Consultation response

Financial key event reporting: Reporting changes in ownership and interests: Consultation response

The consultation response on reporting changes in ownership and interests as a key event.

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Published
18 December 2025

Last updated
14 April 2022 - Changes

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• Financial key event reporting: Reporting changes in ownership and interests: Consultation response

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• Executive summary
• Introduction
• Summary of responses
• • Proposal 1: Raising the reporting threshold for ‘operator status’ and ‘relevant persons and positions’ from 3 percent to 5 percent
  • Proposal 2: Amendment to paragraph 2 of Licence Condition 15.2.1 to expand the application of ‘relevant persons’ to include shareholders, but also other entities with both direct and indirect interests in the licensee of 5 percent or more
  • Proposal 3: Amendment to paragraph 3 of Licence Condition 15.2.1 to include the reporting of entering into financial agreements or arrangements with third parties and/or the receipt of financial assistance from a group company
  • Proposal 4: Introduction of a new requirement for licensees to report to the Commission the details of individuals who acquire the equivalent of £50,000 or more worth of new shares in a rolling 12-month period
  • Proposal 5: Amendment to the Licensing, Compliance and Enforcement Policy Statement under the Gambling Act 2005 to raise the threshold of shareholders to be listed from 3 percent to 5 percent
  • Equalities considerations
  • Business impacts and implementation
• Annexes
• • Annex 1 – List of respondents who consented to publication of name and organisation
  • Annex 2 - Summary of proposed changes to Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice and the Licensing, Compliance and Enforcement Policy Statement under the Gambling Act 2005.

Proposal 2 - Identifying customers at risk of harm

Contents

1. Identifying customers at risk of harm An overview of proposal 2 which focuses on identifying customers at risk of harm
2. Consultation questions on identifying customers at risk of harm The consultation questions that were asked on identifying customers at risk of harm
3. Respondents’ views on identifying customers at risk of harm A summary of the respondents views on identifying customers at risk of harm
4. Our position on identifying customers at risk of harm Our conclusion and position following respondents' views on identifying customers at risk of harm

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Last updated: 14 April 2022

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