Licence breaches

If the operator fails to comply with its Licence obligations, then we will record a Licence breach.

Licence breaches are listed on our website, and are also reported in our Annual Report. We note the particular licence condition that has been breached, a description of the breach, the action that we as regulator have taken, and the outcome.

Licence breaches are listed on this site according to the year they were recorded.

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• Licence breaches

  Licence breaches resulting in enforcement action are listed on our website and are also reported in our Annual Reports. We explain the particular licence condition that has been breached, a description of the breach, the action that we have taken.

• Licence to operate the Lottery (Section 5 licence)

  The section 5 licence is the operating licence that is granted by the National Lottery Commission to the operator under section 5 of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993.

• Licensing games

  To make sure the Lottery is being run in the public interest we have to approve any new game, or change to an existing game before they go on sale.