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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Predecessors: Gambling Review...
Catalogue reference: PF 288
What's it about?
PF 288
This series contains records relating to the Gambling Review Body, who were tasked with devising proposals for a new legislative framework for gambling
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PF 288
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Predecessors: Gambling Review Body (GBS Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1998-2003
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records relating to the Gambling Review Body, who were tasked with devising proposals for a new legislative framework for gambling
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For the records relating to the preparation of betting, gaming and lotteries legislation see HO 320
For the Gambling Review Body's website see PF 26
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- GBS
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997-2017
- Home Office, 1782-1782
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 43 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2021 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Sports
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- Home Office 1994-2001; Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2001-2017; Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 2017-present
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The independent Gambling Review Body was appointed by HM Government in 2000 and was tasked with devising proposals for a new legislative framework for gambling.
Prior to 2001 the Home Office was responsible for gambling matters, however, following the general election in June 2001 the responsibility was transferred to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17464832/
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