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Licensing Authority Statistics 2025 to 2026: Official statistics
Details about the Licensing Authority Statistics 2025 to 2026
Summary
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This report provides statistics by Licensing Authorities (LAs) in respect of their duties under the Gambling Act 2005 (opens in new tab) for the regulation of gambling in Great Britain.
This edition reports on the period between April 2025 and March 2026. For reference, the accompanying Excel file contains comparative data dating back to April 2016.
The Excel document features data supplied by 318 LAs in Great Britain.
Notes
This publication is primarily for anyone who has an involvement or interest in the gambling industry including government and local authorities.
About the status of official statistics.
This year 318 of Britain’s 350 LAs supplied data for the report. Licensing Authorities without a submission can be identified by '-'.
Please note some changes were made to the 2021 to 2022 publication. The Licensing Authority Statistics for 2021 to 2022 onwards only contain statistics regarding inspections (including test purchase visits) and Local Authority Compliance Events.
We are always keen to hear how these statistics are used and would welcome your views on changes to this publication.
Send your feedback to LAReturns@gamblingcommission.gov.uk.