Illegal Gambling Taskforce has met twice, minister tells Commons
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said the ministerial taskforce has convened on two occasions so far, with another meeting planned before the year is out.
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The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport disclosed the meeting record of its Illegal Gambling Taskforce in a written Commons answer dated 22 July 2026, responding to a question tabled by Gareth Snell, the Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central, who asked how many times the taskforce had met since it was set up.
Minister Vicky Foxcroft said the taskforce, which brings together more than 50 people across a ministerial group and three supporting subgroups, has held two ministerial-level meetings to date. She said a further meeting was expected before the end of the year.
According to the department, the three subgroups beneath the ministerial taskforce deal separately with advertising linked to illegal gambling, stopping payments connected to illegal gambling activity, and improving collaboration between agencies in tackling the issue. The minister said these subgroups meet more regularly than the main ministerial taskforce.
The department did not provide a timetable for the subgroups’ meetings or give further detail on what has been discussed or agreed so far.
Source: UK Parliament written question 32883.
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