Objectives
The work of the Gambling Policy Commission is based on a set of eight key objectives:
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Has the Gambling Act 2005 achieved its original objectives?
Is the existing regulatory framework appropriate for the gambling market of today?
Does the existing framework adequately protect the rights of gambling consumers?
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What have been the measurable effects of the White Paper reforms?
Were the reforms proportionate and supported by a sufficiently robust evidence base?
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What will be the economic and behavioural consequences of recent gambling tax reforms?
What is the relationship between gambling taxation and participation in the regulated market?
What principles should underpin the future taxation of gambling?
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Does the pace of technological and commercial change require a new legislative framework?
How can a new Gambling Act be made sufficiently agile and future-proof?
What principles should underpin gambling legislation for the next generation?
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What is the true scale and nature of illicit gambling in the UK?
What drives consumers towards illicit gambling, and which interventions are most effective at maintaining channelisation?
Should certain forms of remote gaming be removed from conventional commercial provision?
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What economic rights should sport have over betting activity conducted on its events?
Should part of General Betting Duty be replaced by a statutory Sports Betting Levy (SBL), and how should its proceeds be allocated?
How can gambling-derived funding provide genuinely additional support for the long-term health of British sport?
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What does the evidence establish about the scale, causes and distribution of gambling-related harm?
Which interventions demonstrably reduce gambling-related harm and at what cost?
Is the statutory levy creating an effective and independent research, prevention and treatment system?
Should a legislative reform of the Gambling Act provide for civil liability for gambling-related harm?
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Is responsibility for gambling policy appropriately distributed across government?
What institutional structure would produce more coherent gambling policymaking?
How should government evaluate gambling policy as a whole?