Consultation response
Financial key event reporting: Reporting changes in ownership and interests: Consultation response
The consultation response on reporting changes in ownership and interests as a key event.
Contents
- Executive summary
- Introduction
- Summary of responses
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- Proposal 1: Raising the reporting threshold for ‘operator status’ and ‘relevant persons and positions’ from 3 percent to 5 percent
- Proposal 2: Amendment to paragraph 2 of Licence Condition 15.2.1 to expand the application of ‘relevant persons’ to include shareholders, but also other entities with both direct and indirect interests in the licensee of 5 percent or more
- Proposal 3: Amendment to paragraph 3 of Licence Condition 15.2.1 to include the reporting of entering into financial agreements or arrangements with third parties and/or the receipt of financial assistance from a group company
- Proposal 4: Introduction of a new requirement for licensees to report to the Commission the details of individuals who acquire the equivalent of £50,000 or more worth of new shares in a rolling 12-month period
- Proposal 5: Amendment to the Licensing, Compliance and Enforcement Policy Statement under the Gambling Act 2005 to raise the threshold of shareholders to be listed from 3 percent to 5 percent
- Equalities considerations
- Business impacts and implementation
- Annexes
Equalities considerations
We invited views, evidence or information which might assist the Commission in considering any equalities impacts in the context of the proposals.
Consultation question
Do you have any evidence or information which might assist the Commission in considering any equalities impacts, within the meaning of section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, in the context of any proposal considered in this consultation?
Respondents’ views
We did not receive any responses to this question.
Our position
The lack of responses is not surprising as our proposals have no direct impact on consumers and/or the general public. The proposed changes only impact licensees and we are satisfied have no equalities impact.
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Business impacts and implementation
Last updated: 18 December 2025
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