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DCMS framework documents

Framework documents which set out the relationship between the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and our public bodies.

Updates to this page

From:
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Published:
28 September 2022
Last updated:
29 June 2026
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  1. Updated: Charity Commission framework document 2026.

  2. 'The National Portrait Gallery framework document 2026 to 2029' was added.

  3. Added British Film Institute framework document.

  4. Added a link to The Wallace Collection framework document 2025 to 2028

  5. 'The National Gallery framework document 2025 to 2028' was added.

  6. The 'UK Sport framework document 2025 to 2029' was added.

  7. Added Sir John Soane's Museum framework document 2025 to 2028.

  8. Added the Tate Gallery framework document 2025 to 2028.

  9. Added the framework document for the Horniman Museum and Gardens.

  10. The NCS attachment has been removed as the organisation has now closed.

  11. Added link to the British Library framework document 2025 to 2028.

  12. 'The Arts Council of England framework document 2025 to 2028' was added.

  13. 'The Churches Conservation Trust framework document 2025 to 2028' was added.

  14. Added Science Museum Group framework document 2025-2028.

  15. Added Natural History Museum Framework Document.

  16. The Imperial War Museum framework document 2025-2028 was added.

  17. Added The Victoria and Albert Museum framework document 2025 to 2028.

  18. The National Archives framework document has been deleted and a new version - The National Archives framework document 2023 to 2026 - has been added.

  19. National Museums Liverpool framework document 2025 to 2028 added.

  20. The Museum of the Home framework document 2025 to 2028 was added.

  21. Added the Royal Armouries framework document 2025-2028

  22. The Royal Armouries framework document 2025-2028 added.

  23. Added the British Museum framework document

  24. Added link to National Lottery Community Fund framework document.

  25. Added the Sports Ground Safety Authority framework document 2024-2027.

  26. Added British Tourist Authority framework document 2024-2027.

  27. Document added: National Heritage Memorial Fund framework document 2024-2027

  28. Added link to Historic England framework document.

  29. Added the Horserace Betting Levy Board framework document.

  30. New framework added: Sport England framework document 2023

  31. Added Gambling Commission framework document.

  32. New framework added: UK Anti-Doping framework document 2023-2026

  33. Added the National Archives framework document.

  34. Added National Citizen Service Trust framework document

  35. Link to Charity Commission framework document 2023 and accompanying MoU added to page.

  36. First published.

Documents

The Arts Council of England framework document 2025 to 2028

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-arts-council-of-england-framework-document-2025-to-2028

British Film Institute framework document 2026 to 2029

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/british-film-institute-framework-document

British Library framework document 2025 to 2028

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/british-library-framework-document-2025-to-2028

The British Museum framework document 2025 to 2028

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-british-museum-framework-document-2025-to-2028

British Tourist Authority framework document 2024 to 2027

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/british-tourist-authority-framework-document-2024-2027

Charity Commission framework document 2026

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/charity-commission-framework-document-2026

The Churches Conservation Trust framework document 2025 to 2028

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-churches-conservation-trust-framework-document-2025-to-2028

Gambling Commission framework document 2023 to 2026

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gambling-commission-framework-document

Historic England framework document 2024 to 2027

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/historic-england-framework-document

The Horniman Museum and Gardens framework document 2025 to 2028

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-horniman-museum-and-gardens-framework-document-2025-to-2028

Horserace Betting Levy Board framework document 2024 to 2027

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/horserace-betting-levy-board-framework-document

Imperial War Museum framework document 2025 to 2028

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/imperial-war-museum-framework-document-2025-2028

Museum of the Home framework document 2025 to 2028

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/museum-of-the-home-framework-document-2025-to-2028

The National Archives framework document 2023 to 2026

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-national-archives-framework-document-2023-to-2026

The National Gallery framework document 2025 to 2028

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-national-gallery-framework-document-2025-to-2028

National Heritage Memorial Fund framework document 2024 to 2027

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-heritage-memorial-fund-framework-document-2024-2027

The National Lottery Community Fund framework document 2025 to 2028

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-national-lottery-community-fund-framework-document

National Museums Liverpool framework document 2025 to 2028

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-museums-liverpool-framework-document-2025-to-2028

The National Portrait Gallery framework document 2026 to 2029

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-national-portrait-gallery-framework-document-2026-to-2029

Natural History Museum framework document 2025 to 2028

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/natural-history-museum-framework-document-2025-to-2028

The Royal Armouries framework document 2025 to 2028

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-royal-armouries-framework-document-2025-2028

The Royal Museums Greenwich framework document 2025 to 2028

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-royal-museums-greenwich-framework-document-2025-to-2028

Science Museum Group framework document 2025 to 2028

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/science-museum-group-framework-document-2025-2028

Sir John Soane's Museum framework document 2025 to 2028

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sir-john-soanes-museum-framework-document-2025-to-2028

Sport England framework document 2023 to 2026

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sport-england-framework-document-2023

The Sports Ground Safety Authority framework document 2024 to 2027

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-sports-ground-safety-authority-framework-document-2024-2027

The Tate Gallery framework document 2025 to 2028

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-tate-gallery-framework-document-2025-to-2028

UK Anti-Doping framework document 2023 to 2026

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-anti-doping-framework-document-2023-2026

UK Sport framework document 2025 to 2029

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-sport-framework-document-2025-to-2029

The Victoria and Albert Museum framework document 2025 to 2028

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-victoria-and-albert-museum-framework-document-2025-to-2028

The Wallace Collection framework document 2025 to 2028

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-wallace-collection-framework-document-2025-to-2028

Details

These framework documents set out the broad governance framework within which our public bodies and Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) operate. This includes the core responsibilities as well as the governance and accountability framework that applies between the roles of DCMS and our public bodies.

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