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Change description : 2026-06-01 15:08:00: Clarified that out of the Arts Council Priority Places not identified by DCMS methodology, both Westmorland and Furness and Somerset are only partly prioritised at present due to boundary changes. Arts Council Priority Places are Barrow in Furness and South Somerset respectively. [Policy papers and consultations]

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Policy paper

DCMS place targeting

A new approach to targeting DCMS programmes with the aim of improving community outcomes, to make a difference in the places that need it the most.

From:
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Published
22 May 2026
Last updated
1 June 2026 — See all updates

Documents

A new approach to place targeting across DCMS programmes

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Culture Priority Places

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Details

This page sets out the approach that DCMS is taking to targeting its programmes and spend towards the places that need it the most. As this approach is applied to new and existing DCMS programmes, the details will be published on this page.

Updates to this page

Published 22 May 2026
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  1. Clarified that out of the Arts Council Priority Places not identified by DCMS methodology, both Westmorland and Furness and Somerset are only partly prioritised at present due to boundary changes. Arts Council Priority Places are Barrow in Furness and South Somerset respectively.

  2. First published.

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Update history

2026-06-01 15:08
Clarified that out of the Arts Council Priority Places not identified by DCMS methodology, both Westmorland and Furness and Somerset are only partly prioritised at present due to boundary changes. Arts Council Priority Places are Barrow in Furness and South Somerset respectively.

2026-05-22 10:00
First published.