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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• 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

• Reduce the maximum fine for non-payment of TV Licence
  Open from Monday 27th September 2021 to Sunday 27th March 2022
  28 signatures

• Extend the Gambling Act to cover Loot Boxes
  Open from Wednesday 18th August 2021 to Friday 18th February 2022
  951 signatures

• Remove requirements to apply for licences to play music/radio in workplaces
  Open from Tuesday 17th August 2021 to Thursday 17th February 2022
  18 signatures

• Introduce an independent body to oversee complaints about TV licence enforcement
  Open from Friday 30th July 2021 to Sunday 30th January 2022
  540 signatures

• No vaccine passport to attend English football matches and other sporting venues
  Open from Thursday 29th July 2021 to Saturday 29th January 2022
  77 signatures

• Require one percent of prize money to be used for the welfare of ex-racehorses
  Open from Tuesday 27th July 2021 to Thursday 27th January 2022
  41 signatures

• Lifetime bans on attending football matches for racist or violent offences
  Open from Wednesday 21st July 2021 to Friday 21st January 2022
  47 signatures

• Prevent under 18s using social media or dating sites/applications
  Open from Wednesday 21st July 2021 to Friday 21st January 2022
  21 signatures

• Require social media companies add warning to posts containing offensive content
  Open from Tuesday 20th July 2021 to Thursday 20th January 2022
  19 signatures

• Require lifetime Football Banning Orders for racist football offences
  Open from Monday 19th July 2021 to Wednesday 19th January 2022
  37 signatures

• Legislate for social media bans for online hate, abuse or trolling offences
  Open from Monday 19th July 2021 to Wednesday 19th January 2022
  24 signatures

• Introduce more measures to reduce scam texts and calls
  Open from Monday 19th July 2021 to Wednesday 19th January 2022
  55 signatures

• Social media companies to be held accountable for racially abusive posts
  Open from Friday 16th July 2021 to Sunday 16th January 2022
  74 signatures

• Require social media platforms’ terms of use to prohibit racism and hate speech
  Open from Thursday 15th July 2021 to Saturday 15th January 2022
  41 signatures

• Produce and enforce a zero-tolerance strategy to end racism on social media
  Open from Thursday 15th July 2021 to Saturday 15th January 2022
  69 signatures

• Ban in-app purchases by under 18s
  Open from Friday 9th July 2021 to Sunday 9th January 2022
  25 signatures

• Ban targeted advertising regarding sensitive topics (such as ill health)
  Open from Wednesday 7th July 2021 to Friday 7th January 2022
  21 signatures

• Criminal offence to use personal email/messaging apps for Govt/Council business
  Open from Tuesday 6th July 2021 to Thursday 6th January 2022
  923 signatures

• Ban gambling advertising on Television
  Open from Monday 5th July 2021 to Wednesday 5th January 2022
  94 signatures

• Remove capacity restrictions for outdoor motorsport events
  Open from Tuesday 29th June 2021 to Wednesday 29th December 2021
  42 signatures

• Require warnings for flashing lights on streaming services operating in the UK
  Open from Tuesday 29th June 2021 to Wednesday 29th December 2021
  54 signatures

• Stop the privatisation of Channel Four
  Open from Tuesday 29th June 2021 to Wednesday 29th December 2021
  469 signatures

• Do not pass the Online Safety Bill
  Open from Wednesday 23rd June 2021 to Thursday 23rd December 2021
  276 signatures

• Lower the minimum age to buy lottery tickets back to 16
  Open from Wednesday 23rd June 2021 to Thursday 23rd December 2021
  10 signatures

• Make it mandatory to have a defibrillator at every grassroots/county sports club
  Open from Friday 18th June 2021 to Saturday 18th December 2021
  98 signatures

• Devolve legislative powers over broadcasting to the Scottish Parliament
  Open from Thursday 10th June 2021 to Friday 10th December 2021
  2,432 signatures

• Do not send a government delegation to the Beijing 2022 Olympics
  Open from Tuesday 1st June 2021 to Wednesday 1st December 2021
  43 signatures

• For deaf people to be given a reduced TV Licence Fee
  Open from Tuesday 1st June 2021 to Wednesday 1st December 2021
  34 signatures

• Require the BBC Board to be elected by public vote rather than by appointment
  Open from Tuesday 1st June 2021 to Wednesday 1st December 2021
  54 signatures

• Hold a binding referendum on the future of the TV licence.
  Open from Tuesday 1st June 2021 to Wednesday 1st December 2021
  15,895 signatures

