Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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 supported by 1 public body.

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Ministers

• The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP
  Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
• Julia Lopez MP
  Minister of State for Media, Data, and Digital Infrastructure
• The Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Sport, Tourism and Civil Society, and Minister for Equalities)
• Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
  Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Arts and Heritage and DCMS Lords Minister)
• Paul Scully MP
  Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Tech and the Digital Economy

Petitions linked to this department

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• Prohibit gambling on the timing and/or outcome of elections
  Opened on Thursday 21st November 2024
  14 signatures so far

• Introduce stricter regulation of event ticket sales, resales and dynamic pricing
  Opened on Wednesday 20th November 2024
  36 signatures so far

• Review current legislation and regulation of gambling adverts
  Opened on Tuesday 19th November 2024
  44 signatures so far

• Introduce 16 as the minimum age for children to have social media
  Opened on Thursday 7th November 2024
  106,535 signatures so far

• Ban eating noises in advertisements
  Open from Monday 20th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  11 signatures

• Give parents/guardians a right to access social media accounts of their children
  Open from Friday 10th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  126,033 signatures

• Prevent media reporting details of inquests in cases of suicide
  Open from Tuesday 7th May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  196 signatures

• Ban the sale of gambling products in shops unless via a dedicated till
  Open from Thursday 2nd May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  22 signatures

• Increase Government funding for foodbanks
  Open from Wednesday 1st May 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  27 signatures

• Make it legal to copy digital media for personal use
  Open from Tuesday 30th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  32 signatures

• Exempt listening to music and the radio by staff from music licence requirements
  Open from Wednesday 24th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  20 signatures

• Ban gambling adverts and sponsorship in football
  Open from Tuesday 16th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  30 signatures

• Require videogame publishers to keep games they have sold in a working state
  Open from Tuesday 16th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  27,341 signatures

• Abolish Mobile Roaming Charges for UK Travellers to Europe
  Open from Monday 15th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  26 signatures

• Require editing or creation of media using software to be recorded in metadata
  Open from Friday 12th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  14 signatures

• Make the auditing of commercial premises on social media platforms illegal
  Open from Friday 12th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  39 signatures

• Ban social media influencers from promoting/advertising cosmetic surgery
  Open from Wednesday 10th April 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  905 signatures

• Create a statutory press regulator
  Open from Wednesday 27th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  21 signatures

• Require a cooling off period and mental health adverts on gambling platforms
  Open from Thursday 21st March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  79 signatures

• Introduce an independent regulator for football referees in England
  Open from Thursday 21st March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  13 signatures

• Require social media platforms to use end-to-end encryption for private messages
  Open from Tuesday 19th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  22 signatures

• Make it an offence to film a serious incident without seeking assistance
  Open from Wednesday 13th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  28 signatures

• Fund increased after-care for spiking victims, and test kits for bars/clubs
  Open from Tuesday 5th March 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  57 signatures

• Ban the use of AI to generate media (eg. images, videos, voice recordings, etc)
  Open from Thursday 29th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  85 signatures

• Do not make rules on owning a crossbow tougher
  Open from Thursday 29th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  105 signatures

• Change existing copyright law to explicitly allow for the ripping of CDs
  Open from Wednesday 28th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  16 signatures

• Make cyberbullying a specific criminal offence
  Open from Tuesday 27th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  26 signatures

• Require full coverage of the FA cup be offered to free-to-air broadcasters
  Open from Friday 23rd February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  52 signatures

• Review impact and regulation of chance-based microtransactions in video games
  Open from Thursday 22nd February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  172 signatures

• Ban the resale of event tickets for above their face value
  Open from Thursday 15th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  51 signatures

• Amend the British Museum Act 1963 to allow for the return of artefacts
  Open from Tuesday 13th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  174 signatures

• Introduce laws to safeguard social media users from excessive virtual gifting
  Open from Friday 9th February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  16 signatures

• Introduce new restrictions on accessing password protected accounts
  Open from Thursday 1st February 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  71 signatures

• Allow unrestricted sharing of video and CCTV footage of criminal/antisocial acts
  Open from Tuesday 30th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  19 signatures

• Increase the TV Licence fee by £14.50 per annum, in line with past practice
  Open from Wednesday 24th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  38 signatures

• Ban 'fact checking' by social media companies
  Open from Tuesday 23rd January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  45 signatures

• Make all dating sites require official identity documents for verification
  Open from Wednesday 17th January 2024 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  39 signatures

• Review Timetable For Phasing Out Copper Wire Landlines
  Open from Thursday 21st December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  11,270 signatures

