UK Law and Practice Contributed by: Bahar Alaeddini, David Whyte and Jessica Wilson, Harris Hagan
particular circumstances. Generally speaking, appli- cations require: • identity documentation; • address history; • employment history and training information; • a police report; • a credit report; and • statement of assets and liabilities (depending on the circumstances of the application). At the time of writing, application fees for personal licences are GBP370. There is no application cost for Annex A applications. The Gambling Commission’s standard service time for processing personal applications is eight weeks. In 2024–25, 3,491 personal licence applications were submitted, and 95% were processed within eight weeks. Ongoing Annual Fees Personal licences are subject to mandatory mainte- nance every five years by providing updated personal information and paying a fee of GBP370. Failure to maintain the licence will result in revocation. There are no ongoing fees for Annex As. Ongoing Requirements General conditions for licences, as stipulated by Sec- tion 75 of the Gambling Act 2005, are listed under Part 3 of the LCCP. Notably, Licence Condition 1 (3) of the LCCP requires personal licence holders to notify the Gambling Commission within ten working days of any personal key events, which include: • the personal licence holder’s subjection to any criminal investigation that is listed under Schedule 7 (Relevant Offences) of the Gambling Act 2005; • the personal licence holder’s conviction of any offence listed under Schedule 7 (Relevant Offenc- es) of the Gambling Act 2005; • any current or pending investigation by a profes- sional, statutory, regulatory or government body in Great Britain or abroad; • the imposition of any sanction or penalty against the personal licence holder following an investiga-
tion by any professional, statutory, regulatory or government body in Great Britain or abroad; • the imposition of a disciplinary sanction against the personal licence holder (including dismissal) for gross misconduct; • the personal licence holder’s resignation (from a position for which a personal licence is required) following commencement of disciplinary proceed- ings in respect of gross misconduct; • the personal licence holder’s disqualification from acting as a company director; • the presentation of a petition for the personal licence holder’s bankruptcy or sequestration, or the personal licence holder entering into an individual voluntary agreement; and • a change in the personal licence holder’s name or address. Personal Sanctions Following the review of a personal licence, the Gam- bling Commission may impose: • a warning; • additional licence conditions or amending of exist- ing ones; • a financial penalty (only if a licence condition has been breached); • suspension; and/or • revocation. To date, the Gambling Commission has not imposed a financial penalty or reached a payment in lieu of a financial penalty (as part of a regulatory settlement) in respect of a personal licence. The Gambling Com- mission keeps a regulatory sanctions register, which contains details of sanctions imposed on personal licence holders following licence reviews. 5. Land-Based Gambling 5.1 Premises Licensing The requirements for a premises licence are: • that the premises licence must be held, or applied for, in conjunction with an operating licence author- ising the activity for which the premises are to be used;
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