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Corporate Governance Framework

Our corporate governance framework sets out the necessary responsibilities and procedures that guarantee we operate properly.

Published
29 October 2021

Last updated
1 May 2024 - Changes

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The Chair

3.7 The Chair has a particular responsibility for providing effective strategic leadership on the following matters:

  • formulating the Gambling Commission's (the Commission’s) strategy for discharging its statutory duties
  • encouraging high standards of propriety and promoting the efficient and effective use of employees and other Commission resources
  • ensuring that the Commission takes proper account of guidance provided by the Secretary of State or Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in reaching decisions
  • representing the views of the Commission to the general public.

3.8 As senior leader of the Commission, the Chair is also responsible for the following:

  • ensuring that all Commissioners are fully briefed on the terms of their appointment and on their other duties, rights and responsibilities
  • undertaking an annual performance appraisals of Commissioners
  • providing an assessment of performance of individual Commissioners to DCMS on request, when they are being considered for re-appointment to the Commission
  • when Commissioner vacancies arise, advising the Secretary of State what skills and expertise are needed to maintain Board effectiveness
  • ensuring an annual review of Board Effectiveness takes place and management and performance appraisal of the Chief Executive.

3.9 The Chair will ensure that a code of conduct for Commissioners is in place, based on the Cabinet Office's Code of Practice for Board Members of Public Bodies 2019 (opens in new tab). The code will commit the Chair and other Commission members to the Nolan seven principles of public life, and will include a requirement for a comprehensive and publicly available register of interests. The Code of Conduct for Commissioners is Appendix 8 of this Corporate Governance Framework.

3.10 Communications between the Commission and the Secretary of State will normally be through the Chair.

3.11 The Chair holds and leaves office under the terms of their appointment. The Chair may resign by giving notice in writing to the Secretary of State. They will stop being the Chair if they are no longer a Commissioner.

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