Statement of Main Principles

In November 2005, we published the Statement of Main Principles that underpinned the competition to award the next licence to run the National Lottery.  The document was based on extensive consultation and underlined our commitment to running a fair, open, and transparent process.

The publication of the Statement of Main Principles marked the formal start of the third licence competition, designed to attract high quality, credible bids to run one of the most successful lotteries in the world.

Related downloads

• Statement of Main Principles presentation

  A PowerPoint presentation detailing the highlights of the Statement of Main Principles, as well as an overview of the UK Lottery environment.

  (pdf - 170kb)

• Statement of main principles

  This document sets out the principles we, the National Lottery Commission, have decided to adopt to structure the competition for the third licence to operate the UK National Lottery. It is based on extensive analysis, both by ourselves and by the in

  (pdf - 262kb)