Department for Culture Media and Sport
cross-government support
We work closely with key government departments and agencies to address and monitor policy affecting the creative industries.
Tax and regulation
We work with HM Customs and Excise and Inland Revenue on issues of taxation and regulation, including:
Intellectual property rights
Working in the creative industries, you may face issues of intellectual property rights.
The Intellectual Property website is a comprehensive government portal providing businesses and inventors with essential information on:
- copyrights
- trademarks
- patents
- designs
- guidance on how to profit from these
Economic performance
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has responsibility for policy that may affect the economic performance of sectors of the creative industries, including:
- Digital Content and Publishing
- Design Policy
Developing trade overseas
We work closely with other governmental departments and organisations to look at how the creative industries can develop trade overseas, including:
