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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Remove age verification requirements from the Online Safety Act
Open from Tuesday 7th November 2023 to Tuesday 7th May 2024
25 signatures
Restrict advertising frequency on digital platforms used by children
Open from Friday 9th June 2023 to Saturday 9th December 2023
25 signatures
Make it illegal to publish personal information online without consent
Open from Tuesday 29th November 2022 to Monday 29th May 2023
25 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
Legislate to prevent misinformation about the Ukraine conflict on social media
Open from Monday 14th March 2022 to Wednesday 28th September 2022
25 signatures
Provide funding to improve youth football facilities
Open from Wednesday 8th December 2021 to Wednesday 8th June 2022
25 signatures
Ban in-app purchases by under 18s
Open from Friday 9th July 2021 to Sunday 9th January 2022
25 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
Make guy fawkes day (November 5th) a public holiday
Open from Monday 25th October 2021 to Monday 25th April 2022
24 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
Ban advertising for new combustion engine vehicles
Open from Tuesday 18th May 2021 to Thursday 18th November 2021
24 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
Fund Fibreoptic internet cable for every house in England
Open from Wednesday 6th January 2021 to Tuesday 6th July 2021
24 signatures
Hold a 2-minute silence each year to the lives lost, from the Coronavirus.
Open from Thursday 23rd April 2020 to Friday 23rd October 2020
24 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
Run the National Lottery solely for the benefit of the NHS
Open from Thursday 7th April 2022 to Friday 21st October 2022
23 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
Ban Targeted Political Messaging on Social Media
Open from Tuesday 19th January 2021 to Monday 19th July 2021
23 signatures
Stop the 6-month advance payment for TV licences
Open from Thursday 7th January 2021 to Wednesday 7th July 2021
23 signatures
Introduce specific Cyber Security requirements for businesses that hold our data
Open from Thursday 17th December 2020 to Thursday 17th June 2021
23 signatures
Fund free TV licences for the over 70 year old.
Open from Tuesday 29th September 2020 to Monday 29th March 2021
23 signatures
Allow under 350 capacity venues to reopen with Covid-secure guidelines
Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
23 signatures
Justice for Daniel Morgan: Finish the Leveson Inquiry
Open from Tuesday 8th September 2020 to Monday 8th March 2021
23 signatures
Ban the sale of gambling products in shops unless via a dedicated till
Opened on Thursday 2nd May 2024
22 signatures so far
Require social media platforms to use end-to-end encryption for private messages
Opened on Tuesday 19th March 2024
22 signatures so far
Ban slot machines from service stations and ferries
Open from Tuesday 7th March 2023 to Thursday 7th September 2023
22 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
Ban under-16s from creating social media accounts
Open from Thursday 30th September 2021 to Wednesday 30th March 2022
22 signatures
Introduce licences that are required to set up social media accounts
Open from Thursday 31st December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
22 signatures
Fund free TV licences for the over 75s
Open from Monday 12th October 2020 to Monday 12th April 2021
22 signatures
Make it Mandatory for Adverts to have trigger warnings where Appropriate.
Open from Thursday 13th August 2020 to Saturday 13th February 2021
22 signatures
Create a statutory press regulator
Opened on Wednesday 27th March 2024
21 signatures so far
Create a statutory press regulator to tackle sensationalist and damaging stories
Open from Tuesday 18th July 2023 to Thursday 18th January 2024
21 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
Legalise alcohol consumption at seats for English football matches
Open from Wednesday 12th January 2022 to Tuesday 12th July 2022
21 signatures
Prevent under 18s using social media or dating sites/applications
Open from Wednesday 21st July 2021 to Friday 21st January 2022
21 signatures
Ban targeted advertising regarding sensitive topics (such as ill health)
Open from Wednesday 7th July 2021 to Friday 7th January 2022
21 signatures
Fund means-tested broadband for low income households
Open from Friday 26th February 2021 to Thursday 26th August 2021
21 signatures
Exempt listening to music and the radio by staff from music licence requirements
Opened on Wednesday 24th April 2024
20 signatures so far
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
Close the Royal Parks to vehicle traffic
Open from Wednesday 5th August 2020 to Friday 5th February 2021
20 signatures
Allow unrestricted sharing of video and CCTV footage of criminal/antisocial acts
Opened on Tuesday 30th January 2024
19 signatures so far
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
Require social media companies add warning to posts containing offensive content
Open from Tuesday 20th July 2021 to Thursday 20th January 2022
19 signatures
Create the largest open wifi network for communities during Covid 19
Open from Wednesday 15th April 2020 to Thursday 15th October 2020
19 signatures
Fund a national program for bike tracks for young people
Open from Monday 2nd October 2023 to Tuesday 2nd April 2024
18 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
Require Social media sites review every post/comment before publication
Open from Monday 19th April 2021 to Tuesday 19th October 2021
18 signatures
Provide an action plan for the music events industry
Open from Friday 8th January 2021 to Thursday 8th July 2021
18 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
Provide COVID support package for visual artists.
