Question follow-through · 3914

Gambling: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance will be issued to local licensing authorities on the application of gambling impact assessments across the United Kingdom.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
21 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
4 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 21 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance will be issued to local licensing authorities on the application of gambling impact assessments across the United Kingdom.

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 4 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Gambling Impact Assessments (GIAs) have now been introduced in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act. GIAs will allow local authorities to create a presumption against granting new gambling premises licences in a specific area, where there ...

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