Consultation response
Changes to information requirements in the LCCP, regulatory returns, official statistics, and related matters
Parts I and II of the consultation response that sets out our position in relation to the information the Gambling Commission requires licensees to provide us.
Contents
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Part 1: Summary of responses - Changes to information requirements for licensees: Consultation Response
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- Proposal 1: Changes to licence condition 13.1.1 (Pool betting)
- Proposal 2: Changes to licence condition 13.1.2 (Pool betting – football pools)
- Proposal 3: Changes to licence condition 15.1.1 (reporting suspicion of offences)
- Proposal 4: Changes to licence condition 15.1.2 (reporting suspicion of offences)
- Proposal 5: Additional licence condition 15.1.3 (reporting of systematic or organised money lending)
- Proposal 6: Changes to licence condition 15.2.1 (reporting key events – operator status)
- Proposal 7: Changes to licence condition 15.2.1 (reporting key events – relevant persons and positions)
- Proposal 8: Changes to licence condition 15.2.1 (reporting key events – financial events)
- Proposal 9: Changes to licence condition 15.2.1 (reporting key events - legal or regulatory proceedings or reports)
- Proposal 10: Changes to licence condition 15.2.1 (reporting key events – gambling facilities)
- Proposal 11: Changes to licence condition 15.2.2 (other reportable events)
- Proposal 12: Additional licence condition 15.2.3 (Other reportable events)
- Proposal 13: Changes to licence condition 15.3.1 (general and regulatory returns)
- Proposal 14: Changes to code 3.2.1, 3.2.3, 3.2.5 and 3.2.7 (access to gambling by children and young persons)
- Proposal 15: Changes to social responsibility code provision 6.1.1 (complaints and disputes)
- Proposal 16: Changes to ordinary code provision 4.2.8 (betting integrity)
- Proposal 17: Changes to ordinary code provision 8.1.1 (information requirements – ordinary code)
- Proposal 18: Changes to personal licence conditions
- Part 2: Summary of responses - Changes to information requirements for licensees: Consultation Response
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- Proposal 1: Reduce the amount of data we collect
- Proposal 2: Remove the requirement for licensees to report premise acquisitions and disposals
- Proposal 3: Remove the requirement for non-remote casino licenses to report data on a casino-by-casino basis
- Proposal 4: Remove the requirement for gambling software licence holders to report individual gambling software titles
- Proposal 5: Enhance the operational information section of regulatory returns with more consumer and safer gambling questions
- Proposal 6: Link the requirement for licensees to submit quarterly or annual returns to the aggregate maximum GGY permitted by all their licences
- Proposal 7: Improve our digital service for regulatory returns collection (eServices)
- Proposal 8: Proposal to discontinue collecting monthly non-remote casino drop and win data
- Proposal 9: Industry Statistics - review of user requirements
- Annex - Summary of changes to licence conditions and codes of practice
Sample profile
Profile of young people
The following table as shown in Table A.5: Sample profile 2022 outlines the details of the sample profile for the 2022 study; covering all 11-16 year olds who participated in the Young People Omnibus (YPO).
Table A.5 - Sample profile 2022
| Sample group | Unweighted (number) | Unweighted (percentage) | Weighted (percentage) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,559 | 100% | 100% |
| Gender of pupils | |||
| Male | 1,238 | 48% | 48% |
| Female | 1,167 | 46% | 46% |
| In another way | 82 | 3% | 3% |
| Prefer not to say | 72 | 3% | 3% |
| Age of pupils | |||
| 11 | 85 | 3% | 4% |
| 12 | 447 | 17% | 20% |
| 13 | 693 | 27% | 22% |
| 14 | 719 | 28% | 24% |
| 15 | 442 | 17% | 18% |
| 16 | 173 | 7% | 11% |
| Year of pupils2 | |||
| 7 | 401 | 16% | 20% |
| 8 | 696 | 27% | 21% |
| 9 | 639 | 25% | 21% |
| 10 | 547 | 21% | 20% |
| 11 | 276 | 11% | 18% |
| Ethnic origin | |||
| White | 1,923 | 75% | 73% |
| Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) | 589 | 23% | 26% |
| Region | |||
| London | 270 | 11% | 14% |
| South East | 346 | 14% | 14% |
| South West | 195 | 8% | 8% |
| North East | 278 | 11% | 4% |
| North West | 264 | 10% | 11% |
| East of England | 208 | 8% | 10% |
| East Midlands | 216 | 8% | 8% |
| West Midlands | 237 | 9% | 10% |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 118 | 5% | 9% |
| Scotland | 255 | 10% | 7% |
| Wales | 172 | 7% | 4% |
Profile of schools
In this section we analyse how the sample of participating schools compares with the population of schools that are eligible for YPO (that is to say maintained secondary schools in England, Wales and Scotland). The information for England and Wales is drawn from the Department for Education's 'Get Information About Schools’ database, and the equivalent for Scotland.
