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32-699: School sport provision had been reduced in the 1980s, due to disputes about teachers' hours in the 1980s. The Department of National Heritage was formed in 1992. The Trust was formed in September 1994, to get children taking part in competitive sport. In 1994 the Prime Minister had originally wanted to introduce new Sport Colleges, as part of the Specialist Schools programme. The sports minister Iain Sproat wanted schools to open ten hours more

64-491: A home office visit activity for media and data security knowledge sharing across different government departments. DCMS organises the annual Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Cenotaph and has responsibility for providing humanitarian assistance in the event of a disaster . In the government's response to the 7 July 2005 London bombings the department coordinated humanitarian support to the relatives of victims and arranged

96-485: A week, for sport training, and pay teachers £500 more, for any extra work. The Prime Minister had a personal interest to improve school sport provision. The Central Council of Physical Education (now the Sport and Recreation Alliance was much in favour of these new proposals. The Trust would run the network of the first trance of, around twelve, Sports Colleges. The Sports Colleges would develop elite athletes. The government

128-467: Is a British mountaineer and adventurer. He achieved fame by becoming the youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest in 2005, aged 21 years 4 months. In doing so, Meyer also became the youngest man in the world to climb the Seven Summits . More recently in 2018 he summited K2 , the second highest mountain in the world, and climbed Everest a second time. He has taken part in over 30 expeditions around

160-673: Is an ambassador for Walking With The Wounded , and has also fundraised for Help for Heroes and the ABF ( Soldier's Charity ). He is a keen supporter of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, and has also supported the Prince's Trust , Make a Wish Foundation, Prince's Teaching Institute, the CAIRN Trust (Child Action in Rural Nepal), and Mercy Ships . He is a regular speaker at schools around

192-824: The BBC Charter review process. DCMS received full responsibility for the digital economy policy, formerly jointly held with BIS , and sponsorship of the Information Commissioner's Office from the Ministry of Justice . Whittingdale was replaced by Karen Bradley after the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU in July 2016. The Office for Civil Society moved from the Cabinet Office to DCMS as part of

224-577: The Department of National Heritage ( DNH ), which itself was created on 11 April 1992 out of various other departments, soon after the Conservative election victory . The former ministers for the Arts and for Sport had previously been located in other departments. DNH was renamed as the Department for Culture, Media and Sport ( DCMS ) on 14 July 1997, under the premiership of Tony Blair . It

256-483: The House of Lords . As part of the 13 February 2020 reshuffle, Oliver Dowden MP was appointed Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Nadine Dorries succeeded on 15 September 2021. In July 2022, Dorries personally granted Grade II-listed status to a plaque of Cecil Rhodes which she believed is of "special historic interest". This decision attracted controversy. On 5 September 2022, in anticipation of

288-456: The media throughout the UK , such as broadcasting . Its main offices are at 100 Parliament Street , occupying part of the building known as Government Offices Great George Street . It also has responsibility for the tourism , leisure and creative industries (some jointly with the Department for Business and Trade ). The department was also responsible for the delivery of the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games . From 2017 to 2023,

320-557: The 23rd May 2023, Meyer summited Everest for a second time via the South Col Route from Nepal with Fursang Sherpa. This followed an attempt to climb Kanchenjunga , where he was part of a team that reached c8350m before turning back after the rope fixing team ran out of rope. Meyer has broken and holds or has previously held several records: Meyer has often used his expeditions to raise money for charities which are close to his heart, especially military and youth charities. He

352-694: The Education department was against most of the Culture department's proposals. The government launched the Physical Education, School Sport and Club Links (PESSCL) in 2002, which the trust supported. In late 2010, its funding was significantly cut. Schools would have to fund their own sport. In February 2012, John Steele, former chief executive of the RFU , took over. The trust was officially established around April 1995 at Loughborough University . It

