Over the years our work has driven economic growth, enriched countless lives and is now pivotal in promoting Britain to the rest of the world. Early achievements of the department included the creation of the National Lottery — now a significant funder of the arts, sport, heritage, film and good causes; free entry to national museums and galleries; and, recently, the various film, theatre and creative industry tax credits.
We run the annual Remembrance Day service and have touched millions of lives through the commemoration of the centenary of the First World War. Who can forget the excitement of the Olympic and Paralympic Games? But also marked the beginning of a period of exciting growth in the remit of DCMS.
We have now taken on telecoms, data protection, cyber security skills, the digital economy, internet safety and, most recently, the Office of Civil Society, its Inclusive Economy Unit and oversight of the National Citizen Service.
DCMS has kept pace with the changing world around us. Few could have predicted 25 years ago how central digital technology would become to all our lives. Legislation to ban conversion therapy is being prepared for Spring The government is considering how best to tackle the promotion of conversion therapy online through the Online Safety Bill and associated work.
The strongest protections in the draft Online Safety Bill are for children. The Bill will require social media companies to assess whether their service is likely to be accessed by or appeal to a significant number of children and, if so, deliver additional protections for them. Ofcom will be required to produce and publish guidance for services on how to undertake this risk assessment.
Companies which assess that they are not likely to be accessed by children will need to provide robust evidence to the regulator and keep this assessment under review.
The requirement to undertake, and keep up to date, an accurate assessment with regard to child access is an enforceable requirement. Ofcom may take enforcement action where providers do not carry out an adequate assessment and keep it up to date. The strongest protections within the draft Online Safety Bill are for children.
Services which are likely to be accessed by or attract a significant number of children will be required to conduct a child safety risk assessment and provide safety measures for child users. This includes services which are not targeted at children, but which they are accessing. Ofcom will set out the steps companies can take to protect children from harm on their service. Companies will have to ensure that only users who are old enough are able to access services which have age restrictions or risk causing them harm.
We expect companies to use age verification technologies to prevent children from accessing services which pose the highest risk of harm to children, such as online pornography or dating sites.
The Government is aware that PRS for Music put in place measures at the start of the pandemic to ease licensing requirements at the time. The Government was not involved in these: licensing matters are private and commercial arrangements between PRS for Music and its licensees. They also employed 2. All online gambling operators must be licensed by the Gambling Commission and comply with the strict licence conditions including measures to protect children and vulnerable people.
Importantly, this includes tough age verification requirements to ensure children cannot gamble online, and an obligation on operators to monitor data and intervene when customers show signs of a risk of harm. In addition to this, the Government and the Gambling Commission have significantly strengthened the age verification requirements, banned gambling on credit cards, made online slots safer with a new game design code, mandated integration with Gamstop the one-stop online self exclusion scheme and introduced new rules on VIP schemes.
Building on this record, we are reviewing the Gambling Act to ensure it is fit for the digital age. As part of its broad scope, the Gambling Act Review is looking at the effectiveness of existing measures to ensure the protection of young and vulnerable people from the risks associated with online gambling. We are considering the evidence carefully and will publish a white paper outlining any conclusions and proposals for reform in due course. In June the Government published a Tourism Recovery Plan setting out a comprehensive framework for rebuilding the sector, including an ambition to recover domestic tourism to pre- pandemic levels by the end of and inbound visitor volumes by the end of both at least a year faster than independent forecasts predict.
We have therefore consulted on the best ownership model to support Channel 4 in the years to come. The government has not decided whether to sell Channel 4, or how Channel 4 may be sold. Ministers and DCMS officials have been meeting a broad range of interested parties throughout the consultation process.
Their views and evidence along with the consultation responses we have received will inform our policy-making and final decision. The government is committed to delivering lightning-fast, reliable broadband to everyone in the country.
Rural premises around the villages, that have not yet been upgraded by commercial activity, or the government funded superfast project, are able to apply for the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme, allowing residents and suppliers to target investment where demand exists for very high speed connectivity.
This scheme is open for communities and businesses living in rural areas not in line for commercial rollout or government-funded projects, to provide immediate help with the costs of installing gigabit.
You can find an eligibility checker on our website. The supply side of Project Gigabit, which will target all remaining sub-gigabit properties in Essex, including the Harlow constituency, is planned to launch between May and July This project aims to give all residents and businesses access to future-proofed very high speed connectivity. Channel 4 has played an important role in supporting independent production in the UK.
The government has been clear that we want Channel 4 to remain a public service broadcaster PSB , with obligations and benefits similar to those all PSBs have including those that are currently privately-owned if there is a change of ownership.
Our public consultation closed on 14 September. Once we have answered the questions set out in the consultation, we will know what specific impacts to assess and will therefore be in a position to carry out an impact assessment. Standards for measuring broadband speeds as a part of the Broadband Speeds Codes of Practice are a matter for Ofcom as the independent regulator for the sector.
