
Aisling Ní Chonaire
Former Head of Consumer and Business Markets
In September, we launched the Gambling Policy & Research Unit to design, test and scale solutions to reduce gambling harm. Since then we’ve been busy!
Firstly, we kicked off with a rapid scoping exercise to spot-check the quality of evidence that already exists on reducing gambling harm and where the gaps were. We also explored the policy landscape, both in Britain and internationally, to understand pressing issues and best practice approaches. Here are some of the things that we learned:
Next, we set about shaping our Year 1 workplan. We focused on two aspects: filling in some of the gaps that were highlighted by our rapid research, and addressing pressing policy challenges under consideration of the Gambling Act 2005 Review. This includes:
Keep your eyes peeled for more details on all of the above!
Former Head of Consumer and Business Markets
Senior Advisor
Design and development by Soapbox.