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Research governance framework 

The Gambling Commission's Research Governance Framework.

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Published
30 April 2026

Last updated
19 April 2023 - Changes

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Contents

• Research governance framework 

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• Introduction
• • Research at the Gambling Commission
  • The Research Governance Framework
  • Developing and updating the research governance framework
• Ethical gambling research
• • Introduction to ethical gambling research
  • Core research principles and guidelines for ethical gambling research
  • Research involving AI
  • Conflicts of interest
  • Research misconduct
• Ethical approval for gambling research with human participants
• • Which projects require ethical approval
  • General considerations for ethical approval in gambling research
  • The ethical approval process
• The peer review process
• Roles and responsibilities
• Other external research involvement
• Research data governance
• • General principles of research data governance and research data safeguarding
  • What documents are required?
  • Data sharing
• Dissemination of research
• Monitoring, review and data corrections
• Appendices
• • Appendix 1: Ethics Checklist for projects requiring full Ethical Approval
  • Appendix 2: Data management plan checklist checklist
  • Appendix 3: Peer review checklist
  • Appendix 4: Research misconduct

Part 16: Gaming machines

Contents

1. 1 - Introduction The Gambling Commission's guidance on gambling machines for licensing authorities.
2. 2 - Categories of gaming machine The Gambling Commission's guidance on the categories of gaming machines.
3. 3 - Age restrictions The Gambling Commission's guidance on age restrictions for gaming machines.
4. 4 - Maximum number of machines by premises type The Gambling Commission's guidance on the number of gaming machines a premises may have.
5. 5 - Multiple activity premises Gambling Commission Guidance to licensing authorities in relation to multiple activity premises.
6. 6 - The meaning of ‘available for use’ The Gambling Commission's guidance on the definition of "available use" in relation to licensing authorities.
7. 7 - Machines other than gaming machines in gambling premises The Gambling Commission's guidance on other types of machines in gambling premises for licensing authorities.

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