ABSG Progress Report on the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms Year Two

ABSG Progress Report on the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms – Year Two

Two years have passed since the Gambling Committee has launched an ambitious strategy of reducing gambling loss throughout the United Kingdom. In this strategy, it was necessary for a wide range of stakeholders to work together to work on the loss of gambling risks.

Despite the continued influence of COVID-19 pandemic, these two goals showed certain progress. Scotland and Wales have begun nationwide strategic adjustments, but English partners are delayed at the same level.

People with gambling addiction have been increasingly involved in strategic execution, which need to continue.

The Gambling Committee is strengthening regulatory intervention on game design and age restriction. We hope that we will move forward in the priority field of affordable prices, interaction with customers, and working on customers.

Financial institutions that provide blockchain tools and support are increasing in response to customer requests. There is room for support to be more popular, and I hope that financial institutions will be active in preventing damage.

The response to suicide related to gambling has hardly progressed. It is necessary to work on the lack of progress.

We have only seen limited results in agreeing on indicators to measure the progress and impact of national strategies. Officials should avoid the complexity of gambling causal relationships, which hinders data collection.

It is urgently needed to improve the path to treatment and strengthen the cooperation system between NHS and thir d-sector providers.

The progress of independent funding for research is delayed. In order to agree on the paths to be advanced, involvement with the Research Council is indispensable.

ABSG will continue to seek progress in legal levy. The voluntary system does not provide the amount of funds, prediction, and independence required to make important improvements in research, education, and treatment.

From the viewpoint of recovery and reform approach to COVID-19, the amendment of the gambling method requires sufficient financial resources, and provides important opportunities to significantly reduce gambling harm. 。 Two years have passed since the Gambling Committee has launched an ambitious strategy of reducing gambling loss throughout the United Kingdom. In this strategy, it was necessary for a wide range of stakeholders to work together to work on the loss of gambling risks.

Recommendations

People with gambling addiction have been increasingly involved in strategic execution, which need to continue.

Delivery

The response to suicide related to gambling has hardly progressed. It is necessary to work on the lack of progress.

It is urgently needed to improve the path to treatment and strengthen the cooperation system between NHS and thir d-sector providers.

The progress of independent funding for research is delayed. In order to agree on the paths to be advanced, involvement with the Research Council is indispensable.

Prevention and Education

People with gambling addiction have been increasingly involved in strategic execution, which need to continue.

The response to suicide related to gambling has hardly progressed. It is necessary to work on the lack of progress.

Treatment and support

It is urgently needed to improve the path to treatment and strengthen the cooperation system between NHS and thir d-sector providers.

The progress of independent funding for research is delayed. In order to agree on the paths to be advanced, involvement with the Research Council is indispensable.

The Advisory Group for Safer Gambling (ABSG) will review and report on the progress of the National Strategy to reduce harmful gambling. The purpose of the report is to identify strengths and weaknesses and make recommendations to support the future implementation of the National Strategy.

The list below summarises the ABSG's key recommendations. These are categorised into recommendations on implementation structures, prevention and treatment.

Introduction

1 Introduction

Each recommendation identifies key partners in the National Strategy. As an advisory group to the Gambling Commission, the role of the ABSG is to provide an independent assessment of where the National Strategy should focus its activities to make effective progress in reducing harmful gambling harms, rather than outsourcing action to external organisations.

Key Partners in the National Strategy
Start work now to design the next phase of the National Harm Reduction Strategy, with agreed measures of success, clearer accountabilities and defined deliverables.
The Gambling Commission, and the Implementation Strategy Teams for England, Scotland and Wales.

Continue to promote co-production with those with lived experience within the Commission, in prevention, treatment and research initiatives, and integrate evaluation into all of these. All partners in the National Strategy - particularly the Gambling Commission and those involved in the strategic leadership of the Strategy.

Learn from progress in Scotland and Wales and progress more quickly in establishing implementation structures and accountability in England through national as well as regional forums, drawing on local public health recovery strategies post-pandemic.

