Department of Community, Culture and Leisure (Isle of Man) explained

Agency Name:	Department of Community, Culture and Leisure
Type:	Department
Formed:	1 April 2010
Preceding1:	Department of Tourism and Leisure
Dissolved:	1 April 2014
Jurisdiction:	Isle of Man
Headquarters:	Illiam Dhone House 2 Circular Road Douglas, Isle of Man
Employees:	408
Budget:	£26m (2011-2012)
Minister1 Name:	Chris Robertshaw MHK
Minister1 Pfo:	Minister for Community, Culture and Leisure
Chief1 Position:	Chief Executive Officer
Chief1 Name:	Nick Black
Website:	www.gov.im/dccl

The Department of Community, Culture and Leisure (often abbreviated to DCCL) was one of nine departments of the Isle of Man Government. It was created on 1 April 2010 taking over the leisure functions from the former Department of Tourism and Leisure along with the community and culture functions from various other departments. It was dissolved on 1 April 2014.^[1]

Functions

Community

• Public transport
  • Bus Vannin
  • Isle of Man Railway
  • Manx Electric Railway
• Recreational clubs

Culture

• Manx culture
• Arts
  • Management of the Villa Marina complex

Leisure

• Leisure
• Sports
  • Management of the National Sports Centre (NSC)
• Curraghs Wildlife Park

Non Governmental agencies reporting to the DCCL

• Arts Council
• Manx National Heritage
• Manx Heritage Foundation
• Office of Fair Trading
• Sports Council
• Swimming Pool Authorities

Ministers for Community, Culture and Leisure

• David Cretney MHK, 2010–11
• Tim Crookall MHK, 2011–2012
• Graham Cregeen MHK, 2012-2014
• Chris Robertshaw MHK, 2014

Notes and References

1. Web site: Community, Culture and Leisure - Dissolved. Isle of Man Government. 19 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140717185914/https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/community%2C-culture-and-leisure-dissolved/. 17 July 2014. dead.