Gambling: Risk Assessment
Commons · Question 24466 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Chris Coghlan
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with regards to the Gambling Commission's decision to introduce Financial Risk Assessments, whether DCMS has received or assessed an impact assessment or equivalent evidence; and whether
Answer
Answered by Vicky Foxcroft, 8 Sep 2026
The 2023 Gambling White Paper proposed Financial Risk Assessments (FRAs) as a key tool to help gambling operators consider a customer’s risk profile and intervene if necessary. The White Paper itself received significant Parliamentary scrutiny, and the de...