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The Prime Minister has appointed Anna Eavis and Roisha Hughes as Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

• Updated: 12 April 2024

The Prime Minister has appointed James Twining as Trustee and Audit and Risk Chair of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and The National Lottery Heritage Fund

• Updated: 15 January 2024

Times and days the CIC Office is open for business.

• Updated: 14 December 2023

£10.7 million funding allocated to local areas working in partnership to support vulnerable people.

• Updated: 3 July 2023

The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has appointed Paul Sweeney as Chair of The National Lottery Community Fund's Northern Ireland Funding Committee for a term of four years from 01 June 2021.

• Updated: 27 May 2021

Blondel Cluff CBE has been appointed by Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden as the next Chair of the National Lottery Community Fund.

• Updated: 15 February 2021

Jim Dixon and Perdita Hunt have been reappointed by the Prime Minister as Members of the National Heritage Memorial Fund for 9 months from 01 October 2020 - 30 June 2021 and 22 July 2020 - 21 April 2021 respectively.

• Updated: 11 August 2020

John Mothersole has been appointed by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as the England Chair of the National Lottery Community Fund for four years from 14 May 2020 - 13 May 2024.

• Updated: 30 June 2020

Kate Still has been appointed by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport as the Scotland Chair of the National Lottery Community Fund for four years from 15 June 2020 - 14 June 2024.

• Updated: 30 June 2020

The Secretary of State has appointed Tony Burton as Interim Chair of the National Lottery Community Fund from the 20th December 2019 to the 20th August 2020.

• Updated: 3 February 2020

The Government has launched a new online portal today that will strengthen its support to charities handling safeguarding concerns or allegations.

• Updated: 22 January 2020

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

• Updated: 18 May 2019

This webinar will cover: what CICs are, director’s responsibilities, funding, tax incentives and a little bit on dividend payments

• Updated: 1 November 2018

Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport Karen Bradley has today announced her full ministerial team and their portfolios.

• Updated: 15 June 2017

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has welcomed a number of new ministers, following appointments made by the new Prime Minister Theresa May.

• Updated: 21 July 2016

DCMS celebrates good causes benefiting from lottery investment.

• Updated: 26 November 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Margate highlights how the country has benefitted from 20 years of the National Lottery

• Updated: 5 November 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Heritage Lottery Fund to support Scotland's oldest theatre

• Updated: 25 March 2014

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Scottish Secretary welcomes National Lottery boost for Scotland's oldest museum.

• Updated: 2 December 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Sport England invites local projects getting more people into sport to bid for funding.

• Updated: 15 January 2013

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government