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Heritage High Street

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High streets to benefit from £62 million heritage boost

New funding will bring old buildings back into use and turn them into offices, housing and creative spaces.

Industrial Strategy logo

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£200 million rollout of full fibre broadband begins

31 schools in rural areas amongst the first to benefit

AI council

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Leading experts appointed to AI Council to supercharge the UK’s artificial intelligence sector

This comes as government celebrates the one year anniversary of the AI Sector Deal as part of the modern Industrial Strategy, which aims to realise the full potential of AI to the economy

Simon Armitage

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Simon Armitage appointed new UK Poet Laureate

Simon Armitage’s appointment follows Dame Carol Ann Duffy’s tenure as Laureate

Secure by Design consultation

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Plans announced to introduce new laws for internet connected devices

Plans to ensure that millions of household items that are connected to the internet are better protected from cyber attacks have been launched

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Age-verification for online pornography to begin in July

The UK will become the first country in the world to bring in age-verification for online pornography when the measures come into force on 15 July 2019.

Latest from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

  1. Street Works Toolkit
    • Guidance
  2. Community Life Survey: What difference does the provision of paper questionnaires make to the Community Life Survey sample and results?
    • Research
  3. Game of Thrones capitalises on British exports
    • Press release

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What the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport does

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) helps to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain abroad.

We protect and promote our cultural and artistic heritage and help businesses and communities to grow by investing in innovation and highlighting Britain as a fantastic place to visit. We help to give the UK a unique advantage on the global stage, striving for economic success.

DCMS is a ministerial department, supported by 46 agencies and public bodies.

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  1. Data protection
  2. TV Licence
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Guidance and regulation

  1. Visiting the UK after Brexit
    • Detailed guide
  2. Entertainment Licensing
    • Detailed guide
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News and communications

  1. Game of Thrones capitalises on British exports
    • Press release
  2. Government and tech industry collaborate to improve cyber security of IoT devices
    • News story
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Research and statistics

  1. Community Life Survey: What difference does the provision of paper questionnaires make to the Community Life Survey sample and results?
    • Research
  2. Community Life Survey and Taking Part Survey 2017-18: Focus on volunteering by age and gender
    • Official statistics
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. Artificial Intelligence Sector Deal
    • Policy paper
  2. The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation calls for evidence on online targeting and bias in algorithmic decision making
    • Policy paper
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. DCMS Transactions over £25,000 2019/20
    • Corporate report
  2. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Ltd Management Agreement 2019/20
    • Transparency
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Our ministers

Margot James MP
Margot James MP
Lord Ashton of Hyde
Lord Ashton of Hyde
Rebecca Pow MP
Mims Davies MP
Mims Davies MP
Jeremy Wright MP

The Rt Hon

Jeremy Wright MP

Our management

Sarah Healey
Sarah Healey
Permanent Secretary
Helen Judge
Director General for Performance and Strategy
Matthew Gould
Director General for Digital and Media
Tim Sparrow
Finance Director
Charles Alexander
Lead non-executive board member
Matthew Campbell-Hill
Non-executive board member
Neil Mendoza
Non-executive board member
Fields Wicker-Miurin OBE
Non-executive board member
Claire Dove OBE
Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Representative
Professor Tom Rodden
DCMS Chief Scientific Adviser
Sherry Coutu CBE
Non-executive board member

Contact DCMS

Main office address

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
100 Parliament Street
London
SW1A 2BQ
United Kingdom

Email

enquiries@culture.gov.uk

Press Office

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020 7211 2210

Government Art Collection

179a Tottenham Court Rd
London
W1T 7PA
United Kingdom

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