Cookies on the Gambling Commission website

The Gambling Commission website uses cookies to make the site work better for you. Some of these cookies are essential to how the site functions and others are optional. Optional cookies help us remember your settings, measure your use of the site and personalise how we communicate with you. Any data collected is anonymised and we do not set optional cookies unless you consent.

Set cookie preferences

You've accepted all cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.

Skip to main content
  1. Home
  2. Licensing authorities

Guidance

Guidance to licensing authorities

The Gambling Commission's guidance for licensing authorities.

Published
1 April 2021

Last updated
14 September 2023 - Changes

Document actions
Print or save

Contents

1 - Introduction

3.1. The Commission is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (opens in new tab). It is governed by a board of Commissioners appointed by the Secretary of State. The Commission is publicly funded, although its funding is derived in the main from licence fees that holders of operating and personal licences are required to pay, rather than coming from the Exchequer.

3.2. In common with licensing authorities, the Commission has a statutory duty to pursue and have regard to the licensing objectives as set out in s.1 of the Act, and to permit gambling so far as it thinks is reasonably consistent with them.

3.3. The Commission is required to publish and consult on a Statement of Principles for Licensing and Regulation which sets out how the Commission approaches its regulatory and other functions under the Act.

Next section
Main functions of the Commission
Is this page useful?
Back to top