Scope of the inquiry

The DCMS Committee is launching an inquiry to consider whether changes are needed in the operation of the National Lottery as the process begins to award a new licence from 2023. The current operator, Camelot, has run the National Lottery since its launch in 1994.

The Committee is seeking written evidence that addresses the following questions:

• What lessons should be learnt from the previous license periods in designing, awarding and managing the fourth National Lottery licence?
• Is there need for greater flexibility to enable the licence to respond to changing consumer habits?
• How should the next licence be structured to maximise returns for good causes?
• What challenges will the next operator of the National Lottery face, and what can Government and the Gambling Commission do to mitigate against them?
• What has been the impact of society lotteries, or other changes to the lottery market, on the main National Lottery draw?
• How can lottery funding distributors be better supported to manage changing trends in receipts for good causes?