Department for Culture Media and Sport

2008 current consultations

The Gambling Act (Variation of Monetary Limits for Gaming Machines) Order 2008

05/09/2008

On 25 June 2008, Minister for Sport, Gerry Sutcliffe, announced that principally to provide economic assistance to seaside arcades, the Department would bring forward a Review of stakes and prizes for low stake category C and D gaming machines

Core Receiver Requirements for the Digital Switchover Help Scheme - a consultation

01/09/2008

The Digital Switchover Help Scheme assists people aged 75 years and over, people in receipt of certain benefits or who are registerd blind or partially sighted, to convert to digital TV services. 

Video Games consultation

31/07/2008

As part of the Government’s implementation of the Byron Review recommendations, on children and new media, the Department for Culture Media and Sport is seeking views from gamers, children, parents, the games industry, retailers and other stakeholders on the current classification system for video games.

Public consultation on implementing the EU audiovisual media services directive

25/07/2008

This consultation seeks views on the Government’s proposals for implementing the Audiovisual Media Services Directive in the UK. 

Gambling Act 2005 (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2008

16/07/2008

On 16th July the Minister responsible for gambling policy, Gerry Sutcliffe MP, announced in Parliament that DCMS is consulting on a proposal to double the limit on proceeds from individual society lotteries, from £2 million to £4 million, allowing an increase in the maximum top prize from £200,000 to £400,000.

Proposed Gambling Act 2005 (gaming machines in bingo premises) Order 2008

25/06/2008

Consultation on increasing, from 4 to 8, the number of category B3 gaming machines, that bingo halls can make available.

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