• Introduce requirements for all stage/screen scenes with nudity/intimacy
  Open from Monday 18th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  69 signatures

• Create a specific offence of 'virtual mobbing'
  Open from Wednesday 13th December 2023 to Wednesday 29th May 2024
  27 signatures

• Introduce social media requirements on promoting realistic beauty standards
  Open from Tuesday 28th November 2023 to Tuesday 28th May 2024
  59 signatures

• Allow Zimbabwe to Lay a Wreath at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Day
  Open from Monday 27th November 2023 to Monday 27th May 2024
  84 signatures

• Require AI chatbots to identify themselves as not human
  Open from Monday 27th November 2023 to Monday 27th May 2024
  57 signatures

• Make photo ID compulsory for to set up/continue to use a social media account
  Open from Wednesday 22nd November 2023 to Wednesday 22nd May 2024
  76 signatures

• Introduce laws for AI-created content to be marked as "AI created"
  Open from Monday 20th November 2023 to Monday 20th May 2024
  78 signatures

• Provide dedicated funding to support deaf athletes
  Open from Monday 20th November 2023 to Monday 20th May 2024
  8,338 signatures

• Investigate allegations of bias in media reporting on Israel-Palestine conflict
  Open from Thursday 16th November 2023 to Thursday 16th May 2024
  365 signatures

• Full ban on use of AI applications in the United Kingdom
  Open from Tuesday 14th November 2023 to Tuesday 14th May 2024
  146 signatures

• Ban television advertisements promoting gambling
  Open from Monday 13th November 2023 to Monday 13th May 2024
  525 signatures

• Commission an anthem for England for events such as sport
  Open from Friday 10th November 2023 to Friday 10th May 2024
  61 signatures

• Require publicly-funded gyms offer monthly, annual or pay-as-you-go memberships
  Open from Friday 10th November 2023 to Friday 10th May 2024
  23 signatures

• Require broadcasters to call proscribed terrorist organisations terrorists
  Open from Thursday 9th November 2023 to Thursday 9th May 2024
  13,108 signatures

• Require 1951 Census details be released by 2031
  Open from Thursday 9th November 2023 to Thursday 9th May 2024
  147 signatures

• Remove age verification requirements from the Online Safety Act
  Open from Tuesday 7th November 2023 to Tuesday 7th May 2024
  25 signatures

• Stop the implementation of betting affordability/financial risk checks
  Open from Wednesday 1st November 2023 to Wednesday 1st May 2024
  103,537 signatures

• Require publishers to produce more SEND-accessible resources
  Open from Wednesday 1st November 2023 to Wednesday 1st May 2024
  433 signatures

• Abolish the TV licence and make the BBC a subscription channel
  Open from Wednesday 25th October 2023 to Thursday 25th April 2024
  18,581 signatures

• Introduce a Complete Ban on Internet Pornography
  Open from Monday 16th October 2023 to Tuesday 16th April 2024
  119 signatures

• Stop the Online Safety Bill, keep free speech free
  Open from Friday 13th October 2023 to Saturday 13th April 2024
  455 signatures

• Fund free leisure centre passes for secondary school students
  Open from Thursday 12th October 2023 to Friday 12th April 2024
  29 signatures

• Make chanting about tragedies and death at a football match a criminal offence
  Open from Monday 9th October 2023 to Tuesday 9th April 2024
  32 signatures

• Require local authorities to keep publicly funded leisure centres open
  Open from Monday 9th October 2023 to Tuesday 9th April 2024
  119 signatures

• Fund a national program for bike tracks for young people
  Open from Monday 2nd October 2023 to Tuesday 2nd April 2024
  18 signatures

• Require internet providers and services to get parental consent for child users
  Open from Tuesday 19th September 2023 to Tuesday 19th March 2024
  29 signatures

• Take action to restrict online access to pornography strictly to over 18s
  Open from Friday 25th August 2023 to Sunday 25th February 2024
  1,405 signatures

• Make it illegal to take photos or videos of other people without permission
  Open from Thursday 24th August 2023 to Saturday 24th February 2024
  35 signatures

• Regulate the cost of community sports facilities
  Open from Friday 28th July 2023 to Sunday 28th January 2024
  326 signatures

• Create a statutory press regulator to tackle sensationalist and damaging stories
  Open from Tuesday 18th July 2023 to Thursday 18th January 2024
  21 signatures

• Make the resale of event tickets for more than face value illegal
  Open from Tuesday 11th July 2023 to Thursday 11th January 2024
  111 signatures

