Licensing Officers attend Edinburgh briefing

News item

Date: 25 November 2011

Officers from local authorities as far afield as Orkney, the Western Isles and Dumfries and Galloway attended a Commission briefing on gambling regulation in Edinburgh on Wednesday 16 November 2011.

The event was designed to raise awareness of current issues, to highlight good examples of co-regulation and to offer the chance for local authority officers to ask questions of the Commission’s Regional Compliance team in Scotland. The session also allowed local councils to share their experiences in performing their role alongside the Gambling Commission.

Regional Manager for Scotland, Douglas Greenshields said:

“It’s part of the Commission’s role to share our knowledge and expertise in gambling regulation to support the licensing authorities in playing their role locally. This event was well received by the 45 licensing officers who attended and provided the Commission with an improved insight to the challenges facing licensing authorities.”

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Notes to editors

The Gambling Commission

  1. 1. The Gambling Commission (the Commission) regulates gambling in the public interest alongside its co-regulators local licensing authorities. It does so by keeping crime out of gambling, by ensuring that gambling is conducted fairly and openly, and by protecting children and vulnerable people from being harmed or exploited by gambling. The Commission also provides independent advice to government on gambling in Britain. 
  2. 2. The Commission and local licensing authorities are responsible for licensing and regulating all gambling in Great Britain other than the National Lottery and spread betting, which are the responsibility of the National Lottery Commission and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) respectively.  
  3. 3. See the Terms & Conditions section of our website for information on legal advice.     

Further information

  1. Further information is available from the Commission's website. Gambling Commission: John Travers on (0121) 230 6700 or communications@gamblingcommission.gov.uk.