Culture Media and Sport written question – answered at on 11 February 2014.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
(1) when the regulations governing the staffing of betting shops were last reviewed; and if she will make a statement;
(2) what assessment her Department has made of the arrangements to ensure the safety of staff single-working in betting shops; and if she will make a statement;
(3) what recent representations her Department has received on the safety of staff working on their own in betting shops.
Like any workplace, betting premises must operate within the requirements of the Hearth and Safety at Work Act and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. In addition, the Gambling Act 2005 provides powers to local authorities to attach conditions to a betting shop's premises licence to ensure that it meets its obligations in upholding the licensing objectives of the Act; the Government regularly reviews and assesses the effectiveness of these measures.
There is evidence that some local authorities are using these powers to good effect to impose licence conditions on betting shops including a requirement to have a minimum of two members of staff on duty throughout the whole day. I receive representations on a range of matters in relation to betting shops.
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