Apr. 25 2024
Source Page: Offender management statistics quarterly: October to December 2023Found: indeterminate sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) for offences committed on or after 4 April 2005
Apr. 25 2024
Source Page: Building a New Scotland: Justice in an independent ScotlandFound: Gambling Another area where a public health approach would be taken is in relation to gambling laws.
Mentions:
1: Lord Foster of Bath (LD - Life peer) very little action in respect of gambling advertising.The Gambling Act 2005 liberalised gambling advertising - Speech Link
2: Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con - Life peer) on the other.That is why, as part of our review of the Gambling Act 2005, we took an exhaustive look - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Individuals must be aware of their gambling habits and the potential dangers that come along with gambling - Speech Link
2: Ronnie Cowan (SNP - Inverclyde) We know plenty of gambling products that are already doing that. - Speech Link
3: Stephanie Peacock (Lab - Barnsley East) Questions remain about why the commission failed to act sooner, thereby potentially mitigating some of - Speech Link
4: Stuart Andrew (Con - Pudsey) under the Gambling Act 2005. - Speech Link
5: Barbara Keeley (Lab - Worsley and Eccles South) As for the commission posing the question of KiX, “Is it gambling?” - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Bassam of Brighton (Lab - Life peer) I am not a gambling man. It is an interesting term. - Speech Link
2: Lord Clement-Jones (LD - Life peer) fact that political parties cannot avail themselves of the soft opt-in provision have been there since 2005 - Speech Link
3: Baroness Kidron (XB - Life peer) This is in sharp contrast to the Investigatory Powers Act, where key excerpts were made available in - Speech Link
4: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) Is there any time limit on how long DWP has to act on the results that have been handed over to it? - Speech Link
5: None I looked up the 1992 Act, which referred to benefits covered by a list of 13 other Acts. - Speech Link
Found: 2005 (powers to make decisions and appoint deputies: general), (e) if no person within any
Asked by: Carolyn Harris (Labour - Swansea East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made a recent estimate of the total amount of money that has been returned to victims of gambling-related crimes by (a) the gambling industry, (b) Proceeds of Crime Act proceedings and (c) any other means in the 2023-24 financial year.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
Neither the Government nor the Gambling Commission hold information on how many crimes related to harmful gambling were committed in the last 12 months and there has been no recent estimate as to the total amount of money that has been returned to victims of gambling-related crimes.
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) in Department of Health and Social Care have undertaken an evidence review which provides estimates of the economic costs of harmful gambling, which includes a section on criminal activity (chapter 6).The economic cost of gambling-related harm in England: evidence update 2023 (publishing.service.gov.uk)
The Gambling Act 2005 sets out the following licensing objectives:
As the statutory regulator, the Gambling Commission is responsible for making sure all licensing applications meet these objectives. The Commission has published a statement of principles for licensing and regulation which sets out how it governs what it does and how they help to meet the Act's licensing objectives.
Asked by: Carolyn Harris (Labour - Swansea East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many crimes related to harmful gambling were committed in the last 12 months; what the nature of those crimes was; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of those crimes on (a) the economy and (b) wider society.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
Neither the Government nor the Gambling Commission hold information on how many crimes related to harmful gambling were committed in the last 12 months and there has been no recent estimate as to the total amount of money that has been returned to victims of gambling-related crimes.
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) in Department of Health and Social Care have undertaken an evidence review which provides estimates of the economic costs of harmful gambling, which includes a section on criminal activity (chapter 6).The economic cost of gambling-related harm in England: evidence update 2023 (publishing.service.gov.uk)
The Gambling Act 2005 sets out the following licensing objectives:
As the statutory regulator, the Gambling Commission is responsible for making sure all licensing applications meet these objectives. The Commission has published a statement of principles for licensing and regulation which sets out how it governs what it does and how they help to meet the Act's licensing objectives.
Asked by: Carolyn Harris (Labour - Swansea East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the impact of gambling-related (a) fraud and (b) other acquisitive crimes on the finances of the victims of those crimes.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
Neither the Government nor the Gambling Commission hold information on how many crimes related to harmful gambling were committed in the last 12 months and there has been no recent estimate as to the total amount of money that has been returned to victims of gambling-related crimes.
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) in Department of Health and Social Care have undertaken an evidence review which provides estimates of the economic costs of harmful gambling, which includes a section on criminal activity (chapter 6).The economic cost of gambling-related harm in England: evidence update 2023 (publishing.service.gov.uk)
The Gambling Act 2005 sets out the following licensing objectives:
As the statutory regulator, the Gambling Commission is responsible for making sure all licensing applications meet these objectives. The Commission has published a statement of principles for licensing and regulation which sets out how it governs what it does and how they help to meet the Act's licensing objectives.
Special Report Apr. 19 2024
Committee: Culture, Media and Sport Committee (Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport)Found: Sixth Special - Gambling regulation: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report HC 698 Special