By The Weekly Edge desk ·
NEXT.io reported that Baroness Twycross will stay at DCMS. Whether she will keep the gambling minister portfolio had not been confirmed.
Continuity in the department does not yet settle responsibility for the gambling brief.
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The reported ministerial change remained unconfirmed by the responsible government department.
Responsibility for the gambling ministerial brief remained unconfirmed despite Twycross retaining a departmental role.
The chair appointment establishes five-year leadership for the Gambling Commission beginning on 30 September 2026.
The Commission’s policy, research, statistics and National Lottery regulation functions will be led by a senior DCMS gambling and lotteries leader.
The appointment changes leadership of the regulator’s policy and evidence work.
The appointment assigns Fox responsibility for several UKGC policy and oversight functions.