Overview of the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms – aims, objectives and cross-cutting themes

An addiction strategy for England has been proposed but not developed and is urgently needed.
Led by the UK Government - DCMS and DHSC, local authorities and the third sector.
- Following the publication of the PHE evidence review, the European Commission could hold a joint roundtable with stakeholders in Scotland, England and Wales to share learnings on "policy to act".
- National government leaders could set up a task-and-finish group to agree indicators and work together to achieve comparable outcomes.
The Gambling Commission, Government Ministries of England, Wales and Scotland
The Advisory Group for Safer Gambling (ABSG) will review and report on progress on the National Strategy to Reduce Harmful Gambling. The aim of the report is to identify strengths and weaknesses and make recommendations to support future implementation of the National Strategy.
- The list below summarises the ABSG's key recommendations. These are categorised into recommendations on implementation, prevention and treatment.
- Each recommendation identifies key partners in the National Strategy. As an advisory committee to the Gambling Commission, the ABSG's role is to provide an independent assessment of where the National Strategy should focus its activities if it is to make effective progress in reducing harmful gambling harms, rather than outsourcing action to external organisations.
- Key Partners in the National Strategy
- Start work now to design the next stage of the National Harm Reduction Strategy, with agreed measures of success, clearer accountabilities and defined deliverables. The Gambling Commission, the Implementation Strategy Teams for England, Scotland and Wales.

Continue to drive co-production with those with lived experience within the Commission, in prevention, treatment and research initiatives, and integrate evaluation into all of these. All partners in the National Strategy - particularly the Gambling Commission and those involved in the strategic leadership of the Strategy.
Learn from progress in Scotland and Wales, drawing on local public health recovery strategies post-pandemic, and progress more quickly on establishing implementation and accountability in England through national as well as regional forums. An addiction strategy for England has been proposed but not developed and is urgently needed. Led by the UK Government - DCMS and DHSC, local authorities and the third sector.
Following the publication of the PHE evidence review, the European Commission could hold a joint roundtable with stakeholders in Scotland, England and Wales to share learnings on "policy to act". National government leaders could set up a task-and-finish group to agree indicators and work together to achieve comparable outcomes. The Gambling Commission, government ministries in England, Wales and Scotland The Advisory Group for Safer Gambling (ABSG) will review and report on progress on the National Strategy to Reduce Harmful Gambling. The report's aim is to identify strengths and weaknesses and make recommendations to support the future implementation of the National Strategy.
The list below summarises the main recommendations of the ABSG. These are categorised into recommendations on implementation arrangements, prevention and treatment.
Each recommendation identifies the key partners in the National Strategy. The role of the ABSG, an advisory committee to the Gambling Commission, is to provide an independent evaluation of where activity should be focused, rather than outsourcing action to external organisations, if the National Strategy is to make effective progress in reducing harmful gambling harms.
Key Partners in the National Strategy
Start work now to design the next stage of the National Harm Reduction Strategy, with agreed measures of success, clearer accountabilities and defined deliverables. The Gambling Commission, the Implementation Strategy Team for England, Scotland and Wales.
Continue to drive co-production with those with lived experience, within the Commission, in prevention, treatment and research initiatives, and integrate evaluation into all of this.

All partners in the National Strategy - particularly those involved in the Gambling Commission and the strategic leadership of the Strategy.

Move more quickly towards establishing implementation structures and accountability in England, through national as well as regional forums, learning from progress in Scotland and Wales and drawing on local public health recovery strategies post-pandemic.

An addiction strategy for England has been proposed but not developed and is urgently needed. Led by UK Government - DCMS and DHSC, local authorities and the third sector. Following publication of the PHE evidence review, the European Commission could hold a joint roundtable with stakeholders from Scotland, England and Wales to share learnings on "policy to act". National government leaders could set up task-and-finish groups to agree indicators and work together to achieve comparable outcomes. The Gambling Commission, government departments in England, Wales and Scotland could also join forces.

2 Background

As ABSG suggested last year, it is necessary to accelerate the progress of the establishment of independent research funds, as being led by the Research Council and providing funds to smal l-scale rapid response projects. This program should include new medical surveys and vertical research. British Research Council and other financial providers of health and public health. Gambling Committee

Accelerate the progress of legal collection for research, education, and treatment to ensure independence, strengthen accountability, and ensure transparency. British governmen t-DCMS is led.
Major proposal national strategy major partner
Gambling will incorporate suicide risks related to suicide in England, Scotland, and Wales, and invest in continuous initiatives to increase awareness of this problem. Led by British governmen t-DHSC, Scottish government, and Wales government.

In addition, by promoting the aggressive efforts of regulatory authorities on affordability, improving dialogue with customers, and realizing individual customers, the development is based on the progress. In order to identify customers at risk and take measures, it is necessary to share and cooperate with the financial sector, the European Committee, and the business operator. Gambling committee, gambling industry, FCA, financial sector

Includes gambling standards for public health measurements in countries and regions such as public health outcom frameworks (pHOF). The committee will exercise the influence of other government departments and encourage them to work on this as a priority. Supported by DHSC, local government-gambling committee.

