Secure area

Background

Camelot is required to maintain a list of secure areas together with a description of each one.  A secure area is any area that needs to be kept secure for the purpose of maintaining the security of the National Lottery.
  *Condition* 
Condition 6(3) of the licence granted under Section 5 of the National Lottery etc Act 1993 (as amended).

Description
A review by the National Lottery Commission’s Compliance team looking at Physical and Environmental security between 1 October 2004 and 20 April 2005 found that the then current version of the secure areas list had not been updated and maintained.

Regulatory Action
The Commission wrote to Camelot and considered its response and subsequently decided that there had been a contravention of the licence requirements.  A licence breach was recorded on 19 December 2005.

Outcome
Camelot has produced a process to avoid a repeat of this incident.  Each secure area owner will periodically confirm that the description held for their area is accurate and complete.  This incident did not threaten the integrity or security of the National Lottery.  Although list had not been updated, each secure area was managed and kept secure.