Open from Wednesday 24th February 2021 to Tuesday 24th August 2021
17 signatures
Ban DRM and protect consumer rights to use technology without restriction
Open from Thursday 8th October 2020 to Thursday 8th April 2021
17 signatures
2 Minute Silence for anti-slavery and our colonial past.
Open from Thursday 27th August 2020 to Saturday 27th February 2021
17 signatures
Change existing copyright law to explicitly allow for the ripping of CDs
Opened on Wednesday 28th February 2024
16 signatures so far
Introduce laws to safeguard social media users from excessive virtual gifting
Opened on Friday 9th February 2024
16 signatures so far
Change the name of the BBC to Britain Today
Open from Tuesday 14th June 2022 to Wednesday 28th December 2022
16 signatures
Fund an anti-racism in sport campaign and increase sentences
Open from Wednesday 6th October 2021 to Wednesday 6th April 2022
16 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
Region-specific arts councils to support artists
Open from Monday 19th October 2020 to Monday 19th April 2021
16 signatures
Suspend all sport until there is certainty COVID-19 is under control.
Open from Friday 10th July 2020 to Sunday 10th January 2021
16 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
Make mobile operators register all numbers with the TPS automatically
Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
15 signatures
Stop Romance Scams
Open from Wednesday 21st October 2020 to Wednesday 21st April 2021
15 signatures
Make it law for dating and chat sites to require proof of age
Open from Friday 11th September 2020 to Thursday 11th March 2021
15 signatures
Decrease the UK's copyright term length to 50 years after the creator's death
Open from Thursday 10th September 2020 to Wednesday 10th March 2021
15 signatures
Require editing or creation of media using software to be recorded in metadata
Opened on Friday 12th April 2024
14 signatures so far
Allow pyrotechnics in football grounds
Open from Friday 27th May 2022 to Sunday 11th December 2022
14 signatures
Allow indoor theatre and live events in Tier 3 areas if they are covid-secure!
Open from Wednesday 16th December 2020 to Wednesday 16th June 2021
14 signatures
Make service providers of telecoms responsible for financial loss through fraud
Open from Thursday 10th December 2020 to Thursday 10th June 2021
14 signatures
Introduce an independent regulator for football referees in England
Opened on Thursday 21st March 2024
13 signatures so far
Give nightclubs a focus date or month on when to reopen their doors
Open from Friday 23rd October 2020 to Friday 23rd April 2021
13 signatures
Rename future Early May Bank Holidays "Key Worker Day"
Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
13 signatures
Allow outdoor motor sports to reopen during lockdown
Open from Wednesday 27th January 2021 to Tuesday 27th July 2021
12 signatures
Ban eating noises in advertisements
Opened on Monday 20th May 2024
11 signatures so far
Removing all restrictions on opening and closing times for licenced premises
Open from Monday 22nd February 2021 to Sunday 22nd August 2021
11 signatures
Allow socially distanced golf for those who have had vaccination
Open from Friday 19th February 2021 to Thursday 19th August 2021
11 signatures
Allow non league football teams to open their club houses in tier 2 and 3
Open from Thursday 31st December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
11 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
Provide a Roadmap relating to the return of fans to stadiums
Open from Tuesday 17th November 2020 to Monday 17th May 2021
10 signatures
Introduce an independent regulator to oversee English football
Open from Thursday 20th May 2021 to Saturday 20th November 2021
9 signatures
Increase funding for 'under cover' outdoor sports facilities during wet weather
Open from Tuesday 5th January 2021 to Monday 5th July 2021
9 signatures
Introduce cash rewards for Olympic medal winners and their coaches
Open from Tuesday 8th February 2022 to Monday 8th August 2022
8 signatures
Ban all non-elite football matches until 2021.
Open from Tuesday 22nd December 2020 to Tuesday 22nd June 2021
8 signatures
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