Year 2 key event timeline

June 2020

July 2020

September 2020

November 2020

December 2020

January 2021

I agree with indicators to understand what is effective and effective for both universal intervention and focused interventions. The gambling industry should be more transparent to how to measure the effects of more secure gambling messages and other activities to protect customers. Gambling committee, third party, gambling industry

3 Impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on partnership working

Major proposal national strategy major partner

The sufficiently functional and completely integrated processing system is indispensable for effectively realizing the gambling committee's licensing purpose. The committee should exercise its influence, emphasize the gaps in the processing system, and continue to provide further progress in this field in the national strategy. Gambling Committee, England, Scotland, Wales DHSC, NHS, and third sector organizations.

Based on existing trials in Greater Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow, and London, the development of all system approaches continues to be developed. DHSC, NHS England, Scotland, Wales, local governments.

4 Trends in gambling

Clearly defined and complete a project to achieve the agreed care and treatment pathway. Based on the standard evaluation indicators and triage processes, all stakeholders are agreed on referral and thresholds at each point in the care / introduction route. England, Scotland, Wales NHS, local government, third sector.

Along with the agreed indicators to measure the results, the progress of independent quality obligations for all treatment providers in England, Scotland and Wales will accelerate. With the support of DHSC and NHS England, Scotland, Wale s-CQC, Healthcare Improtion and Healthcare Improvement Wales.
Review of the gambling method does not cover any prevention or treatment within that range, but if the collaboration of the governance approach required to reduce gambling harm, especially if the cooperation of NHS, local governments, and thir d-sector can be strengthened, more. A wide range of examinations should be done. DHSC, Scottish government, Wales government
Give priority to research on the reasons behind the repetition, and provide monitoring support and use of big data by businesses and financial sector to deepen understanding of products, games, spending, and relevant risk factors. DHSC, British Research Council, and other health and public health funders.
The national strategy has called for a public health approach through the "system as a whole" to reduce gambling harm through two strategic priority items: prevention, education, treatment, and support. ABSG is responsible for reporting the progress of national strategies to reduce gambling harm every year. This is a report of the board of directors about the second year of the strategy. This provides the following important opportunities:
Recognize success and extend its strengths

Consider how to identify weaknesses and areas where progress is delayed and improve progress.

For the next year, we will create proposals to maximize the strategy effect.

Please read this report along with the play commission briefing and action map (National Strategic Microsite 1).

5 Gambling Act Review

The purpose of this report is not to comment on the 200 micro website projects, but to provide hig h-level descriptions on the advantages, disadvantages, and opportunities of the national strategy.

The only purpose of three years of national strategy is to move faster to reduce gambling harm.

6 Online harms

the goal

We aim to have a collective and clear prevention plan by combining prevention and appropriate intervention measures.

Make a significant move towards national treatment and support options that meet the needs of treatment and support now and future service users.

Delivery and governance

1 Delivery and governance

Delivery ABSG Annual progress report.

Summary of findings

Strengths

Crossing issues
Regulation and supervision
cooperation
Survey to reflect on action
evaluation
Gambling Committee

Weaknesses

Other regulatory authorities
Local and national governments
Gambling industry
Other related sector such as financial services, NHS
Local government
Police and regional judicial agencies
A treatment provider and a thir d-party organization focusing on gambling addiction.

2 Progress involving people with lived experience of gambling harms.

All of these are responsible for gambling harm.

In preparing a report, evidence was collected from a national strategy partner. In addition, the Gambling Committee's "Overview" and "Action Charter" were also used as information sources on activities conducted as part of the national strategy. We welcome that the committee has improved the ease of use of this material this year. This document makes the records of a wide range of activities to support national strategies make it easier to use.

Case study 1: Lived Experience Advisory Panel

1 National Strategy for Reducing Gamblin g-Microsite, Implementation Status Update, Action Maps

Two parliamentary reports on gambling harm were announced in 2020 2:

Protect consumers from harm

Enhancement of enforment

Improve data and secure funds for research education and training.

As emphasized in this report, the European Commission is working with other partners to make these reports on proposals. < SPAN> The purpose of this report is not to comment on the 200 Micro website projects, but to provide hig h-level narratives on the advantages, disadvantages and opportunities of the national strategy.

The only purpose of three years of national strategy is to move faster to reduce gambling harm.

the goal

3 Mixed picture of national strategic co-ordination of implementation

We aim to have a collective and clear prevention plan by combining prevention and appropriate intervention measures.

Case study 2: Strategic Implementation Group for Scotland

Make a significant move towards national treatment and support options that meet the needs of treatment and support now and future service users.

