Gambling Supervision Commission

Overview

Metric Value
Total FOI requests 16
Date range 2017-10-01 to 2025-12-10
Full disclosure rate 62.5% (10/16)
Partial disclosure 3
Fully refused/exempt 0

Outcome Breakdown

Outcome Count %
All information sent 10 62.5%
Some information sent but not all held 3 18.8%
Information not held 2 12.5%
Request lapsed - requested information not provided 1 6.2%

Requests by Year

Year Count
2017 3
2018 3
2021 2
2022 3
2023 1
2024 1
2025 3

Top Topics

Notable Cases (6)

[+] Settlement Agreements and Warning Notices over 5 year period

2025-12-10 | All information sent

The request sought statistics on settlement agreements and warning notices issued by the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission between 2020 and 2025, including role breakdowns and publication policies. The authority disclosed that its settlement policy only began in June 2024, providing data for 2024 and 2025 while clarifying that warning notices are private matters not subject to public registers.

  • The Gambling Supervision Commission (GSC) only introduced its settlement policy in June 2024, meaning no such agreements existed prior to that date.
  • In 2024, the GSC entered into 2 settlement agreements with entities and 5 with individuals; in 2025, these figures were 2 and 13 respectively.
  • Warning notices issued under settlement protocols totaled 5 in 2024 and 11 in 2025.

Data: June 2024, 2024, 2025, 2 entities (2024), 5 individuals (2024)

[+] Licence Application Process Time

2025-05-12 | All information sent

The request sought average processing times for three types of gambling licences over the last 18 months, and the Gambling Supervision Commission disclosed specific statistics for both approval and final issuance dates.

  • The average time from acceptance to licence issuance for Full OGRA licences is 23.9 weeks.
  • The average time from acceptance to licence issuance for Software Supplier licences is 18.1 weeks.
  • The average time from acceptance to licence issuance for Network Services licences is 19.9 weeks.

Data: 23.9 weeks, 18.1 weeks, 19.9 weeks, 12.9 weeks, 14.9 weeks

[+] Unpublished Responses to FOIA Requests

2022-09-09 | All information sent

The requester asked for unpublished Freedom of Information Act 2015 responses from the Gambling Supervision Commission since the Act's introduction. The Commission disclosed redacted copies of three previously unpublished responses that were withheld due to their focus on a specific employee and the use of abusive language.

  • Three specific responses (refs 1487969, 1492833, 1496233) were identified as missing from the public Disclosure Log.
  • The original requests were targeted personally at an employee rather than their official capacity.
  • The original requests contained language deemed abusive, aggressive, or intemperate.

Data: 2620413, 2022-09-09, 2022-10-07, 1487969, 1492833

Exemptions: Freedom of Information Act 2015 Section 25(2)(a) - Absolutely exempt personal information; Requests relating to private interest rather than wider public interest; Requests containing abusive, aggressive, or intemperate language

[+] Cannabis licences

2022-02-10 | All information sent

The requester asked the Gambling Supervision Commission for the number and types of medicinal cannabis export licences issued. The authority confirmed that to date, no licences have been issued whatsoever.

  • The Gambling Supervision Commission received the request on 10 February 2022.
  • The request concerned licences for the Island's Medicinal Cannabis Export.
  • The authority confirmed that zero licences have been issued to date.

Data: 10 February 2022, 15 February 2022, 2257997, no licences, 0

[+] Cannabis Licences

2021-08-02 | All information sent

The requester asked for the number of cannabis licence applications received and issued, along with a breakdown by licence type. The Gambling Supervision Commission disclosed that four applications had been received since June 2021, but no licences had been issued to date.

  • The Gambling Supervision Commission received four cannabis licence applications to date.
  • No cannabis licences have been issued as of the response date.
  • Applications for medicinal cannabis export sector licences opened in June 2021.

Data: 4, 0, June 2021, 10-12 weeks, 2021-08-02

[~] Request for travel details

2017-10-30 | Some information sent but not all held

The Gambling Supervision Commission partially fulfilled a request for travel details and commissioner payments over three years, disclosing hotel and trip data while refusing to provide beverage information due to lack of records.

  • The GSC does not hold information regarding beverages consumed during travel over the last three years.
  • Commissioner honoraria are £25,000 per annum for the Chair and £12,000 per annum for other Commissioners.
  • Travel records provided cover the periods from October 2014 to October 2015 and October 2015 to October 2016.

Data: 2017-10-30, 2017-11-20, £25,000, £12,000, 5 Commissioners

Exemptions: s11(3)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (practical refusal reason for beverage data); s20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (absolute exemption for commissioner identities)

Most Cited Exemptions

Exemption Times Cited
Information not held 2
s11(3)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (practical refusal reason for beverage data) 1
s20 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (absolute exemption for commissioner identities) 1
s11(2)(c) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (request not reasonably specific) 1
National Lottery Act 1999 (lack of jurisdiction) 1
Outside regulatory remit 1
Freedom of Information Act 2015 Section 25(2)(a) - Absolutely exempt personal information 1
Requests relating to private interest rather than wider public interest 1
Requests containing abusive, aggressive, or intemperate language 1
Section 11(3)(b) of the Freedom of Information Act 2015 (Practical refusal due to creation or substantial collation of data) 1

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