This means people and businesses should receive more accurate information about the capabilities of their individual lines before they enter their contract. In addition, Ofcom is conducting a review of the codes and aims to publish its findings by the end of the year. This will include an assessment of how well Ofcom believes the current code of practice is working.
We have consulted on the best ownership model to support Channel 4 in the years to come. Sports and physical activity are an incredibly important part of living an active lifestyle. All generations and communities should be able to enjoy the physical and mental health, wellbeing, social and other benefits of being active.
The government is considering levelling the playing field between traditional broadcasters and on-demand streaming services to provide a fair competitive framework, and to give viewers confidence that equivalent standards are applied regardless of the technologies they choose to use.
The Department has engaged with a wide range of stakeholders including video-on-demand providers, broadcasters, Ofcom, and the British Board of Film Classification. The government is considering responses to the recent consultation, which closed on the 26 October, and will respond in due course.
Racism has no place in cricket, sport, or society at large. We urge the ECB to continue to look at this with the utmost scrutiny and take further action where needed to stamp out racism in the game.
Each Council is working at pace to develop their own specific action plans to further deliver on diversity and inclusion commitments and address the recommendations from the review. The government appreciates the significant impact that the collapse of the novel gambling product Football Index had on former customers. Administration proceedings for BetIndex, the company which operated Football Index, are continuing, and are looking at the assets and liabilities of the operator and what is owed to customers.
It is likely that this process will result in some amounts being reimbursed to creditors. There is no compensation scheme for losses caused by a gambling firm ceasing to operate and the government does not think it would be appropriate to use public funds for these purposes. The Review is wide-ranging and aims to ensure that the regulation of gambling is fit for the digital age.
The Call for Evidence included questions on the need for changes to the system of consumer redress, the appropriate mechanism for recouping the societal and regulatory costs of gambling and on barriers to high quality research. We will publish a white paper setting out our conclusions and vision for the sector in due course, and this will include an indication of how any changes will be implemented, whether by legislation or other means. Alongside the Review, we will work with the Department of Health and Social Care and key stakeholders to address the knowledge gaps identified in the evidence review and improve data collection more broadly.
The report does not comment on how any single customer view should work in practice. We expect the industry to prioritise the trial of its planned single customer view solution as a next step and will continue to monitor developments closely.
Many of the 20 Member States offer visa and work permit free routes for up to 90 days, including some of the biggest touring markets such as France, Germany and Italy. All 20 Member States have confirmed they offer visa and work permit free routes for at least 30 days, aside from Sweden up to 14 days a year , Latvia up to 14 days , Estonia up to 5 days in a 30 day period and the Czech Republic up to 7 consecutive days, or 30 days over a year.
Austria offers visa and work permit free routes for up to four weeks, although artists may take up several chronologically linked employments for a longer overall duration. Durations, precise definitions and requirements can vary from Member State to Member State. Travellers should therefore check what requirements they need to fulfill with the Member State to which they are travelling. To support this, we have published general business traveller summaries for all Member States on gov.
We are also sharing information with the industry on an ongoing basis, and working with sector organisations to help clarify areas of uncertainty in their own guidance.
The Government is introducing new laws which will require companies to improve user safety online, particularly to tackle illegal content and protect children online. The biggest social media companies will need to set clear standards for content that could cause significant physical or psychological harm to adults and enforce them consistently.
This will help ensure adult users are empowered to manage their own online safety. The Government is committed to protecting free speech online, including the right to express controversial opinions that some may consider offensive. Companies and Ofcom will have duties that ensure freedom of expression is protected. Ofcom will have a suite of enforcement powers to use against companies who fail to fulfil their duties, including substantial fines.
There is also a deferred power to bring in new criminal offences for senior managers who fail to ensure their company provides full information to Ofcom. We are looking at how we can bring these sanctions into force faster. The Department has also spent the sums below on advertising job vacancies - all costs are annual, unless stated otherwise:. Other costs may be incurred for executive level roles where adverts are placed on online platforms, but these are agreed on an ad hoc basis. As stated in my answer of 29 October , our work to monitor the impact of the pandemic on the sector has not raised serious cross-sectoral concerns about the availability of insurance.
The government has taken action to address insurance challenges - such as the Live Events Reinsurance Scheme referenced in my previous answer - which can benefit civil society organisations, but has not been specifically designed to respond to needs of civil society organisations. The government will continue to work with sector representatives and listen to concerns raised regarding the impact of the pandemic.
Enabling charities and other civil society organisations to thrive now and in the future is a DCMS priority. The government is actively working with partners in the sector to shape a forward-looking agenda to support a strong and resilient civil society. These plans will be reviewed and finalised through standard departmental business planning processes over the coming weeks. Further details will be made available in due course. We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
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