Delivery ABSG Annual progress report.

Crossing issues

Regulation and supervision

cooperation

Survey to reflect on action

evaluation

Gambling Committee

4 Metrics for measuring harm

Other regulatory authorities

Three strands of work on data and metrics

Local and national governments
Gambling industry
Other related sector such as financial services, NHS

Local government

Police and regional judicial agencies

A treatment provider and a thir d-party organization focusing on gambling addiction.

Recommended priority gambling harms

All of these are responsible for gambling harm.
In preparing a report, evidence was collected from a national strategy partner. In addition, the Gambling Committee's "Overview" and "Action Charter" were also used as information sources on activities conducted as part of the national strategy. We welcome that the committee has improved the ease of use of this material this year. This document makes the records of a wide range of activities to support national strategies make it easier to use.
1 National Strategy for Reducing Gamblin g-Microsite, Implementation Status Update, Action Maps
Two parliamentary reports on gambling harm were announced in 2020 2:
Protect consumers from harm
Enhancement of enforment

Improve data and secure funds for research education and training.

As emphasized in this report, the European Commission is working with other partners to make these reports on proposals. The purpose of this report is not to comment on the 200 micro website projects, but to provide hig h-level descriptions on the advantages, disadvantages, and opportunities of the national strategy.

The only purpose of three years of national strategy is to move faster to reduce gambling harm.

5 Evaluation of policy

the goal

We aim to have a collective and clear prevention plan by combining prevention and appropriate intervention measures.

Make a significant move towards national treatment and support options that meet the needs of treatment and support now and future service users.

Case study 3: Evaluation of Safer Games Design

Delivery ABSG Annual progress report.

Crossing issues

Regulation and supervision
cooperation
Survey to reflect on action

evaluation

Gambling Committee

Case study 4: Evaluations of Regulatory Settlement projects

Other regulatory authorities

Local and national governments

Gambling industry

6 Funding

Other related sector such as financial services, NHS

Local government

Police and regional judicial agencies

A treatment provider and a thir d-party organization focusing on gambling addiction.

All of these are responsible for gambling harm.

7 Research

1 National Strategy for Reducing Gamblin g-Microsite, Implementation Status Update, Action Maps

Two parliamentary reports on gambling harm were announced in 2020 2:

Protect consumers from harm

Enhancement of enforment

Improve data and secure funds for research education and training.

Prevention and education

1 Prevention and education

As emphasized in this report, the European Commission is working with other partners to make these reports on proposals.

Summary of findings – Prevention and Education

Strengths

The first ABSG progress report was announced in June 2020, when the Coronavirus (COVID-19) was in the early stages. At the time of the writing, the blockade measures were being alleviated, and the influence of Coronavirus was still being revealed. Pandemic, 3, pandemic, in addition to the huge loss of life, hitting the economy, and pressure on medical and nursing care services, has enhanced and strengthened the existing health, soci o-economic, gender, and racial unequal 4. The infection rate and mortality rate in blacks, Asian, and other ethnic groups, increased domestic violence 6, mental health and welby swings, and increased household debt, all have an adverse effect. The "Social Safety Net shrinking" 11 to support the people who are most in need of local communities, such as unemployment, social isolation, and their own stress, are more visible than ever. All of these may appear in the games of the game as factors, or as an effect.
9 Client report 2021, ant i-poverty Christian, April 2021
ABSG recognizes that the organization involved in the implementation of the national strategy, especially in the r e-distribution of resources, is burdened by the r e-distribution of medical care, welfare, and public health.
Coronovirus (COVID-19) further deepened the perception of each organization about the possibility of providing services in remote areas. In some cases, the service has been expanded using electronic distribution, and local expertise has become available nationwide.
It is important to ensure that the actions to prevent loss due to gambling addiction are included in the current recovery strategy in the current recovery strategy when shifting from the third nationwide blockade. Heads raised the people's awareness of the need for health gaps and the need for public health. Therefore, it is important to consider the role of gambling loss in the plan to deal with these 14 issues.
As a result of monitoring the trends of gaming commissions in the past year, 15:
With the closure of land facilities due to pandemic, the participation rate of the entire gaming industry decreased from 47%to 40%.
Online gambling, especially online betting growth. The online gambling has increased significantly as the top leagues will be revived in June 2020 and the traditional busy periods on December 17.

