Evidence submitted to the Culture, Media and Sport inquiry into reform of the National Lottery

In this submission, we first set out as background a summary of the statutory framework within which the National Lottery is presently regulated. We then address the questions posed by the Committee as they relate to licensing and regulation. These are as follows:

Should the responsibilities for awarding licences, on the one hand, and regulating their implementation, on the other, be divided between different bodies?Is the Lottery Commission the right body to regulate the National Lottery?What advantages, disadvantages or risks, are there in a system of multiple licences for different aspects of the lottery operation potentially run by different companies?Will multiple licences increase competition? Should, and/or could, any tender arrangements include a mechanism to prevent one company winning all available licences?Will the proposed changes ultimately lead to more resources for good causes?

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• Culture, Media and Sport Committee inquiry into reform of the National Lottery: Written evidence submitted by the National Lottery Commission

  Evidence submitted by the National Lottery Commission to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee inquiry into reform of the National Lottery.

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