By The Weekly Edge desk ·
SBC News reported that BGC welcomed Vicky Foxcroft’s appointment as gambling minister. The report said neither the government nor DCMS had officially announced the appointment.
The trade body has welcomed an appointment that the report says lacks an official government announcement.
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The reported ministerial change remained unconfirmed by the responsible government department.
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.
The secondment brings departmental gambling policy experience into UKGC’s executive team.