Use of aliases to obtain information by a Camelot employee

On 3 January 2007 a journalist based in Australia made a complaint to the National Lottery Commission that Camelot had carried out a deception on him through the use by one of its employees, of an alias in order to obtain information.

This complaint prompted an investigation by the Commission. On the basis of the evidence available, the Commission has concluded that the actions are most likely those of a single, relatively junior employee who has gone beyond her remit. 

The Commission concluded that the evidence falls far short of that necessary to support a conclusion of an absence of fitness and propriety on the part of Camelot or any of its employees.  It also concluded that the evidence falls short of that necessary to demonstrate a breach of Camelot’s licence commitments, or a lack of compliance with the terms under which the third Licence Competition was held.  The Commission welcomes the commitments Camelot has made to take steps to address the issues raised during the Commission’s investigation.

On the left hand side of this page you can find a document which summarises our investigation into this case.

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• Use of aliases to obtain information by a Camelot employee

  A summary of our investigation into the use of aliases to obtain information by a Camelot employee.

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