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384-797: The Norwich Union company, it ran the GirlsActive scheme. It held an annual conference. At the February 2007 conference in Telford, the Prime Minister gave a speech. It ran a supportive scheme for children who were talented at sport. In January 2009 it held a four day National Talent Orientation Camp at Loughborough University, with eighty children from six sports were trained by sprinter Jason Gardener , rower Miriam Batten , cyclist James McCallum , hockey player Jon Bleby , canoeist Ian Wynne , and sailor Jonathan Glanfield . Also taking part

416-660: The Olympics . Ministerial responsibility for the Olympics was shared with Ms Jowell in the Cabinet Office , but the staff of the Government Olympic Executive (GOE) remained based in DCMS. Following the 2010 general election , ministerial responsibility for the Olympics returned to the Secretary of State. Although Jeremy Hunt's full title was Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport ,

448-502: The appointment of Liz Truss as Prime Minister, Dorries tendered her resignation as culture secretary. It is responsible for government policy in the following areas: Other responsibilities of DCMS include listing of historic buildings , scheduling of ancient monuments , export licensing of cultural goods , and management of the Government Art Collection (GAC). The Secretary of State has responsibility for

480-410: The choice of sports clothing, such as typical short skirts for outdoor sport. The trust found that the females participating in sport had greater self-esteem and self-confidence. Women were getting heavier every year. In 1950 a typical British woman weighed 8.5 Stone, was a size 12 and measured 36-24-36. By 2000, a typical British woman weighed over 10 stone, was a size 16, and measured 40-33-42. With

512-582: The county sports partnerships for schools, until funding was withdrawn in 2010. It receives most of its funding from Sport England . Department for Culture, Media and Sport The Department for Culture, Media and Sport ( DCMS ) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom . It holds the responsibility for culture and sport in England , and some aspects of

544-879: The department had responsibility for the building of a digital economy and the internet and was known as the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport . The responsibilities for digital policy were transferred to the newly created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in the February 2023 cabinet reshuffle . King Charles III [REDACTED] William, Prince of Wales [REDACTED] Charles III ( King-in-Council ) [REDACTED] Starmer ministry ( L ) Keir Starmer ( L ) Angela Rayner ( L ) ( King-in-Parliament ) [REDACTED] Charles III [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] The Lord Reed The Lord Hodge Andrew Bailey Monetary Policy Committee DCMS originates from

576-399: The department's name remained unchanged. On 4 September 2012, Hunt was appointed Health Secretary in a cabinet reshuffle and replaced by Maria Miller . Maria Miller later resigned due to controversy over her expenses. Her replacement was announced later that day as Sajid Javid . After the 2015 general election , John Whittingdale was appointed as Secretary of State, tasked with initiating

608-683: The highest peak in Antarctica, before attempting Everest. Meyer ascended from the Tibetan side, via the North Col -North East Ridge route. The climb started on 2 April 2005, reaching the summit on 4 June 2005. He was accompanied by Diahanne Gilbert, the Scottish team leader, and two Sherpas , Mingma Nuru and Anil Bhattarai. Meyer's climb was in aid of the Children's Wish Foundation. On

640-587: The maintenance of the land and buildings making up the historic Royal Estate under the Crown Lands Act 1851 . These inherited functions, which were once centralised in the Office of Works , are now delivered as follows: The department also has responsibility for state ceremonial occasions and royal funerals. However, responsibility for the Civil List element of head-of-state expenditure and income from

672-912: The memorial events. DCMS has also supported cyber initiatives such as Cyber Discovery and the UK Cyber Security Forum to support innovation in the cyber industry. The DCMS ministers are as follows, with cabinet ministers in bold: On 7 February 2023, it was announced that the Department's Permanent Secretary role would be performed on an interim basis by Ruth Hannant and Polly Payne (job share). The DCMS has policy responsibility for three statutory corporations and two public broadcasting authorities. These bodies and their operation are largely independent of government policy influence. DCMS works with two non-ministerial departments: The public corporations are: Jake Meyer Jake Julian Barrington Meyer (born 20 January 1984)

