Written questions

Gambling: Risk Assessment

Commons · Question 24470 · 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, whether her Department has sought assurances from the Gambling Commission that data-protection impact assessments and any other assessments required under data-protection legislation hav

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...