DCMS
Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS)
The DCMS are the Department responsible for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, and helping to drive the Digital Economy. The departments aim is to improve the quality of life for all through cultural and sporting activities, to support the pursuit of excellence and to champion the tourism, creative and leisure industries.
The deptments responsibilities also include listing of historic buildings, scheduling of ancient monuments, export licensing of cultural goods and management of the Government Art Collection. The Royal Parks Agency is an agency of DCMS.
They also have responsibility for
humanitarian assistance in the event of a disaster such as the
They work 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.