Gifts and hospitality register
This register contains details of all gifts and hospitality received over the value of £10. In some cases, we redact personal data which is exempt from disclosure. The Data Protection Act 2018 (opens in new tab) requires the processing of personal data to be fair and lawful. It would be disproportionate for us to publicly disclose the identity of certain individuals given their position within the Commission unless there is a strong public interest in doing so. These individuals have a legitimate expectation that their personal details will not be disclosed unnecessarily as they are not in public facing roles or roles that are senior enough to warrant their identities being made publicly available.
On balance, there is no legitimate public interest in disclosing their identity and it would not be fair to do so. This information is therefore exempt under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (opens in new tab).
| Recipients | Job title | Date received | Type | Name of organisation providing gift and/or hospitality | Type of gift and/or nature of hospitality | Comments | Estimated value (£) | Purpose of gift and/or hospitality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redacted | Senior Manager - International Regulatory Partnerships | 26 June 2023 | Gift | National Lottery Commission of South Africa | Branded Barbecue (BBQ) set | Meeting between the Gambling Commission and National Lottery Commission of South Africa to provide an overview of the third National Lottery and fourth National Lottery regulatory regimes and the fourth National Lottery licence competition. | £30.00 | In recognition of time spent hosting. |
| Redacted | Senior Stakeholder Manager | 20 March 2023 | Gift | Gibraltar Gambling Commission | Tour of Gibraltar | Meeting with Vice Chancellor of University of Gibraltar and Chair of the Centre of Excellence for Responsible Gambling. Followed by a one hour drive around tour of the Rock Nature Reserve. | £200.00 | Not applicable. |
| Andrew Rhodes | Chief Executive Officer | 20 March 2023 | Gift | Gibraltar Gambling Commission | Tour of Gibraltar | Meeting with Vice Chancellor of University of Gibraltar and Chair of the Centre of Excellence for Responsible Gambling. Followed by a one hour drive around tour of the Rock Nature Reserve. | £200.00 | Not applicable. |
| Redacted | Senior Stakeholder Manager | 20 March 2023 | Hospitality | Gibraltar Gambling Commission | Dinner meeting | Dinner meeting with the Finance Centre Director of the Government of Gibraltar. | £67.00 | Dinner meeting. |
| Andrew Rhodes | Chief Executive Officer | 20 March 2023 | Hospitality | Gibraltar Gambling Commission | Dinner meeting | Dinner meeting with the Finance Centre Director of the Government of Gibraltar. | £67.00 | Dinner meeting. |
| Redacted | Senior Manager - International Regulatory Partnerships | 15 February 2023 | Gift | Japanese Casino Regulatory Authority | Japanese Boxes | Not applicable. | £36.00 | In recognition of time spent hosting. |
| Tim Miller | Executive Director of Research and Policy | 8 February 2023 | Gift | Singapore Gambling Regulator | Singapore Parliament business card holder | Meeting at ICE Convention at ExCel | £14.00 | Not applicable. |
| Andrew Rhodes | Chief Executive Officer | 18 January 2023 | Gift | Gordon Moody | Notebook and hat | Not applicable. | £24.00 | Not applicable. |
| Redacted | Redacted | 6 October 2022 | Gift | Department of Justice, Irish Government | Book | Copy of Gambling Law Review. | £350.00 | Assessed that refusal would be likely to cause offence to the donor so we let them know that the gift was being accepted on behalf of the Commission for retention in the office and made available to all staff. |
| Andrew Rhodes | CEO | 28 September 2022 | Hospitality | Department of Justice, Irish Government | Dinner | To inform their work on setting up a Gambling Regulatory Authority. | £70.00 | Not applicable. |
| Redacted | Redacted | 28 September 2022 | Hospitality | Department of Justice, Irish Government | Dinner | To inform their work on setting up a Gambling Regulatory Authority. | £70.00 | Not applicable. |
| Redacted | Redacted | 28 September 2022 | Hospitality | Department of Justice, Irish Government | Lunch | To inform their work on setting up a Gambling Regulatory Authority. | £30.00 | Not applicable. |
| Bill Moyes | Chair | 10 March 2020 | Gift | Romney Street Group | Book token | Speaking event. | £20.00 | Assessed that refusal would be likely to cause offence to the donor. Currently being retained in the office (unspent) and will be used to purchse a book for wider Commission use at a later date. |
| Redacted | Redacted | 15 March 2020 | Gift | Event Speaker | Ticket to a Health and Wellbeing at Work event at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) | Given ticket to colleague whose role will directly benefit from the information covered in the conference. | £72.00 | Not applicable. |
| Redacted | Redacted | 18 March 2020 | Gift | Gaming Authority of Malta | Book | Sharing regulatory good practice. | £100.00 | Assessed that refusal would be likely to cause offence to the donor so we let them know that the gift was being accepted on behalf of the Commission for retention in the office and made available to all staff. |
| Redacted | Redacted | 30 January 2020 | Hospitality | Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) | Dinner | Presentation to RBS, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Procurator fiscal. | £35.00 | Dinner provided on evening of 30 January after presentation was delivered by Commission staff. |
| Bill Moyes | Chair | 31 January 2020 | Gift | Board Room Review | Chocolates | Celebration of their 15th anniversary. | £25.00 | Put in common areas of the office and shared by staff. |
| Redacted | Redacted | 24 January 2020 | Gift | South African National Lottery Commission | Three small boxes of chocolates | Distributed amongst presenters. | £15.00 | To thank those presenting. |