Weaknesses

Evidence of a tendency to related to higher harm to some consumers
In the online slot, gambling is overlooked among those who significantly increase sessions by one hour or more and are already enthusiastic about gambling (that is, those who are participating in three or more gambling). It was 19. Less than on e-third of active gender gamblers increased the frequency of gambling at least one gambling activity, and women who were protected for health reasons were more likely to experience gambling harm.
The moderate risk taker, which was 1. 5 % in March 2020, fell to 0. 6 % in 2021. Low risk players also decreased from 2. 7%to 1. 9%during the same period. The decrease in these numbers should be welcome, but Absg requires sufficient attention to the interpretation of these numbers. It is widely recognized that gambling addiction is different from what measures gambling harm. Gambling addiction rates do not reflect other people affected by gambling, nor do we know the social cost of harm. Gambling addiction does not indicate the essence of gambling damage. In this regard, as described later in this report, further investigations and data collection are required.
15 COVID-19 Research, Gambling Commission-ResourceS A Complete Online Library of Gambling Commission Monitoring and Trend Data for The Full Emic Period.
21 Gambling behavior in 2021: As a result of the quarterly telephone survey, the Gambling Committee, March 2021 Note: In this survey, the gambling rate was not statistically significant from 0. 6 % to 0. 4 %.
23 Definition, measurement, monitoring, gambling loss reduction of gamblin g-related loss, gambling committee, April 2019

2 Improved regulatory protections

Industry challenges

Another important milestone of this year was that the gambling method was reviewed in December 2020. This is an important opportunity to consider how to change the authority and resources of legal and regulations to reduce gambling losses.

Safer game design

A wide range of reviews means that it is an important opportunity to more focus on prevention and change the damage caused by gambling. It is not overlooked to deal with disparity in prevention, education, and treatment. Also, since the process of revision of the law is lon g-term, it is necessary to continue the momentum to strengthen regulation protection in parallel with the review.

Requirements for how operators interact with customers who lose the most money

The Online Harms Bill to strengthen protection is currently before Parliament. ABSG advice has called for gambling harm to be included in this work. 25 The government has also called for evidence on lootboxes, which have recorded unprecedented response rates. ABSG provided advice on this issue to the committee in February 2021. We note that although they are not perceived as gambling products, they are experienced by consumers, including children, as gambling. 26

Ad-tech

This call for evidence provides an opportunity for the government to consider how best to address the risks associated with these products within the broader debate on reducing harms from online conduct.

26 Skin in the Game (opens in a new tab), Royal Society for Public Health, December 2019

National Lottery Age Limits

This section focuses on progress in establishing strong delivery mechanisms, including governance, leadership, evidence and funding. These aspects are essential to generate effective progress and sustainable change.

Single customer view

Increased participation and co-production of people with lived experience of gambling problem

Customer interaction and affordability

Redesign of Gambling Commission statistical outputs

More emphasis on evaluation of both the impact of new regulatory policies and pilot projects funded to support the implementation of the national strategy.

Strategy implementation teams established in Scotland and Wales.

Strengthened activity at local level in England

The Gambling Commission committed to identifying indicators to measure performance and impact.

Limited progress on national coordination in England

Limited progress on metrics agreed in the strategy

3 Suicide and gambling

No progress in the area of data warehousing

Publication of PHE evidence review delayed

Slow progress on timeline for development of NICE guidelines.

Research funding roadmap remains unclear

No progress in working with existing research funders to improve transparency and credibility.

Limited progress on engagement ... The collective submission of people with lived experience to the Call for Evidence for the Gambling Act Review (#WeAreTheEvidenceToo)30 is one example of the depth and breadth of expertise in the community and the positive impact it can have on progress towards reducing gambling harm. The growing number of initiatives led by people with lived experience is a welcome and timely addition to the field31.

The Gambling Committee quickly moved in line with the ABSG recommendation, which would allow people to participate in the implementation of the national strategy. The committee appointed a group of 12 people who have personally experienced gambling damage (by their own gambling or by familiar people) 32 (see Case Study 1).

In January 2021, the Gambling Committee launched a life experienced advisory panel (LEAP). The group's duties were formulated in collaboration with the provisional expert group of experience in collaboration with the Gambling Committee from May to December 2020. The establishment of the group shows a strong commitment to collaboration with people with living experience, leading to a sustainable agreement to provide information to the Gambling Committee's activities.

LEAP provides opinions to many policies and institutional development projects, giving people who have live experience in regulatory authorities. The group provides information on the work of the gambling committee on reviewing the gambling law.

4 Improved profile of gambling harms as a public health issue

This initiative recognizes that collaboration with people with life experiences should not only listen to their stories, but also to deal with harmful insights. There is. This is an important evidence for policy planning based on a wide range of consumers. Further evidence from consumers can be obtained through surveys and other research, and in cooperation with other organizations involving the implementation of national strategies.

