Jersey Gambling Commission: Charitable Gambling Consultation

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A decision made on 29 November 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-E-2012-0154
Decision Summary Title :	Jersey Gambling Commission (JGC) Consultation on Code for Charitable Gambling		Date of Decision Summary:	26 November 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Strategy Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Strategy Manager
Written Report Title :	N/a		Date of Written Report:	N/a
Written Report Author:	N/a		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Consultation exercise by the Jersey Gambling Commission (JGC) on a Code of Practice for Charitable Gambling.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the request from the Jersey Gambling Commission to shorten the consultation period on a Code of Practice for Charitable Gambling to 14 days.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister under the Gambling Commission (Consultation on Codes of Practice) (Jersey) Order 2011, Article 4(5) allows the Jersey Gambling Commission to shorten the consultation period to 14 days on account of both the work already undertaken and the need to have a Code in force for 1st January 2013. The justification for the shortened consultation period is as follows: The consultation could not take place until the Draft Gambling (Charitable and Membership Gambling Services) (Jersey) Regulations 201-.had been approved by the States. The JGC has already discussed the changes with the Association of Jersey Charities The changes have already been in the public domain for nearly two weeks within our pre-consultation document The changes are largely beneficial to charities, clubs and societies who will (with the exception of 3) have their fees and paperwork reduced (& even those 3 will see reductions in their other activities) No charity will be able to hold lawful gambling until such time as the Code is adopted and that needs to be before 1st January.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications for the States.
Action required: Strategy Manager to communicate the decision to the Jersey Gambling Commission at the earliest opportunity.
Signature: Senator AJH Maclean		Position: Minister for Economic Development
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):