This morning, the Select Committee on Health and Social Care gathered feedback from UK experts on how gambling-related harms have evolved since the implementation of the Gambling Act of 2005.
Feedback is being taken on board as the government prepares to implement a Statutory Levy on problem gambling from 6 April, with funding administered by three bodies: the NHS, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
Recognising significant changes, the expert panel noted that problem gambling treatment is at a point of inflection for all stakeholders involved, with the critical task of determining the right strategy to ensure effectiveness and improve outcomes.
Chaired by MP Layla Moran (Liberal Democrats), the committee seeks feedback to support the government’s “cultural shift in ..