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Guidance and regulation

• Delivering a registration scheme for short-term lets
  • Detailed guide
  • 19 February 2024
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
• Maritime passenger rights: your journey
  • Detailed guide
  • 22 February 2022
  • Department for Transport
• UK City of Culture 2029: Full application guidance
  • Guidance
  • 10 April 2026
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
• AHRC/DCMS Culture and Heritage Capital Research Call - bid recipients
  • Detailed guide
  • 19 January 2024
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
• DCMS Sectors Economic Estimates Methodology
  • Guidance
  • 21 October 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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News and communications

• Scotland-France ferry link moves closer with £3 million UK Government commitment
  • 19 March 2026
  • Scotland Office and HM Treasury
  • Press release
• Tips on cheaper days out for families this English Tourism Week, as Government celebrates the industry’s economic impact
  • 12 March 2026
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Press release
• Two members appointed to the VisitEngland Advisory Board
  • 11 February 2026
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport and VisitEngland
  • News story
• £300k of support announced for North West’s coastal regions
  • 19 November 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Speech
• Harris Bokhari appointed as Chair of the British Tourist Authority Board
  • 19 November 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport and VisitBritain
  • News story

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Research and statistics

• Monthly Occupancy Statistics, March 2026
  • 7 May 2026
  • Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
  • National statistics
• DCMS Economic Estimates: Earnings 2025
  • 23 April 2026
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Official statistics
• Monthly Occupancy Statistics, April 2026
  • 20 April 2026
  • Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
  • National statistics announcement
• Northern Ireland Annual Tourism Statistics 2025
  • 20 April 2026
  • Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
  • National statistics announcement
• Economic Estimates: Employment January 2024 to December 2024 for DCMS Sectors
  • 2 April 2026
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

• Visitor levy in England
  • 26 November 2025
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and HM Treasury
  • Closed consultation
  • Date closed 18 February 2026
• Consultation on a registration scheme for short-term lets in England
  • 19 July 2024
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 08 June 2023
• Developing a tourist accommodation registration scheme in England
  • 19 July 2024
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 21 September 2022
• Interministerial Group for Tourism Communique: 22 July 2025
  • 17 October 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Policy paper
• United Kingdom and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council: Economic and Social Pillar – Joint Statement
  • 15 May 2024
  • Cabinet Office
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• British Tourist Authority annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024
  • 9 October 2024
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Corporate report
• British Tourist Authority framework document 2024-2027
  • 12 August 2024
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport, VisitBritain, and VisitEngland
  • Corporate report
• British Tourist Authority annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023
  • 19 July 2023
  • VisitBritain and VisitEngland
  • Corporate report
• British Tourist Authority annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022
  • 15 July 2022
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, VisitBritain, and VisitEngland
  • Corporate report
• British Tourist Authority annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021
  • 16 July 2021
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
  • Corporate report

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