Impact of Brexit on the UK regulatory landscape

Request

We are interested in finding out about the impact of Brexit on the UK regulatory landscape, including what regulations or rules that your regulator has amended or repealed or considered repealing as a result of Brexit. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA), I would like to know the following information.

Please could you tell me:

1. Has your regulatory body been contacted by the Government with a request for suggestions for post-Brexit regulatory changes?
2. If you have responded to request how many regulatory changes have you proposed.
3. What are those regulatory changes that you have suggested.
4. The number of regulations that relate to your regulatory body which have already been amended or repealed due to Brexit.
5. The titles of these regulations that relate to your regulatory body which have been amended or repealed as a result of Brexit.
6. The number of regulations that relate to your regulatory body which are in anyway under review as a result of Brexit.
7. The titles of these regulations which are under review as a result of Brexit.

If the time to respond to questions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 is going to exceed the time permitted under the FOIA, then please prioritise answering questions 1, 2 and 3 . If it looks as if the work involved in responding to this FOI is going to exceed the time permitted under the FOIA, then please contact me as soon as possible to discuss how I can reduce the scope of this request.

Response

Thank you for your request which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

In your email you have requested:

1. Has your regulatory body been contacted by the Government with a request for suggestions for post-Brexit regulatory changes?
2. If you have responded to request how many regulatory changes have you proposed.
3. What are those regulatory changes that you have suggested.
4. The number of regulations that relate to your regulatory body which have already been amended or repealed due to Brexit.
5. The titles of these regulations that relate to your regulatory body which have been amended or repealed as a result of Brexit.
6. The number of regulations that relate to your regulatory body which are in anyway under review as a result of Brexit.
7. The titles of these regulations which are under review as a result of Brexit.

I can confirm that no recorded information falling within the scope of your request is held by the Gambling Commission.

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
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Birmingham B2 4BP