National Lottery funding

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Guidance and regulation

1. DCMS Business Plan 2012-2015
   • Guidance
   • 8 July 2011
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
2. Heritage Lottery Fund Policy Directions
   • Guidance
   • 7 December 2018
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
3. 2009 DCMS annual report
   • Guidance
   • 10 August 2009
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
4. Department for Culture, Media and Sport Resource Accounts 2007 to 2008
   • Guidance
   • 18 August 2008
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
5. UK Sports Council financial directions for the National Lottery
   • Guidance
   • 23 September 2004
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

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News and communications

18 May 2019 — Press release

High streets to benefit from £62 million heritage boost

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Historic England

1. Community Interest Companies and Sustainability – Funding, Dividends and Tax Relief webinar
   • 1 November 2018
   • Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
   • News story
2. Karen Bradley welcomes DCMS Ministers
   • 15 June 2017
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Office for Civil Society
   • News story
3. New ministerial team at DCMS confirmed
   • 21 July 2016
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Press release
4. Marking the National Lottery’s 20th anniversary
   • 26 November 2014
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, Closed organisation: Big Lottery Fund, and Closed organisation: Heritage Lottery Fund (administered by the NHMF)
   • News story

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Research and statistics

1. DCMS science and research advisory committee
   • 24 September 2015
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Independent report
2. NERA Economic Consulting’s assessment of lottery market issues
   • 18 December 2012
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Independent report
3. PAC Recommendations - update for 2010-11 reporting year
   • 19 July 2011
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Independent report
4. Lottery Reform measures: Research
   • 9 March 2011
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Research
5. National Indicator 8: Interim data
   • 21 June 2010
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

1. Consultation on the proposed merger of the Gambling Commission and the National Lottery Commission
   • 31 July 2012
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 23 October 2012
2. Consultation on the change to policy direction for the Big Lottery Fund
   • 30 July 2010
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 29 October 2010
3. Consultation on the National Lottery Shares
   • 19 May 2010
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Consultation outcome
   • Date closed 21 August 2010
4. 2010 to 2015 government policy: National Lottery funding
   • 8 May 2015
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Policy paper
5. DCMS Structural Reform Plan
   • 24 March 2011
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

1. The National Lottery Heritage Fund Annual Report and Accounts 2018-19
   • 29 July 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and National Lottery Heritage Fund
   • Corporate report
2. The National Lottery Community Fund Annual Report 2018 to 2019
   • 19 July 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, Office for Civil Society, and The National Lottery Community Fund
   • Corporate report
3. National Lottery Distribution Fund Account 2018-2019
   • 12 July 2019
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
   • Corporate report
4. Heritage Lottery Fund (National Heritage Memorial Fund Lottery Distribution) annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2017
   • 3 August 2018
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Closed organisation: Heritage Lottery Fund (administered by the NHMF)
   • Corporate report
5. Big Lottery Fund annual report 2017 to 2018
   • 20 July 2018
   • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, Closed organisation: Big Lottery Fund, and Office for Civil Society
   • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
2. Office for Civil Society
3. Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
4. Cabinet Office

1. Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies