Senior Management Expenses

Request

I wish to INTRUDE into the financial gains of your Chairman, CEO and the Executive Team.

For each I wish to know:

1. Their expenses claims for the last 2 years, itemised by claim and reason.

2. The number and type of Freebies they have accepted over the same period.

3. The number of jobs and hence people who will lose their jobs in the Racing industry as a result of the Affordability Intrusion policy.

Response

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

In your email you have requested the following information for the Gambling Commission’s Chairman, CEO, and the Executive Team:

1. Their expense claims for the last 2 years, itemised by claim and reason.

2. The number and type of freebies they have accepted over the same period.

3. The number of jobs and hence people who will lose their jobs in the racing industry as a result of the Affordability Intrusion Policy.

In order to be of assistance, the Gambling Commission can confirm as follows:

1. Please see the attached data to support the expense claims for our Senior Management Team over the past two years.

2. Section 21 of the FOIA provides that information is exempt where it is reasonably accessible elsewhere. Please see the following link to our Gifts and Hospitality Register, containing details of all gifts and hospitality received over the value of £10: Gifts and hospitality register (gamblingcommission.gov.uk).

3. The Commission does not hold this information. However, in order to be of assistance, we can advise that on Wednesday 1 May we published our consultation response to our Summer 2023 consultation, including on the topic of financial risk. In there, we set out our plans for evaluating the impact of relevant changes.

The Government also published an impact assessment (opens in a new tab) alongside the white paper (opens in a new tab) which outlines the overall expected impact on the gambling industry.

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

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