National Lottery Commission

National Lottery Commission

The National Lottery Commission is the non-departmental public body set up on 1 April 1999 under the National Lottery Act 1998 to regulate the National Lottery. It replaced the Director General and the Office of the National Lottery (OFLOT).

The Commission is sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and its costs are reimbursed from the National Lottery Distribution Fund (NLDF) and Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund (OLDF). The Commission operates at arm’s length from government, and its decisions are independent.

The Commission’s duties are to ensure that players are treated fairly; the nation’s interest in the Lottery is protected; and the operator is motivated to maximise the enjoyment and benefits that the Lottery brings to the Nation. It also runs the competition to select the commercial operator of the Lottery, currently Camelot Group plc.

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Protecting Players

The Commission protects National Lottery players by ensuring that clear information is provided to them; and by setting rules and procedures for each game. If a player is unhappy about any aspect of the National Lottery, they should raise this with Camelot in the first instance. The Commission will review cases where players are not satisfied by Camelot Group’s response.

They also ensure that there are controls in place to protect against excessive and under-age play.

Safeguarding the Integrity of the Lottery

The Commission monitors all aspects of the running of the Lottery, from the televised draws to the way players are paid their prize money, to ensure they are conducted properly and in accordance with the terms of the licence.

Maximising proceeds to the good causes

The Commission works to secure the greatest possible returns to good causes by monitoring the performance of the Lottery and ensuring that the allocated funds go to the right place, in the right amounts.

It is not the NLC’s responsibility to distribute the good causes funds. There are 14 Lottery distributors who distribute the good causes money to local communities and national projects.

Structure

The Commissioners, of which there are currently seven, are appointed by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. Commissioners meet each month to discuss business and make decisions about developments affecting the Lottery. They also appoint the full-time Chief Executive.

The Commission is a small organisation of fewer than 50 people. The majority of staff are based in the central London with some based at the operator’s Headquarters in Watford. There two divisions within the organisation: The Corporate Group, which is led by the Chief Executive and the Regulatory Operations Group, led by the Deputy Chief Executive.

Competition to award the licence to operate the Lottery

The National Lottery is operated by Camelot Group under a licence that was awarded to them by the Commission following a competition to select the operator. The most recent competition, for the third Lottery licence, took place between January 2005 and August 2007. The Invitation to Apply (ITA) was the formal invitation to bid for the licence and was published on 29 June 2006.

Bids were received by Camelot Group plc and Sugal & Damani UK Ltd. Following an evaluation period, on 7 August 2007 the NLC announced that Camelot Group plc was the preferred bidder to become the operator of the next National Lottery Licence. Camelot’s bid was selected as the bid most likely to generate the best returns to good causes over the course of the licence.

The licence came into force on 1 February 2009 and will run until 2019, with the option of up to five years’ extension. It is estimated that increased generosity of the third licence will see an extra £60 - £100 million generated for the good causes each year of the licence.

External links

Official website http://www.natlotcomm.gov.uk/

More information about the funding distributors can be found at http://www.lotteryfunding.org.uk/



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