• Ban fossil fuel sponsorship of all UK culture, media and sport
  Open from Friday 28th May 2021 to Sunday 28th November 2021
  2,057 signatures

• Abolish the TV licence
  Open from Thursday 27th May 2021 to Saturday 27th November 2021
  653 signatures

• Add homophobic abuse to the Football Offences Act 1991
  Open from Monday 24th May 2021 to Wednesday 24th November 2021
  58 signatures

• Allow non-professional singing in groups of more than six indoors
  Open from Friday 21st May 2021 to Sunday 21st November 2021
  59,255 signatures

• Require social media platforms to protect disabled people from online abuse
  Open from Friday 21st May 2021 to Sunday 21st November 2021
  668 signatures

• Introduce an independent regulator to oversee English football
  Open from Thursday 20th May 2021 to Saturday 20th November 2021
  9 signatures

• Legalise drinking alcohol in the stands at football matches
  Open from Wednesday 19th May 2021 to Friday 19th November 2021
  104 signatures

• Ban advertising for new combustion engine vehicles
  Open from Tuesday 18th May 2021 to Thursday 18th November 2021
  24 signatures

• Require search engines to remove bestiality images and websites from results
  Open from Monday 17th May 2021 to Wednesday 17th November 2021
  33 signatures

• Extend the Online Safety Bill’s protections against online scams
  Open from Friday 14th May 2021 to Sunday 14th November 2021
  60 signatures

• Online internet platforms and email providers to be liable for scamming losses.
  Open from Thursday 13th May 2021 to Saturday 13th November 2021
  24 signatures

• Introduce an Independent Regulator for Football in England by December 2021

• Introduce an Independent Regulator for Football in England by December 2021
  Open from Thursday 13th May 2021 to Saturday 13th November 2021
  142,931 signatures

• Protect the Six Nations so it must be available live on free-to-air TV
  Open from Friday 7th May 2021 to Sunday 7th November 2021
  36 signatures

• Amend the BBC's Royal Charter to Cap the Grotesque Salaries Paid at the BBC
  Open from Friday 7th May 2021 to Sunday 7th November 2021
  4,040 signatures

• Start Social Media verification through a double-blind system
  Open from Thursday 6th May 2021 to Saturday 6th November 2021
  142 signatures

• Amend British Museum Act 1963 allow for return of artefacts on permanent basis
  Open from Monday 26th April 2021 to Tuesday 26th October 2021
  293 signatures

• Enforce the “50+1” Rule for professional football club ownership in the UK
  Open from Friday 23rd April 2021 to Saturday 23rd October 2021
  107,066 signatures

• Require all broadcast television be audio described
  Open from Thursday 22nd April 2021 to Friday 22nd October 2021
  364 signatures

• Fund free TV licences for the Severely Sight Impaired and the Blind
  Open from Thursday 22nd April 2021 to Friday 22nd October 2021
  23 signatures

• Restrict the use of .uk websites to companies or individuals domiciled in the UK
  Open from Wednesday 21st April 2021 to Thursday 21st October 2021
  16 signatures

• Require Social media sites review every post/comment before publication
  Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
  18 signatures

• Require social media accounts to be identifiable, not anonymous
  Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
  125 signatures

• Limit share of the media that can be held by individuals or companies
  Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
  199 signatures

• Repeal Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 and expunge all convictions
  Open from Tuesday 13th April 2021 to Wednesday 13th October 2021
  20,340 signatures

• Remove scratch cards from the front of counters in shops
  Open from Thursday 8th April 2021 to Friday 8th October 2021
  1,178 signatures

• Make verified ID a requirement for dating apps and sites
  Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
  28 signatures

• Provide free basic wifi to all homes in England.
  Open from Wednesday 31st March 2021 to Thursday 30th September 2021
  27 signatures

• Ban negative portrayals of healthy and normal body types in adverts
  Open from Monday 29th March 2021 to Wednesday 29th September 2021
  15 signatures

• Reinstate the Better Broadband Scheme which ceased in England in December 2019
  Open from Thursday 25th March 2021 to Saturday 25th September 2021
  28 signatures

• Make showing proof of age a legal requirement for accessing online pornography
  Open from Tuesday 23rd March 2021 to Thursday 23rd September 2021
  367 signatures

• Do not make verified ID a requirement for opening a social media account.
  Open from Thursday 18th March 2021 to Saturday 18th September 2021
  416 signatures

