Dr Anne Wright CBE reappointed as Chair and Robert Foster as Commissioner of the National Lottery Commission

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Dr Anne Wright CBE reappointed as Chair and Robert Foster as Commissioner of the National Lottery Commission

The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has announced the reappointment of Dr Anne Wright CBE as Chair, and Robert Foster as Commissioner of the National Lottery Commission.

Dr Anne Wright CBE has been reappointed as Chair of the Commission for a further four year term, having joined in October 2005. Under her leadership the Commission has successfully delivered the Third Licence Competition and secured increased returns for the good causes whilst maintaining high standards of player protection.

Robert Foster has been with the Commission since April 2005. During his time as a Commissioner, Robert has been responsible for overseeing the Third Licence Competition and Transition projects as Chair of the project board.

Chief Executive and Commissioner, Mark Harris said:

“I’m delighted that the Commission will continue to benefit from the vast experience of both Dr Anne Wright CBE and Robert Foster and their contribution to maintaining our existing regulatory framework, which has proven so effective in safeguarding the success and delivering high levels of public trust in the Lottery.”

For more information about the reappointments see the The Department of Culture, Media and Sport website:

Dr Anne Wright – http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/working_with_us/PA-DrWright.pdf
Robert Foster – http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/working_with_us/PA_FosterRobert.pdf – ENDS –
Notes for editors
1. The National Lottery Commission is the non-departmental public body set up on 1 April 1999 to regulate the National Lottery. It ensures that players are treated fairly, the Nation’s interest in the Lottery is protected and, subject to that to secure as much money as possible for good causes.
2. Dr Anne Wright and Robert Foster’s reappointments are subject to any future structural changes.
3. The National Lottery will contribute £2.175 billion towards the costs of staging the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, of which £750 million will come from designated Lottery games including Dream Number, Scratchcards and online games. At the end of December 2009, over £450 million has been raised from designated games. The National Lottery Commission publishes quarterly reports on the progress towards the £750 million target at http://www.natlotcomm.gov.uk/CLIENT/content.ASP?ContentId=234
3. Camelot Group Plc was awarded the third licence, which came into effect on 1 February 2009. The licence competition was structured to reinvigorate the National Lottery and generate the greatest returns to good causes. Comparing the third licence with the remainder of the second licence and assuming a constant level of sales of £5 billion a year, it is estimated that the third licence will deliver an average annual increase in returns to good causes of between £60 and £100 million.
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