Publication scheme
This publication scheme specifies the categories of information that the department and its agencies regularly publish and explains how to get that information.
DCMS publication scheme
Here you will find information that has been proactively released by DCMS under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Most of the information covered by the DCMS publication scheme will be made available on this site. If you need information in an alternative format, we will do all we reasonably can to help.
Our publication scheme follows the Information Commissioner’s model publication scheme for public authorities.
Classes of information
All of the information is set into ‘classes’. These classes are:
Who we are and what we do
Most of this information can be found on our department page and includes:
- our ministers and senior management
- our sponsored bodies
- organogram of staff and roles
- how to contact us
What we spend and how we spend it
This can be found using a search of all our transparency data.
What our priorities are and how we are doing
This includes:
How we make decisions
This includes:
Our policies and procedures
This includes information on:
The services we offer
Charging for information
Our aim is to make as much information as possible available free of charge.
At present there will be no charge for information available on this website. Published documents, for example legislation, will have links to the appropriate website where a charge may be made. Where a charge is applicable this will be indicated with a pound sign ‘£’.
A paper copy of the information contained on this website (including paper copies of reports available in electronic form) is available on request.
Make an FOI request
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Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
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Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
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Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.
Call
020 8156 6273
You should make your request in writing, as per the FOI act.
If you have accessibility issues which prevent you from making your request in writing, call our voicemail service.
Environmental information regulations
Some information held by the department may be subject to Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs).
‘Environmental information’ covers a wide range of topics, which relate to or affect the environment. Applications for information can be made by anyone, anywhere in the world.
The Information Commissioner’s Office, which supervises both the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Data Protection Act 1998, also supervises the operation of the EIRs.
Environmental Information Regulations 2004
If you wish to make a request for environmental information under EIR please contact the Freedom of Information central team either by sending an email to foi@dcms.gov.uk.
Alternatively, you can make a written request to the following address:
Freedom of Information Team
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
100 Parliament Street
London SW1A 2BQ
If you have accessibility issues which prevent you from making your request in writing, call our voicemail service.
Call: 020 8156 6273
Crown copyright and licensing
Most documents supplied by DCMS will have been produced by government officials and will be protected by Crown copyright.
You may re-use the Crown copyright protected material (not including the Royal Arms and other departmental or agency logos) free of charge in any format for non-commercial research, private study or internal circulation within your organisation. The material must be acknowledged as Crown copyright and you must give the title of the source document or publication.
Please see The National Archives website for more information on Crown copyright policy.
All the content on this website is under the Open Government Licence, except where otherwise stated.
Information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Therefore information you receive which is not subject to Crown copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. You must ensure that you gain their permission before reproducing any third party (non-Crown copyright) information.