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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• Guarantee access to broadcast TV (Freeview) and aerial radio beyond 2040
  Open from Thursday 12th January 2023 to Wednesday 12th July 2023
  29,748 signatures

• Provide funding to make venues accessible to visitors and performers
  Open from Thursday 5th January 2023 to Wednesday 5th July 2023
  1,041 signatures

• Ban convicted abusers from dating and social media sites and apps
  Open from Thursday 29th December 2022 to Thursday 29th June 2023
  86 signatures

• Hold a referendum on the TV licence fee.
  Open from Wednesday 28th December 2022 to Wednesday 28th June 2023
  527 signatures

• Ban all advertising for vapes and e-cigarettes
  Open from Tuesday 13th December 2022 to Tuesday 13th June 2023
  71 signatures

• Abolish the Arts Council
  Open from Tuesday 6th December 2022 to Tuesday 6th June 2023
  28 signatures

• Fund research into ACL injuries in women's football
  Open from Wednesday 30th November 2022 to Tuesday 30th May 2023
  71 signatures

• Make it illegal to publish personal information online without consent
  Open from Tuesday 29th November 2022 to Monday 29th May 2023
  25 signatures

• Introduce fines for social media sites that host scam adverts
  Open from Wednesday 9th November 2022 to Tuesday 9th May 2023
  29 signatures

• Make trigger warnings for infant loss and birth trauma mandatory
  Open from Monday 7th November 2022 to Sunday 7th May 2023
  540 signatures

• Ban the advertising of animals showing signs of extreme breeding or mutilation
  Open from Thursday 3rd November 2022 to Wednesday 3rd May 2023
  1,102 signatures

• Abolish the TV License for the elderly, students and basic rate tax payers.
  Open from Wednesday 2nd November 2022 to Tuesday 2nd May 2023
  48 signatures

• Require social media platforms to introduce mandatory ID verification
  Open from Monday 17th October 2022 to Monday 17th April 2023
  544 signatures

• Ban smartphones for under-18s, starting with 11-12 year olds
  Open from Friday 7th October 2022 to Friday 7th April 2023
  57 signatures

• Ban all fossil fuel advertising in public spaces.
  Open from Thursday 6th October 2022 to Thursday 6th April 2023
  51 signatures

• Social Media ban for under 18s
  Open from Wednesday 5th October 2022 to Wednesday 5th April 2023
  109 signatures

• Fund the creation of a suitable monument to Elizabeth the Second.
  Open from Monday 3rd October 2022 to Monday 3rd April 2023
  53 signatures

• Rename Green Park to Queen Elizabeth Park in our late Monarch’s honour
  Open from Friday 30th September 2022 to Thursday 30th March 2023
  24 signatures

• Implement the recommendations of the Fan-Led Review of Football Governance
  Open from Monday 26th September 2022 to Sunday 26th March 2023
  616 signatures

• Restrict betting shop hours to 9am-9pm on weekdays and 9am-8pm on weekends
  Open from Monday 5th September 2022 to Sunday 19th March 2023
  25 signatures

• Mandatory for all music festivals to offer free anonymous drug testing
  Open from Thursday 1st September 2022 to Wednesday 15th March 2023
  397 signatures

• Do not pass the Online Safety Bill and seek a different approach
  Open from Thursday 25th August 2022 to Saturday 11th March 2023
  1,595 signatures

• Make the resale of event tickets for more than face value illegal.
  Open from Thursday 25th August 2022 to Saturday 11th March 2023
  437 signatures

• Abolish the requirement for BBC non-viewers to have a TV licence.
  Open from Thursday 25th August 2022 to Saturday 11th March 2023
  114 signatures

• Inquiry into Ofgem to determine if it is fit for purpose
  Open from Wednesday 10th August 2022 to Friday 24th February 2023
  374 signatures

• Require broadcasters to provide subtitles & audio description of all programmes
  Open from Wednesday 10th August 2022 to Friday 24th February 2023
  121 signatures

• Protect plants and animals from 5G Millimeter Wave ('mmWave') Radiation
  Open from Friday 5th August 2022 to Sunday 19th February 2023
  992 signatures

• End need for a TV licence to view online streaming content not funded by licence
  Open from Tuesday 2nd August 2022 to Thursday 16th February 2023
  384 signatures

• Make all unwanted online sexual communication a criminal offence
  Open from Monday 1st August 2022 to Wednesday 15th February 2023
  118 signatures

• Do not fund the BBC through a universal household levy linked to council tax
  Open from Thursday 21st July 2022 to Saturday 4th February 2023
  126 signatures

• Amend the British Museum Act to allow the acceptance of repatriation requests
  Open from Wednesday 20th July 2022 to Friday 3rd February 2023
  101 signatures

• Entertainment for Everyone Charter: Stop Disability Discrimination at Festivals
  Open from Tuesday 19th July 2022 to Thursday 2nd February 2023
  516 signatures

