Correspondence to Third Parties re Misuse of Statistics
Request
Please can you disclose the names of all parties that the Gambling Commission has written to between 16th October 2023 and the present in relation to the misuse of statistics by said parties?
Response
Thank you for your request which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
In your email you have requested the names of all parties that the Gambling Commission has written to between 16th October 2023 and the present in relation to the misuse of statistics by said parties?
I can confirm that the Gambling Commission has written to the following parties in relation to the misuse of statistics within the time period specified in your request:
The Guardian
Gambling with Lives
House of Lords
Public Policy Exchange
University of Bristol
Review of the decision
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your Freedom of Information request you are entitled to an internal review of our decision. You should write to FOI Team, Gambling Commission, 4th floor, Victoria Square House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B2 4BP or by reply to this email.
Please note, internal review requests should be made within 40 working days of the initial response. Requests made outside this timeframe will not be processed.
If you are not content with the outcome of our review, you may then apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have already exhausted the review procedure provided by the Gambling Commission.
It should be noted that if you wish to raise a complaint with the ICO about the Commission’s handling of your request for information, then you are required to do so within six weeks of receiving your final response or last substantive contact with us.
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Information Management Team
Gambling Commission