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 submitted | 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 | Redacted | 6 October 2022 | 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 | 30 September 2022 | 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 | 30 September 2022 | 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 | 30 September 2022 | 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 | 23 March 2020 | 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 | 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 | 04 March 2020 | 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 | 10 February 2020 | 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 | 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 | 24 January 2020 | Gift | South African National Lottery Commission | Three small boxes of chocolates | Distributed amongst presenters. | 15.00 | To thank those presenting. |