Consultation on proposals to introduce a levy under section 123 of the Gambling Act 2005

This consultation has now ended. The consultation period was 6 January - 31 March 2009.

Following publication of the Gambling Commission's final report on the Review of research, public education and treatment in October, Minister for Sport, Gerry Sutcliffe, agreed to institute plans for a statutory levy which would come into effect next financial year if the industry did not reach agreement on the target levels of funding for the next three years and to the proposed improved voluntary arrangements.

This consultation documents sets out the Government's proposals to introduce a levy on licensed operators under the Gambling Act 2005 to be used to fund gambling research, public education and treatment and invites comments.

Consultation documents

Appendix A is contained in the main consultation document

Appendix B: Summary of proposed levy: Option 1 MS XLS (82kb)
Appendix C: Summary of proposed levy Option 2 MS XLS (84kb)
Appendix D Proposed ranges for levy bands MS XLS (26kb)
Appendix E: Examples of Transitional levy payments MS XLS (48kb)

Impact assessment

Draft Impact Assessment of Gambling Levy 2009 PDF (65kb)
Draft Impact Assessment of Gambling Levy 2009 RTF (406kb)

This consultation has now ended. The consultation period was 6 January - 31 March 2009.

If you have any queries about this consultation please contact:
Jane Glastonbury
Gambling Sector Team
DCMS
2-4 Cockspur Street
London SW1Y 5DH

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.

These documents are available online in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

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