The Government has published The Data Protection Bill  which is intended to make data protection laws fit for the digital age and empower people to take control of their data. The Government considers that, as far as possible, existing lawful data processing should be allowed to continue. …

The Government has formalised its commitment to protecting cultural property in times of war by ratifying the 1954 Hague Convention and acceding to its two Protocols. Subject to confirmation by UNESCO, the Convention and Protocols will come into force in the UK on December 12, 2017.

On 25 September 2017 the window opens for applications to Historic England‘s National Capacity Building grants programme, for projects that run for a maximum of 2 years.  Funding will begin from 1 April 2018, and total grant budgets for each year are: • 2018/19 £307,696 …

In 2013, the Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIO) was introduced as a new legal structure to meet the needs of small charities in England and Wales. Secondary Legislation to enable charitable companies and Community Interest Companies to convert into CIOs has been laid in Parliament. Subject to …

The new Parks Action Group will include experts from the world of horticulture, leisure, heritage and tourism, and will be tasked with bringing forward proposals to address some of the issues faced by public parks and other green spaces across England. To support them, Government is providing …

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has announced that the Government will publish its Autumn Budget on Wednesday 22 November 2017. Following the Chancellor’s announcement at Autumn Statement 2016, there will now only be one fiscal event in each year, held in the Autumn. …

Responding to a written question, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury states that ‘the Government recognises the cultural and economic contribution historic homes make right across the UK. Heritage Maintenance Funds play an important role in keeping historic homes in the best possible condition and making …

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, has announced that the Government will publish its Autumn Budget on Wednesday 22 November 2017. Following the Chancellor’s announcement at Autumn Statement 2016, there will now only be one fiscal event in each year, held in the Autumn. …

The Cultural Protection Fund has invited organisations working with local partners in one or more of the Fund’s target countries within the Middle East and North Africa region to submit an Expression of Interest for a Large Grant (over £100k) by the 5 November 2017. Small grants …

The European Commission has proposed new rules to stop imports of cultural goods illicitly exported from their country of origin. Cultural goods are items of which countries consider that they have great artistic, historical or archaeological value and which belong to the country’s cultural heritage. The main …

The HS2 Phase One Generic Written Scheme of Investigation: Historic Environment Research and Delivery Strategy has now been published. This sets out the project mechanisms for designing works, undertaking evaluation, delivering investigations, undertaking post excavation assessment, and archive deposition that will be adopted for the design …

DCMS has published the latest number of visits to museums and galleries it sponsors. In July 2017, there were a total of 4.6 million visits to the DCMS-sponsored museums and galleries. This is a decrease of 4 per cent (180,500 visits) compared with July 2016.