Standards
Bingo and casino technical requirements
Bingo and casino technical requirements under section 85 and section 89 of the Gambling Act 2005.
16 - Related party transactions
The Gambling Commission is a Non-Departmental Public Body of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), which is funded through the collection of licence fees from the industry and Grant-In-Aid (GIA) for National Lottery operations. DCMS is regarded as a related party. During the year, the Commission has had a significant number of material transactions with the Department and with other entities for which the Department is regarded as the parent Department.
| Description | Gambling Commission £ thousands |
National Lottery Third Licence £ thousands |
National Lottery Fourth Licence £ thousands |
National Lottery Competition £ thousands |
2024 to 2025 £ thousands |
2023 to 2024 £ thousands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIA for revenue expenditure | 275 | 271 | 3,477 | 24,673 | 28,696 | 14,871 |
| GIA (repaid) and/or payable relating to 2022 to 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (959) |
| GIA (repaid) and/or payable relating to 2023 to 2024 | 0 | 0 | (528) | 0 | (528) | 528 |
| GIA repayable 2024 to 2025 | 0 | 87 | 193 | 692 | 972 | 0 |
| Total | 275 | 358 | 3,142 | 25,365 | 29,140 | 14,440 |
In addition, the Commission has had a small number of transactions with other government departments and other central government bodies.
During the year, no Board Member, key manager, or other related parties has undertaken any material transactions with the Commission during the year.
The details of Gambling Commissioners’ pay are set out in the Remuneration Report.
GIA funding is received monthly based on forecast expenditure during the next month. Where the expenditure is not required, funds are either returned to DCMS or deducted from future claims. The details on the GIA repayable at year end are provided below.
During 2023 to 2024 £959,000 GIA was repaid, which related to 2022 to 2023, GIA was to cover potential litigation costs which did not materialise before 31 March 2023.
Of the GIA received, £528,000 relating to 2023 to 2024 was repaid during 2024 to 2025, GIA was to cover potential litigation costs which did not materialise before 31 March 2024.
GIA received during 2024 to 2025, includes £972,000 which was drawn down to cover potential litigation and other costs which did not materialise before 31 March 2025, this will be repayable as a reduction in 2025 to 2026 payments.
Last updated: 15 October 2025
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