• Allow families to prevent press reporting of a loved one’s suicide or murder
  Open from Tuesday 9th March 2021 to Thursday 9th September 2021
  2,403 signatures

• Make online pornography illegal and require all pornographic content be removed
  Open from Tuesday 9th March 2021 to Thursday 9th September 2021
  98 signatures

• Allow museums and galleries to open from 12 April 2021
  Open from Monday 8th March 2021 to Wednesday 8th September 2021
  4,081 signatures

• Make verified ID a requirement for opening a social media account.
  Open from Friday 5th March 2021 to Sunday 5th September 2021
  696,955 signatures

• Ban the advertising of gambling businesses on social media platforms.
  Open from Wednesday 3rd March 2021 to Friday 3rd September 2021
  40 signatures

• Fund means-tested broadband for low income households
  Open from Friday 26th February 2021 to Thursday 26th August 2021
  21 signatures

• Provide COVID support package for visual artists.
  Open from Wednesday 24th February 2021 to Tuesday 24th August 2021
  17 signatures

• Create a Youth Poet Laureate for the UK
  Open from Wednesday 24th February 2021 to Tuesday 24th August 2021
  130 signatures

• Removing all restrictions on opening and closing times for licenced premises
  Open from Monday 22nd February 2021 to Sunday 22nd August 2021
  11 signatures

• Create a new independent statutory regulator for all UK News Media
  Open from Friday 19th February 2021 to Thursday 19th August 2021
  10,819 signatures

• Allow socially distanced golf for those who have had vaccination
  Open from Friday 19th February 2021 to Thursday 19th August 2021
  11 signatures

• Introduce measures to tackle false information on social media
  Open from Tuesday 16th February 2021 to Monday 16th August 2021
  28 signatures

• For hair and beauty services not to be allowed on tv/film sets
  Open from Wednesday 10th February 2021 to Tuesday 10th August 2021
  26 signatures

• Fund improved local facilities for walking football
  Open from Tuesday 9th February 2021 to Monday 9th August 2021
  33 signatures

• Require the media give retractions equal prominence to the original article
  Open from Monday 8th February 2021 to Sunday 8th August 2021
  78 signatures

• Make it compulsory to submit ID on social media to help end online abuse.
  Open from Thursday 4th February 2021 to Wednesday 4th August 2021
  317 signatures

• End the Digital Divide for children in the UK
  Open from Wednesday 3rd February 2021 to Tuesday 3rd August 2021
  2,798 signatures

• Ban communal changing rooms
  Open from Wednesday 3rd February 2021 to Tuesday 3rd August 2021
  37 signatures

• Allow outdoor motor sports to reopen during lockdown
  Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
  12 signatures

• Make mobile operators register all numbers with the TPS automatically
  Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
  15 signatures

• Allow golf courses to open for golfers playing on their own
  Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
  58 signatures

• Allow Group Exercises Classes to start at the same time gyms are opened
  Open from Monday 25th January 2021 to Sunday 25th July 2021
  836 signatures

• Create a compensation fund for live events in light of Covid-19
  Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
  2,529 signatures

• Broadband speeds of at least 1Gbps to all UK businesses & households by 2025.
  Open from Friday 22nd January 2021 to Thursday 22nd July 2021
  40 signatures

• Classify Broadband as an essential utility with greater protections for access
  Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
  37 signatures

• Open gyms first as we come out of lockdown & fund a Work Out to Help Out scheme
  Open from Wednesday 20th January 2021 to Tuesday 20th July 2021
  230,017 signatures

• Ban Targeted Political Messaging on Social Media
  Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
  23 signatures

• Block legislation to privatise the BBC and Channel 4
  Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
  3,216 signatures

• Make it an offence for media outlets to publish unfounded or false statements
  Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
  214 signatures

• Ban all forms of gambling
  Open from Thursday 14th January 2021 to Wednesday 14th July 2021
  41 signatures

• Only require TV licences to view BBC television content
  Open from Thursday 14th January 2021 to Wednesday 14th July 2021
  1,119 signatures

• Ban elite sports being played during lockdown 3
  Open from Wednesday 13th January 2021 to Tuesday 13th July 2021
  36 signatures

• Provide an action plan for the music events industry
  Open from Friday 8th January 2021 to Thursday 8th July 2021
  18 signatures

• Make trigger warnings of traumatic births and infant loss on TV shows mandatory
  Open from Friday 8th January 2021 to Thursday 8th July 2021
  225 signatures

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