Gambling: Risk Assessment
Commons · Question 24471 · 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, what statutory powers the Gambling Commission is relying on to introduce Financial Risk Assessments; what consultation with her was undertaken; and what parliamentary scrutiny the Govern
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...