• Prohibit 5G Masts near Schools and Nurseries
  Open from Tuesday 4th July 2023 to Thursday 4th January 2024
  750 signatures

• Prohibit the publication of private addresses in newspapers
  Open from Tuesday 4th July 2023 to Thursday 4th January 2024
  31 signatures

• Make it illegal to share someone's criminal convictions on social media
  Open from Tuesday 4th July 2023 to Thursday 4th January 2024
  20 signatures

• Ban media publishing personal details of alleged offenders before conviction
  Open from Monday 3rd July 2023 to Wednesday 3rd January 2024
  36 signatures

• Seek a global moratorium on development of AI technology due to extinction risk
  Open from Wednesday 28th June 2023 to Thursday 28th December 2023
  145 signatures

• Provide ringfenced funding for local libraries
  Open from Monday 26th June 2023 to Tuesday 26th December 2023
  598 signatures

• Restrict advertising frequency on digital platforms used by children
  Open from Friday 9th June 2023 to Saturday 9th December 2023
  25 signatures

• Introduce statutory regulation of professional rugby football clubs
  Open from Friday 2nd June 2023 to Saturday 2nd December 2023
  81 signatures

• Don’t allow affordability checks for sports betting
  Open from Tuesday 9th May 2023 to Thursday 9th November 2023
  4,568 signatures

• Require media containing edited human features include a symbol showing this
  Open from Tuesday 2nd May 2023 to Thursday 2nd November 2023
  85 signatures

• Establish a Register of Protected works of Literature
  Open from Tuesday 18th April 2023 to Wednesday 18th October 2023
  34 signatures

• Require trigger warnings on books containing violent content
  Open from Tuesday 18th April 2023 to Wednesday 18th October 2023
  115 signatures

• Do not fund portraits of His Majesty the King for public organisations
  Open from Thursday 6th April 2023 to Friday 6th October 2023
  210 signatures

• Prohibit mobile telephone service providers charging for EU roaming
  Open from Monday 3rd April 2023 to Tuesday 3rd October 2023
  45 signatures

• Create an independent commission to appoint the Chair and Board of the BBC
  Open from Friday 17th March 2023 to Sunday 17th September 2023
  5,226 signatures

• Abolish TV Licence Fees For Everyone
  Open from Friday 17th March 2023 to Sunday 17th September 2023
  15,864 signatures

• Stop the passing of the Online Safety Bill
  Open from Wednesday 15th March 2023 to Friday 15th September 2023
  8,642 signatures

• Require internet-enabled devices be set to 'children's settings' by default
  Open from Wednesday 8th March 2023 to Friday 8th September 2023
  33 signatures

• Ban slot machines from service stations and ferries
  Open from Tuesday 7th March 2023 to Thursday 7th September 2023
  22 signatures

• Make Catfishing a specific criminal offence
  Open from Wednesday 1st March 2023 to Friday 1st September 2023
  144 signatures

• Ban charges increasing during fixed-term mobile contracts
  Open from Thursday 23rd February 2023 to Wednesday 23rd August 2023
  342 signatures

• Prohibit the publication of drone film of private property taken without consent
  Open from Friday 17th February 2023 to Thursday 17th August 2023
  46 signatures

• Public Inquiry into Ofcom's guidance on broadcast standards during the pandemic
  Open from Tuesday 14th February 2023 to Monday 14th August 2023
  11,508 signatures

• Amend the British Museum Act to allow the acceptance of repatriation requests
  Open from Monday 6th February 2023 to Sunday 6th August 2023
  4,471 signatures

• Introduce statutory age ratings for music videos
  Open from Thursday 2nd February 2023 to Wednesday 2nd August 2023
  63 signatures

• Ban the advertisement of leather products
  Open from Monday 30th January 2023 to Sunday 30th July 2023
  57 signatures

• Prohibit gambling advertisements on television
  Open from Monday 30th January 2023 to Sunday 30th July 2023
  291 signatures

• Give children rights to require parents remove photos of them when they turn 18
  Open from Tuesday 24th January 2023 to Monday 24th July 2023
  17 signatures

• Ban all television advertising for gambling before the 9pm watershed
  Open from Wednesday 18th January 2023 to Tuesday 18th July 2023
  67 signatures

• Require verified parental ID to open any online account for children under 13
  Open from Tuesday 17th January 2023 to Monday 17th July 2023
  82 signatures

• Run the National Lottery mainly for the benefit of the NHS for at least 5 years
  Open from Thursday 12th January 2023 to Wednesday 12th July 2023
  57 signatures

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