Hannant | 2026-01-09 | Channel 4 | To discuss media sector matters. |
| Ruth Hannant | 2026-01-12 | Channel 4: Geoffrey Cooper | To discuss media sector matters. |
| Ruth Hannant | 2026-01-14 | The Brunswick Group | To discuss media, AI and tech. |
| Polly Payne | 2026-01-22 | BBC | To discuss media sector matters. |
| Polly Payne | 2026-01-27 | British Phonographic Industry | To discuss the current priorities within the creative industries sector. |
| Polly Payne | 2026-01-27 | National Union of Journalists | To discuss media. |
| Polly Payne | 2026-02-02 | Youtube | To discuss media sector matters. |
| Polly Payne and Ruth Hannant | 2026-02-04 | Sony | To discuss the current priorities within the creative industries sector. |
| Polly Payne | 2026-02-19 | UK Music | To discuss the current priorities within the creative industries sector. |
| Polly Payne | 2026-02-19 | BBC | To discuss media sector matters. |
| Polly Payne | 2026-02-19 | Universal Music UK | To discuss the current priorities within the creative industries sector. |
| Polly Payne | 2026-02-20 | Sheffield City Council | To discuss the outcomes of a visit last year between DCMS and Sheffield City Council. |
| Ruth Hannant | 2026-02-23 | Natural History Museum; Lewis Silkin; UKRI; BFI; UKAI; RSC. | To discuss Creative Content Exchange. |
| Polly Payne | 2026-03-02 | Art Fund | To discuss the recent work of the Art Fund. |
| Polly Payne | 2026-03-03 | Saxton Bampfylde | To discuss recruitment. |
| Ruth Hannant | 2026-03-05 | SKY | To discuss the current priorities within the creative industries sector. |
| Ruth Hannant | 2026-03-10 | MusicFutures (University of Liverpool); News Media Association; Fashion Innovation Agency; Music Publishers Assoc.; YouTube; CCIA;Anthropic; Meta; techUK; Synthesia; Ivors Academy; Equity; Assoc. of Photographers; Warner Bros. Discovery; Featured Artists Coalition. | A Technical Working Group to discuss Wider Protections for Creators. |
| Polly Payne and Ruth Hannant | 2026-03-11 | BBC | To discuss media sector matters. |
| Ruth Hannant | 2026-03-16 | The Daily Mail Group | To discuss AI and Copyright matters. |
| Ruth Hannant | 2026-03-18 | Birmingham Royal Ballet. | To discuss creative industries matters and upcoming projects in the Birmingham Royal Ballet. |
| Ruth Hannant | 2026-03-18 | Ikon Gallery. | To discuss creative industries matters and upcoming projects in the Ikon Gallery. |
| Polly Payne | 2026-03-23 | Media Roundtable: Youtube, BBC, ITV, C4, S4C, EMEA, STV, Ofcom. | To discuss with YouTube and Public Service Media how they are collectively working together how shared objectives could be achieved. |
| Ruth Hannant | 2026-03-27 | British Film Commission | To tour No.10. |
| Polly Payne | 2026-03-30 | Channel 4 | To discuss media sector matters. |
| Georgia Hutchinson | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-01-06 | Scottish FA | Scottish FA and DCMS Meeting |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-01-06 | The FA | Deputy CEO - regular bilateral |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-01-08 | The FA | FA and DCMS Meeting |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-01-14 | The FA | The Sport Industry Report 2027 |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-01-15 | UK&I 2028 Ltd | UK&I 2028 INED/Government Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) Meeting |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-01-27 | Football Foundation | Football Foundation / DCMS - quarterly meeting |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-01-27 | Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) | UK Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) Ceremony 2025 |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-02-02 | FIFA | FIFA Site Visit week |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-02-04 | UK&I 2028 Ltd | EURO 2028 Campaigns: Government Partner Scoping Workshop |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-02-04 | Football Association of Wales | DCMS/ Football Association of Wales Quarterly Meeting |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-02-10 | Football Foundation | DCMS/Football Foundation Meeting |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-02-11 | UK&I 2028 Ltd | UK&I 2028 - UKG Fortnightly Meeting |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-02-23 | The FA | FIFA Women's World Cup 2035 Bid: Government Partner Meeting |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-02-24 | The FA, Scottish FA, and UK&I 2028 Ltd | 2035 FIFA Women's World Cup - Steering Committee |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-02-25 | Board of Deputies of British Jews | Meeting to discuss potential links between the department and the Board of Deputies |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-02-25 | UK&I 2028 Ltd | UK&I 2028 - UKG Fortnightly Meeting |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-03-02 | UKSport | DCMS / UK Sport Introduction Meeting |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-03-02 | UKSport | EURO 2028 UKS Oversight Group Meeting 6- Q4 25/26 (Virtual) |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-03-03 | UK&I 2028 Ltd | Football Women's World Cup Commercial Strategy check in |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-03-04 | UK&I 2028 Ltd | EURO 2028: DfT/UK&I/DCMS |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-03-04 | Glasgow 2026 | DCMS/Glasgow 2026 Meeting |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-03-09 | UK&I 2028 Ltd | UK&I 2028 Audit & Risk Committee Pre-Meet |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-03-11 | UKSport | EURO 2028 Government Partners Group Meeting 5 |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-03-12 | UK&I 2028 Ltd | UK&I 2028 Audit & Risk Committee (March 2026) |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-03-12 | UK&I 2028 Ltd | UK&I 2028 Board Meeting (March 2026) |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-03-13 | The FA and FIFA | DCMS / FA - FIFA pre meet |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-03-13 | UK&I 2028 Ltd, The FA and FIFA | FIFA / UK Bid Team Meeting |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-03-13 | UK&I 2028 Ltd, and The FA | DCMS / FA - FIFA meeting debrief |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-03-16 | BOA and UK Sport | DCMS/BOA/UK Sport Meeting |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-03-24 | North East Combined Authority | DCMS / North East Combined Authority - Northern Olympics Meeting |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-03-25 | UK&I 2028 Ltd | UK&I 2028 - UKG Fortnightly Meeting |
| Michael Livingston | 2026-03-27 | The FA | FIFA Women's World Cup 2035 Bid: Government Partner Meeting |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-01-08 | Geoffrey Cooper, Chair, Channel 4 | To discuss progress at Channel 4 |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-01-09 | Caroline Thomson, Non Executive Director, BBC | General check in on BBC |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-01-14 | The Brunswick Group | To discuss media, AI and tech. |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-01-15 | David Ellison, CEO, Paramount | To discuss Paramount's UK media and production interests |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-01-16 | Samir Shah, Chair, BBC | General check in on BBC |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-01-22 | Samir Shah, Chair, BBC | General check in on BBC |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-01-26 | Tim Davie, Director General, BBC | To catch up on the work of the BBC |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-01-27 | Jeremy Darroch, Chair, Sky | Introduction meeting and to discuss media |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-01-29 | Atlantic Studios | Introduction to Atlantic Studio’s creative work |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-01-29 | The FA | General catch up on FA |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-02-02 | Christopher Saul Associates | To discuss board effectiveness work |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-02-05 | Charity For Civil Servants | To discuss the Charity for Civil Servants |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-02-05 | Damon Buffini, Deputy Chair, BBC | General check in on BBC |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-02-09 | Miranda Curtis | To discuss arts |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-02-09 | Tim Davie, Director General, BBC | General check in on BBC |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-02-10 | Geoffrey Cooper, Chair, Channel 4 | To discuss progress at Channel 4 |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-02-10 | Kent Walker, President of Global Affairs, Google | To discuss AI and the news industry. |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-02-11 | Leslie Miller, VP Public Policy, YouTube | To discuss media and the creative industries |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-02-18 | Bernadette Kelly | To discuss the appointments review. |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-02-19 | Caroline Thomson, Non Executive Director, BBC | General check in on BBC |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-02-20 | Roly Keating | To discuss British Library and media |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-02-24 | James Dibbo, VP and CFO, Amazon | To discuss Amazon's investment and activity in the UK. |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-02-24 | London Design Festival | To discuss honours |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-02-24 | Tim Davie, Director General, BBC | General check in on BBC |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-02-25 | Alistair Law, Director of Public Policy Northern Europe, TikTok | To discuss media and the creative industries |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-02-27 | Bernadette Kelly | To discuss the appointments review. |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-03-04 | The Greenlight Group | To discuss the economic environment |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-03-04 | John Gore Studios | To discuss philanthropy |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-03-05 | Samir Shah, Chair, BBC | General catch up on the BBC |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-03-06 | Russell Reynolds Associates | To discuss the recruitment of the new Tate Director |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-03-10 | The Huo Family Foundation | To discuss philanthropy |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-03-10 | Caroline Thomson, Non Executive Director, BBC | General check in on BBC |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-03-10 | Nick Hurd | To discuss honours |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-03-10 | Samir Shah, Chair, BBC | General catch up on the BBC |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-03-12 | Tech UK | To discuss the work of Tech UK |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-03-16 | Caroline Thomson, Non Executive Director, BBC | To discuss the BBC |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-03-17 | Tim Davie | To discuss the Creative Industries Council |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-03-19 | Royal Society | To discuss DCMS business |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-03-20 | Samir Shah, Chair, BBC | To discuss live BBC issues |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-03-20 | Caroline Thomson, Non Executive Director, BBC | General check in on BBC |
| Susannah Storey | 2026-03-30 | Priya Dogra, CEO, Channel 4 | To discuss progress at Channel 4 |