The national strategic partner is taking a step to incorporate the voice of life experience into their work. For example, Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland first adopted a team that provides information to the work of the Scottish strategic implementation group. The Alliance has established a doctoral program with the University of Glasgow, and is exploring the role of a real experienced person of gambling in policies and R & D. The

Gamble wear has also increased investment in collaboration with experienced people. They have created a group of people who have completed a treatment program called "Notifications 34" through services that gamble away sponsored. In addition, he signed a contract with the EXPERT LINK to develop and support the creation of a network for gambling experienced people.

27 Gambling with Lives (open on the new tab) is to support families who have committed suicide by gambling (access on April 13, 2021).

5 Increased engagement from the financial services sector

28 GAMLEARN (Opened on a new tab) Support people who have experienced gambling and provide opportunities to build a better future (accessed on April 13, 2021)

29 GAMFAM (Open on a new tab) Support for families with gambling addiction (access: April 13, 2021)

Key areas of progress

Absg's first progress report suggests that efforts to establish a system and responsibility in three countries to implement a national strategy are essential for its success. Case Study 2 introduces an overview of activities in Scotland. This initiative is more and more integrated in the centralized system for Cavid Pandemic 35. Wales took root in Wales, taking Wales government's efforts on the community between urban and rural areas, using Wales language materials, gathering major par t-nars and holding symposiums. An approach is adopted. By integrating the damage caused by gambling into 36 models of the "child's experience (ACE)" in Wales, we provided a consistent correspondence framework, and the progress was seen through work between ministries and agencies.

The Scottish strategic implementation group (SIGS) includes the Scottish government, the Scottish Public Health Bureau (PHS), Kosla (local government in Scotland), police, third sector, and expertise. To date, four meetings have been held.

Sigs's purpose is to take an approach from the entire system to promote the implementation of the national strategy. The group is also working on policies, practical, and interruptions across people, and is working on transformation for shared goals.

One of the first activities of SIGS was to hold a "three horizon" sessions to create an action map. The workshop approach has helped to add information to providing information on shor t-term, middle and mediu m-term and lon g-term gambling actions to provide information to provide information.

SIGS also held a roundtable discussion sponsored by the Scottish Public Health Network (Scotphn) to examine the measurement and indicators. This was where practitioners and scholars in the British gambling injury were gathered. At the round table conference, we provided information to the survey of the entire gambling injury system and explored the possibility of national and regional measurements to provide information to future intervention measures. A concrete development field on the development of a new measurement approach and the development of Scotland's public health surveillance has been proposed as a SIGS activity. These were accepted by SIGS in January 2021. Each group has also agreed to conduct a mock feasibility survey by Scotphn and collaborated with the Public Health Center and the Glasgow Public Health Control Center to explore what is possible.

The progress is delayed in England. There is no strategic execution team equivalent to this. DHSC held a meeting in January 2021 with major stakeholders. These stakeholders have proposed that this meeting would be used as a forum to enhance the momentum for the public sectors to be involved in a wider range of involvement and improve the coordination between services. DHSC leadership is welcomed, but English local governments have learned from the public health approach developed in the Grator Manchester 37, West Midruns 38, and 39 Yorkshire and Hambur areas. I am working on. Such a path could lead to large insurance coverage in England, which would lead to other areas of England. The Royal Public Heath Society also plays a hidden role through the Heath Alliance 40 games.

England has an example of a new approach to building the necessary infrastructure. Primary Care Gambling Service (Primary Care Gambling Service) 41 is integrated and introduced to the NHS system through the construction of intermediate care services, improving the awareness of NHS medical experts, and the primary care network. It is promising in that it is done.

38 Gambling Commission (Birmingham City Council/Aston University Program (Birmingham City Council/aston University Program)

6 Gambling is not yet fully integrated with local public health activity

40 Gambling Heath Alliance (Opened on a new tab) --King Royal Public Health Societ y-Website

One of the main recommendations in Absg's first progress report is that the committee will examine the secure gambling league table and the establishment of a major standard indicator to set goals and measure progress. It should have been. In 2020, the committee held a series of workshops and proposed indicators. Three work axes about data and measurement standards emerged.
Index for measuring the impact of national strategy
Index for measuring the performance of the gambling committee
Indicators to promote the behavior of business operators
Although the results of this work have not yet been determined, an index to measure the committee's performance will be announced within the next few months to respond to the review of the Gambling Regulation.

