Gambling Act 2005 - Proposals for Gambling Commission Fees from 1st August 2008
The Gambling Act 2005 gives the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport the power to make regulations setting fees to be paid to the Gambling Commission in respect of the exercise of certain of its functions under the 2005 Act.
This consultation has now ended. The consultation period was 10 March 2008 - 2 June 2008. A summary of the consultation responses is published here.
A Final Impact Asessment (with a table of the new licence fees) is below:
In doing so, fees are set in accordance with the 2005 Act and HM Treasury's Fees and Charges Guide and at a level, which enables the Commission to recover the full costs of delivering its responsibilities, taking one year with another, while ensuring fairness and value for money for the gambling industry.
The proposals set out in the document are a joint consultation exercise by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the Gambling Commission and are the first to review the level of fees system overall.
The Secretary of State undertook to review fees this year in light of the Gambling Commission's initial experience of licensing, compliance and enforcement work with the industry.
The consultation document sets out the proposals for the fee levels to apply from the 1st August 2008 and invites comments on them by the 2nd June 2008.
Consultation Documents
If you have any queries about this consultation please contact:
Donald Sproson
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Gambling and National Lottery Licensing Division
2-4 Cockspur Street
London SW1A 5DH
Tel: 0207 211 6535
consultation@gamblingcommission.gov.uk
donald.sproson@culture.gsi.gov.uk
Consultation Coordinator
Gambling Commission
Victoria Square House
Victoria Square
Birmingham
B2 4BP
All responses will be published, unless you ask us not do so. However, please note that all information in responses, including personal information, may be subject to publication or disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If any correspondent requests confidentiality this cannot be guaranteed, and will only be possible if considered appropriate under the legislation.
If you have any questions or complaints about the process of consultation on this paper, please contact Mithly Manickavasagar, Consultation Co-ordinator, Strategy Division, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2-4 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5DH, mithly.manickavasagar@culture.gsi.gov.uk
These documents are available online in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.
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