Laid - 7 Mar 2024 In Force 1 Apr 2024
This Order designates specified central government bodies in relation to named government departments for the purpose of those departments’ supply estimates and resource accounts.
Found: Authority Churches Conservation Trust Creative Industries New Entrant Scheme Limited DSHS Ltd English Sports
Estimate memoranda Mar. 05 2024
Committee: Culture, Media and Sport Committee (Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)Found: Bodies Infrastructure Fund, the Youth Investment F und, the Cultural Investment Fund and Grassroots Sports
Feb. 27 2024
Source Page: Supplementary Estimates 2023-24Found: Impairments and other AME spend1,795,000 (Section X) Budget Neutral Switch relating to Horse Race Betting
Feb. 27 2024
Source Page: Supplementary Estimates 2023-24Found: Impairments and other AME spend1,795,000 (Section X) Budget Neutral Switch relating to Horse Race Betting
Feb. 27 2024
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 19 February 2024 to 21 February 2024Found: Sports PA 15.1.
Asked by: Ronnie Cowan (Scottish National Party - Inverclyde)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment the Government has made of the adequacy of (a) voluntary and (b) self-regulatory efforts to limit the number of gambling advertisements.
Answered by Stuart Andrew - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
In our approach to gambling advertising, we have struck a balanced and evidence-led approach which tackles aggressive advertising that is most likely to appeal to children, while recognising that advertising is an entirely legitimate commercial practice for responsible gambling firms.
There are robust rules in place to ensure that gambling advertising is socially responsible and that it cannot be targeted at or strongly appeal to children. This includes specific licence conditions for operators, including the requirement to abide by the UK Advertising Codes, which further regulate how gambling operators advertise. The UK Advertising Codes were strengthened in 2022, with new protections for children and vulnerable adults.
Voluntary measures on advertising implemented through the IGRG Code (now in its 7th edition) include a watershed ban on gambling adverts and ensuring operators’ advertising on social media platforms is targeted away from anyone below the age of 25.
We also welcomed the voluntary whistle-to-whistle ban on TV betting ads during live sports programmes, which was agreed by industry. According to figures from the Betting and Gaming Council, the ban reduced gambling advertisement views by children (age 4-17) by 70% over the full duration of live sporting programmes. We also welcomed the Premier League’s announcement that it will ban gambling sponsors from the front of shirts by the end of the 2025/26 season, and are working with a wider group of sports governing bodies to introduce a Code of Conduct on responsible gambling sponsorship.
Earlier this year, HM Government published a White Paper on gambling which outlined a comprehensive package of reforms to make gambling safer. This included measures to tackle the most aggressive and harmful advertising practices by preventing bonuses being constructed and targeted in harmful ways, giving customers more control over the marketing they receive, and introducing messaging about the risks associated with gambling.
Mentions:
1: Laurence Robertson (Con - Tewkesbury) I am not fully aware of how other sports are funded, so I will have to ask the hon. - Speech Link
2: Conor McGinn (Ind - St Helens North) Like all sports, racing is facing difficult economic headwinds, but the decision to hurt betting revenue - Speech Link
3: Kenny MacAskill (Alba - East Lothian) It may be an anachronism; one could argue that other sports should get the benefit, but we are where - Speech Link
4: Peter Aldous (Con - Waveney) We now win in so many different sports, and that is the direct result of the lottery. - Speech Link
Feb. 23 2024
Source Page: New £2 maximum stake for under 25s playing online slotsFound: terminals (FOBT) • casino table games Online betting with a bookmaker, sports betting, and private
Feb. 22 2024
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 31 January 2024 to 18 February 2024Found: Sports PA 15.1.
Feb. 20 2024
Source Page: Over 500 companies named for not paying minimum wageFound: activitiesGambling and betting activities66811.73200833.272773904382472013-09-02 00:00:002018-11-26