The European Commission is also working to enhance the transparency of measures that business operators take to secure gambling for consumers and prevent harm. Some of this work has influenced the emergence of new talks, such as dialogue with customers and affordability check 42. ABSG is looking forward to reporting the results in the 20th report in 2022.

The progress on indicators that measure the impact of the strategy itself has been delayed, and it is unlikely that the final decision will be made in the third year of the strategy. It is difficult to collect data on gambling harm. In recent years, 44 reports have been published, indicating the type of data required and how to obtain them. In order to execute these reports, actions and resources are required. In the first ABSG progress report, the main fields that should prioritize data collection are identified (see Appendix 1) 45. When setting a baseline, it is important to do a method that can identify differences due to age, ethnic groups, regions, and other soci o-economic factors.

Gamblin g-related debt

Gamblin g-related homeless

Gambling unemployment

Domestic violence

7 Increased education and awareness raising activity

Gamblin g-related crimes

Case study 5: Don’t Bet Your Life on It

Impact on mental health related to gambling

A field that is expected to develop has been implemented in Scotland for indicators to measure the effects of national strategy. The Scottish Public Health Network held a roundtable meeting with members of the strategic implementation team and a wider partner (see Case Study 2). At this round table meeting, we examined the measurement and measurement standards while listening to the opinions of experts in the UK's gambling injury.

Other examples of activity include 113 :

Gambleaware has signed a data sharing agreement with the Scottish Public Health Bureau, promoting the relocation of data reference frameworks to support this work.
45 Appendix 1 provides an overview of the data collection method and the main partner who can support this work.
The need for evaluation to understand what is valid is a lon g-term priority. Until now, it has been implemented, but more systematic approaches are beginning to appear.
The European Commission has been evaluated in the implementation plan for the policy change. At the time of this writing, the procurement process is underway to appoint an independent evaluator regarding the new requirements of LCCP regarding the use of credit cards. In this evaluation, it is necessary not only to know how people's actions have changed with this measure, but also to find the impact on the reduction of harm. This is a positive step, but ideally, it is desirable that the evaluation has been set before the start of a new requirement in April 2020.
There are other signs of encouraging progress. Prior to the change of the LCCP in October 2021, a plan to evaluate the change in safer toy design has been formulated. The following case study has details. Currently, a specific team in the Gambling Committee is in charge of creating an associated evaluation plan associated with new policies. In other words, all new policies will show a clear understanding of the intended changes and the collection plan for related data to measure it. Understanding what is effective is essential for lon g-term success in reducing harm, and we still have the ability and resources of committees that regulate larg e-scale and rapid changes. I'm worried. A review of the gambling law is an important opportunity for the government to ensure enough resources to expand the amount and quality of this job.
The Gambling Committee clarifies the effects of creating a "change theory" model for this policy change and clarifying how to achieve it and its measurement methods. This change will be implemented in October 2021. Data for monitoring the impact is collected. This is based on consumer surveys, business data, and compliance evaluation.
In the short term, the following indicators are used to understand the effects:
Number and percentage of sessions that continue for 60 minutes or more
Number and percentage of sessions that have caused great losses to players
Changes in betting patterns

In the long term, the Gambling Committee plans to evaluate the ratio of players who are considered a problem gambler or in the PGSI scale in the middle risk category of the online slot player.

As shown in Case Study 4, it is also encouraging that the authorities have the evaluation plan incorporated in the regulatory clearing project. GREO also supports many aspects through the establishment of an evaluation hub to build the necessary infrastructure to support evaluation activities related to national strategy. This is helpful for small projects to conduct evaluations and report their impacts.

The number of 49 deregulation projects that have incorporated evaluations from the beginning of their launch is increasing. In other words, the applicant for these funds is required to explain how to evaluate the impact. The plan to collect this data and report the achieved results is an essential part of funding.

One example is TalkBanstop by partnership of Gamcare, Gamban, and Gamstop 50. This provides services that combine support and advice and practical tools to stop gambling, expand free access to block software so that sel f-excluded people can receive a wide range of support. It is a thing. The evaluation plan, including the description of the intended results, is incorporated into the bid of funding, and an estimate is obtained from the evaluation partner candidate before submitting the bid.

