Interests and Employment of Commissioners
Request
How many full time gamblers/punters do you have on your board?
Response
Thank you for your request which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
In your email you have requested ‘how many full time gamblers/punters do you have on your board’.
Section 21 of the FOIA provides that information is exempt where it is reasonably accessible elsewhere.
The other interests and employment of our Commissioners is listed in their declarations of interest, which can be found on our website at the following link:
Commissioners are not prohibited from gambling. They are not required to declare their gambling as long as it's within the code of conduct. The code of conduct can be found on our website at the following link:
Corporate Governance Framework
No other information is held by the Commission within the scope of this request.
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.
The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office (opens in a new tab), Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Information Management Team
Gambling Commission
Victoria Square House
Victoria Square
Birmingham B2 4BP