• Introduce a discounted TV License for students
  Open from Monday 18th July 2022 to Wednesday 1st February 2023
  31 signatures

• Decriminalize the TV Licence fee
  Open from Monday 4th July 2022 to Wednesday 18th January 2023
  369 signatures

• Ban all advertising for Gambling on TV and Social Media
  Open from Monday 27th June 2022 to Tuesday 10th January 2023
  67 signatures

• Allow the flying of Suffrage flag as a symbol of women's equality
  Open from Wednesday 22nd June 2022 to Thursday 5th January 2023
  2,143 signatures

• Stronger sentences for online abuse, and fund mental health support
  Open from Thursday 16th June 2022 to Friday 30th December 2022
  37 signatures

• Change the name of the BBC to Britain Today
  Open from Tuesday 14th June 2022 to Wednesday 28th December 2022
  16 signatures

• Require online games have child-only servers to help protect children
  Open from Monday 13th June 2022 to Tuesday 27th December 2022
  21 signatures

• Provide additional funding for swimming pools due to the energy increases
  Open from Monday 6th June 2022 to Tuesday 20th December 2022
  87 signatures

• Negotiate and agree with the EU to ease access of UK Musicians to tour Europe.
  Open from Wednesday 1st June 2022 to Thursday 15th December 2022
  93 signatures

• Uphold the will of Parliament & implement the Leveson recommendations and s.40
  Open from Friday 27th May 2022 to Sunday 11th December 2022
  19 signatures

• Allow pyrotechnics in football grounds
  Open from Friday 27th May 2022 to Sunday 11th December 2022
  14 signatures

• Require publishers to display trigger warnings on title pages of books
  Open from Thursday 26th May 2022 to Saturday 10th December 2022
  125 signatures

• Do not reform UK data protection laws (GDPR)
  Open from Wednesday 25th May 2022 to Friday 9th December 2022
  535 signatures

• Require online review sites to prevent fraudulent reviews.
  Open from Wednesday 25th May 2022 to Friday 9th December 2022
  49 signatures

• Require advisory age ratings for literature
  Open from Monday 16th May 2022 to Wednesday 30th November 2022
  48 signatures

• Ban school uniforms in sex shops and pornography
  Open from Monday 9th May 2022 to Wednesday 23rd November 2022
  16,048 signatures

• Ban children from all greyhound tracks
  Open from Thursday 5th May 2022 to Saturday 19th November 2022
  61 signatures

• UK gov buildings should be mandated to fly the Union Flag all year around.
  Open from Tuesday 3rd May 2022 to Thursday 17th November 2022
  22 signatures

• Require trigger warnings for all broadcasts related to sexual violence
  Open from Tuesday 3rd May 2022 to Thursday 17th November 2022
  193 signatures

• Create a regulator for licences to play live or recorded music
  Open from Wednesday 27th April 2022 to Thursday 10th November 2022
  74 signatures

• Remove prostitution from the list of priority offences in the Online Safety Bill
  Open from Wednesday 13th April 2022 to Thursday 27th October 2022
  2,298 signatures

• End the TV licence and sell the BBC
  Open from Monday 11th April 2022 to Tuesday 25th October 2022
  218 signatures

• Hold referendum on any privatisation of public service broadcasters
  Open from Friday 8th April 2022 to Saturday 22nd October 2022
  71 signatures

• Run the National Lottery solely for the benefit of the NHS
  Open from Thursday 7th April 2022 to Friday 21st October 2022
  23 signatures

• Stop the privatisation of Channel 4
  Open from Thursday 7th April 2022 to Friday 21st October 2022
  6,082 signatures

• Create an offence of trespass on field of play at a designated sporting event
  Open from Tuesday 5th April 2022 to Wednesday 19th October 2022
  54 signatures

• Ban adverts for charity on TV
  Open from Friday 25th March 2022 to Sunday 9th October 2022
  35 signatures

• Prohibit the unsolicited delivery of plastic bags
  Open from Friday 25th March 2022 to Sunday 9th October 2022
  31 signatures

• Ban the Advertising of Meat and All Other Animal Products
  Open from Thursday 24th March 2022 to Saturday 8th October 2022
  37 signatures

• Legislate to prevent misinformation about the Ukraine conflict on social media
  Open from Monday 14th March 2022 to Wednesday 28th September 2022
  25 signatures

• Prohibit social media companies from removing content that isn’t spam or illegal
  Open from Monday 21st February 2022 to Sunday 21st August 2022
  31 signatures

• Ban gambling adverts on TV, Radio and social media before 9pm
  Open from Wednesday 9th February 2022 to Tuesday 9th August 2022
  225 signatures

• Introduce cash rewards for Olympic medal winners and their coaches
  Open from Tuesday 8th February 2022 to Monday 8th August 2022
  8 signatures

• Allow TV Licence payers to make voluntary additional payments
  Open from Thursday 3rd February 2022 to Wednesday 3rd August 2022
  30 signatures