Less detailed information is available on the sampling frames for schools in Wales and Scotland, and the analysis is based on the information available for each country for each variable. We analyse the profiles of schools for a range of variables, including:
- school type
- regional distribution
- urban and/or rural profile
- proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals.
Type of establishment
Figures for England and Wales for type of establishment are shown as follows in Table A.6: Profile of school type for school population and Young People Omnibus (YPO) starting and/or participating sample. Similar categories are not available on the sampling frame for Scotland where all schools are listed as comprehensive.
The proportions in the population and starting sample are similar. There is a slight drop in the proportion of academies, and an over-representation of Welsh schools in the final sample, which was corrected by weighting the data. Only one free school took part in YPO 2022; in practice, free schools are very similar to academies, so this is unlikely to introduce any bias in the sample.
Table A.6: Profile of school type for school population and Young People Omnibus (YPO) starting and/or participating sample
| School type | Percentage of population (all schools eligible to be sampled) | Percentage of all schools sampled for YPO 2022 | Percentage of schools participating in YPO 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academies | 65% | 69% | 60% |
| Free schools | 7% | 5% | 2% |
| Local authority maintained schools | 22% | 21% | 23% |
| Welsh schools | 5% | 6% | 15% |
The regional breakdown of the population, starting sample, and participating sample for England and Scotland is shown as follows in Table A.7: Regional profile for school population and Young People Omnibus (YPO) starting and/or participating sample.
The participating sample over-represents schools in the North East and Wales compared with the starting sample and population, and slightly under-represents schools in the East of England, London and Yorkshire and the Humber.
Table A.7: Regional profile for school population and Young People Omnibus (YPO) starting and/or participating sample
| Region | Percentage of population (all schools eligible to be sampled) | Percentage of all schools sampled for YPO 2022 | Percentage of schools participating in YPO 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands | 8% | 8% | 8% |
| East of England | 11% | 11% | 8% |
| London | 14% | 14% | 11% |
| North East | 4% | 4% | 9% |
| North West | 13% | 14% | 13% |
| South East | 14% | 15% | 13% |
| South West | 9% | 9% | 8% |
| Wales | 5% | 6% | 15% |
| West Midlands | 11% | 11% | 9% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 9% | 9% | 6% |
| Total (number) | 3,326 | 470 | 53 |
The distribution of urban and rural schools in England, Scotland and Wales is consistent between the sample and population. However, the final profile of participating schools slightly over represents those in rural areas with 20 percent of participating schools being located in rural areas compared with 15 percent of the population.
Table A.8: Rural and/or urban profile for school population and Young People Omnibus (YPO) starting and/or participating sample
| Urban or rural | Percentage of population (all schools eligible to be sampled) | Percentage of all schools sampled for YPO 2022 | Percentage of schools participating in YPO 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| All urban | 85% | 85% | 80% |
| All rural | 15% | 15% | 20% |
The following table as shown in Table A.9: School size, and average percentage pupils eligible for free school meals for school population and Young People Omnibus (YPO) starting and/or participating sample, shows the average number of pupils in schools, and the average percentage eligible for Free School Meals.
The figures for the population, starting sample and participating sample are broadly.
Table A.9: School size, and average percentage pupils eligible for free school meals for school population and Young People Omnibus (YPO) starting and/or participating sample
| Data definitions | Percentage of population (all schools eligible to be sampled) | Percentage of all schools sampled for YPO 2022 | Percentage of schools participating in YPO 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average percentage free school meals (England and Wales) | 15% | 14% | 17% |
The sample of schools participating in YPO 2020 is broadly representative of the population, with a similar profile in terms of types of establishment, free school meals, and urbanity profile. There were some differences by region in the profile of our achieved sample compared with the population, but regional weights applied to the data will correct for any regional bias this might have introduced to the findings.
Notes
2 Where responses do not sum to 100 percent this is due to rounding or some young people selecting ‘not stated’. Or equivalent year groups in Scotland.
Last updated: 27 July 2023
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