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704-571: The new millennium with his father from the crater rim of his first summit, Kilimanjaro . At 18, he climbed Mount Elbrus in Southern Russia, Europe's highest peak. In 2002, he was awarded with a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust travelling fellowship to climb Elbrus (aged 18), Aconcagua (aged 18), Denali (aged 19) and Mount Kosciuszko (aged 19), the highest peaks in North and South America and Australia. He then climbed Mount Vinson ,

736-447: The same reshuffle. In January 2018, Matthew Hancock , previous Minister of State for Digital, was appointed Secretary of State as part of a Cabinet reshuffle. In the 9 July 2018 reshuffle, Jeremy Wright became the Secretary of State. Nicky Morgan became Secretary of State in July 2019; she stood down as an MP at the 2019 United Kingdom general election but was ennobled as Baroness Morgan of Cotes and retained her position from within

768-622: The separate Crown Estate remains with the Chancellor of the Exchequer . DCMS works jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on design issues, including sponsorship of the Design Council , and on relations with the computer games and publishing industries . DCMS works with local community system providers in broadcasting service via TV and Internet channels. In September 2022, it managed to hold

800-667: The trust was involved with the setting up of the first six Sports Colleges , with a seminar in Crowborough in East Sussex on Monday 23 June 1997. The Sports Colleges were often a success, with schools producing many more elite athletes, with some joining national sports teams. In early 1998 the trust set up the Institute of Youth Sport at Loughborough University. The Institute of Youth Sport provided advice on coaching and nutrition for national under-18 sports teams, and there

832-686: The world. From Tetbury in Gloucestershire, England, Meyer was educated at Beaudesert Park School , Hawtreys , Cheam School and Marlborough College , then embarked on the study of Environmental Geoscience at Bristol University , where he was also a member of Bristol University Officer Training Corps . He has since been commissioned into the Royal Wessex Yeomanry as an Armoured Troop Leader and has served in Afghanistan . Meyer began climbing at 13. Aged 15, he saw in

864-561: Was fitness testing, which provided aerobic and stamina data for medical researchers at the institute. From January 2002 it recruited 250 undergraduates to go into schools to be involved with school sport, to coincide with the 2002 Commonwealth Games . It was sponsored by Nestlé UK, and was called Team Nestlé. In January 2000 the trust found that football was popular amongst secondary school girls, and basketball. Only few secondary schools allowed girls to play football. Most girls played netball and hockey, and females were deterred from sport by

896-641: Was formed by Loughborough University, the National Coaching Council ( UK Coaching ), and the Sports Council ( UK Sport since 1997), in cooperation with Sir John Beckwith , who formed the trust in 1993. The trust was housed in the Rutland Building, on the university. On Wednesday 12 March 1997 education minister Cheryl Gillan added three Arts Colleges and six Sports Colleges to the specialist schools programme. In 1997,

928-401: Was looking at improving provision for university sport, and to train possible elite athletes, but it was decided that this plan would not affect a wide enough group of school children, and the government chose instead to try to get more children participating in any sport, whether elite or not. There were plans, by the Department of Culture, to include sports results in school league tables, but

960-557: Was mountaineer Jake Meyer , and sports psychiatrist Steve Peters . It set up the UK School Games , first taking place in Glasgow from 7-10 September 2006. From Monday 28 June 2010, it ran a national week for school sport. Cyclist Chris Hoy visited schools taking part. In June 1996 the trust launched a national programme, or strategy, to fund local county councils to provide sports development officers for children. It ran

992-424: Was renamed to Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 3 July 2017, staying DCMS under the premiership of Theresa May to reflect the department's increased activity in the digital sector. The department was renamed back to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport ( DCMS ) in February 2023, with responsibility for digital moving to the new Department for Science, Innovation and Technology . DCMS

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1024-624: Was the co-ordinating department for the successful bid by London to host the 2012 Olympics and appointed and oversees the agencies delivering the Games' infrastructure and programme, principally the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and LOCOG . The June 2007 Cabinet reshuffle led to Tessa Jowell MP taking on the role of Paymaster General and then Minister for the Cabinet Office while remaining Minister for

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