• Require BSL and subtitles for parliamentary, government and political broadcasts
  Open from Wednesday 2nd February 2022 to Tuesday 2nd August 2022
  211 signatures

• Require people to have a criminal record check to open a social media account.
  Open from Wednesday 2nd February 2022 to Tuesday 2nd August 2022
  860 signatures

• Provide funding to support deaf athletes equally alongside Paralympic athletes
  Open from Monday 31st January 2022 to Sunday 31st July 2022
  979 signatures

• Fund the BBC from general taxation rather than a licence fee
  Open from Monday 24th January 2022 to Sunday 24th July 2022
  33 signatures

• Revoke the TV licence at the end of 2027
  Open from Friday 21st January 2022 to Thursday 21st July 2022
  7,399 signatures

• Increase the TV licence in line with inflation and maintain BBC funding
  Open from Thursday 20th January 2022 to Wednesday 20th July 2022
  291 signatures

• All social media should be age restricted to the age of 16, requiring NI number
  Open from Thursday 20th January 2022 to Wednesday 20th July 2022
  36 signatures

• Legalise alcohol consumption at seats for English football matches
  Open from Wednesday 12th January 2022 to Tuesday 12th July 2022
  21 signatures

• Ban body shaming adverts, and fund a public awareness campaign
  Open from Wednesday 12th January 2022 to Tuesday 12th July 2022
  189 signatures

• Ban the use of whips in horse racing
  Open from Tuesday 11th January 2022 to Monday 11th July 2022
  110 signatures

• Add Test matches in England to the 'Crown Jewels' that must be free to air
  Open from Friday 7th January 2022 to Thursday 7th July 2022
  524 signatures

• Prohibit 5G technology in the UK
  Open from Wednesday 5th January 2022 to Tuesday 5th July 2022
  10,632 signatures

• Do not close gyms and fitness facilities if there is another lockdown
  Open from Tuesday 21st December 2021 to Tuesday 21st June 2022
  219 signatures

• Remove the requirement for explicit consent for non-essential cookies
  Open from Friday 17th December 2021 to Friday 17th June 2022
  328 signatures

• Require all sports clubs publish plans for tackling racism
  Open from Wednesday 15th December 2021 to Wednesday 15th June 2022
  67 signatures

• Ban event tickets being resold for more than their face value
  Open from Wednesday 15th December 2021 to Wednesday 15th June 2022
  38 signatures

• Provide funding to improve youth football facilities
  Open from Wednesday 8th December 2021 to Wednesday 8th June 2022
  25 signatures

• Do not restrict our right to freedom of expression online.
  Open from Wednesday 1st December 2021 to Wednesday 1st June 2022
  55,743 signatures

• Make telephone and text messaging cold calling illegal
  Open from Thursday 18th November 2021 to Wednesday 18th May 2022
  47 signatures

• Ban all advertisement of gambling
  Open from Thursday 18th November 2021 to Wednesday 18th May 2022
  108 signatures

• Commission a review of racism in cricket
  Open from Thursday 11th November 2021 to Wednesday 11th May 2022
  52 signatures

• Amend the British Museum Act 1963
  Open from Tuesday 9th November 2021 to Monday 9th May 2022
  236 signatures

• #RecogniseBodyImage for the first time in UK law
  Open from Friday 29th October 2021 to Friday 29th April 2022
  955 signatures

• Make guy fawkes day (November 5th) a public holiday
  Open from Monday 25th October 2021 to Monday 25th April 2022
  24 signatures

• Ensure ALL national team football matches are shown on free-to-air channels
  Open from Tuesday 12th October 2021 to Tuesday 12th April 2022
  51 signatures

• Enact online pornography safeguards
  Open from Friday 8th October 2021 to Friday 8th April 2022
  768 signatures

• Fund an anti-racism in sport campaign and increase sentences
  Open from Wednesday 6th October 2021 to Wednesday 6th April 2022
  16 signatures

• Review how the rights of trans and non-binary people are respected in sport
  Open from Tuesday 5th October 2021 to Tuesday 5th April 2022
  383 signatures

• Launch an inquiry into media reporting of recent 'fuel shortages'
  Open from Tuesday 5th October 2021 to Tuesday 5th April 2022
  34 signatures

• Make it an offence for media to publish statements that could cause public panic
  Open from Tuesday 5th October 2021 to Tuesday 5th April 2022
  47 signatures

• Make verified ID a requirement for opening a social media account.
  Open from Monday 4th October 2021 to Monday 4th April 2022
  69 signatures

• Ban under-16s from creating social media accounts
  Open from Thursday 30th September 2021 to Wednesday 30th March 2022
  22 signatures

• Replace the TV licence fee with a subscription service.
  Open from Wednesday 29th September 2021 to Tuesday 29th March 2022
  235 signatures

• Require social media sites to remove content showing physically harmful activity
  Open from Tuesday 28th September 2021 to Monday 28th March 2022
  36 signatures

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