Beacon Counseling and ARA have a reconciliation project with regulators in Preston and Bristol. The project aims to enhance the harm of gambling and the referral route that the community is used for the Southeast Asian Muslim community. The project was implemented for two years, and the evaluation partner was incorporated into the financing bidding. The project evaluates the effects in cooperation with GREO. In this project, we plan to measure changes in behavior, such as changes in gambling harm in the target community and the impact on the number of people seeking referrals and support. < SPAN> Change of betting pattern

Treatment and support

1 Treatment and support

Summary of findings – Treatment and Support

Strengths

In the long term, the Gambling Committee plans to evaluate the ratio of players who are considered a problem gambler or in the PGSI scale in the middle risk category of the online slot player.
As shown in Case Study 4, it is also encouraging that the authorities have the evaluation plan incorporated in the regulatory clearing project. GREO also supports many aspects through the establishment of an evaluation hub to build the necessary infrastructure to support evaluation activities related to national strategy. This is helpful for small projects to conduct evaluations and report their impacts.
The number of 49 deregulation projects that have incorporated evaluations from the beginning of their launch is increasing. In other words, the applicant for these funds is required to explain how to evaluate the impact. The plan to collect this data and report the achieved results is an essential part of funding.

Weaknesses

One example is TalkBanstop by partnership of Gamcare, Gamban, and Gamstop 50. This provides services that combine support and advice and practical tools to stop gambling, expand free access to block software so that sel f-excluded people can receive a wide range of support. It is a thing. The evaluation plan, including the description of the intended results, is incorporated into the bid of funding, and an estimate is obtained from the evaluation partner candidate before submitting the bid.
Beacon Counseling and ARA have a reconciliation project with regulators in Preston and Bristol. The project aims to enhance the harm of gambling and the referral route that the community is used for the Southeast Asian Muslim community. The project was implemented for two years, and the evaluation partner was incorporated into the financing bidding. The project evaluates the effects in cooperation with GREO. In this project, we plan to measure changes in behavior, such as changes in gambling harm in the target community and the impact on the number of people seeking referrals and support. Changes in betting patterns
In the long term, the Gambling Committee plans to evaluate the ratio of players who are considered a problem gambler or in the PGSI scale in the middle risk category of the online slot player.
As shown in Case Study 4, it is also encouraging that the authorities have the evaluation plan incorporated in the regulatory clearing project. GREO also supports many aspects through the establishment of an evaluation hub to build the necessary infrastructure to support evaluation activities related to national strategy. This is helpful for small projects to conduct evaluations and report their impacts.
The number of 49 deregulation projects that have incorporated evaluations from the beginning of their launch is increasing. In other words, the applicant for these funds is required to explain how to evaluate the impact. The plan to collect this data and report the achieved results is an essential part of funding.
One example is TalkBanstop by partnership of Gamcare, Gamban, and Gamstop 50. This provides services that combine support and advice and practical tools to stop gambling, expand free access to block software so that sel f-excluded people can receive a wide range of support. It is a thing. The evaluation plan, including the description of the intended results, is incorporated into the bid of funding, and an estimate is obtained from the evaluation partner candidate before submitting the bid.
Beacon Counseling and ARA have a reconciliation project with regulators in Preston and Bristol. The project aims to enhance the harm of gambling and the referral route that the community is used for the Southeast Asian Muslim community. The project was implemented for two years, and the evaluation partner was incorporated into the financing bidding. The project evaluates the effects in cooperation with GREO. In this project, we plan to measure changes in behavior, such as changes in gambling harm in the target community and the impact on the number of people seeking referrals and support.
This year has also seen continued uncertainty over the distribution of voluntary contributions. In June 2020, BGC announced that it would invest £100 million of industry funding in GambleAware over the next four years51. GambleAware’s latest accounts showed funding of £19 million for 2020/2152. While this is an increase of £9 million compared to previous years, the timing and amount of future contributions remains uncertain, creating constraints for those who rely on voluntary donations to provide prevention and treatment services.
These funds were originally earmarked to be donated to Lord Chadlington’s charity in June 201953. While this change had no public justification, it sparked a backlash from many UK-based academics, drawing further attention to the weaknesses of a system funded by voluntary donations54.

2 Expansion of treatment and support services in new areas

The uncertainty arising from such changes makes long-term planning difficult and prevents the engagement of established research funding and quality assurance infrastructure to advance understanding of gambling harms. Early engagement with RCUK and NIHR funders has been positive, but does not appear to have progressed beyond early exploratory discussions.

In July 2020, a House of Lords committee published a report recommending immediate changes to funding arrangements. 55 Section 123 of the Gambling Act 2005 (opens in a new tab) allows the Secretary of State to make such changes, but they have never been implemented.
In December 2020, the ABSG published advice to the committee, summarizing the evidence and outlining its reasons for supporting a statutory funding regime for treatment, education and research. 56
52 GambleAware announces donations for 2020-21 (opens in a new tab), GambleAware, April 2021. Of this, £15, 400, 000 came from the four largest donors: Entain, William Hill, Flutter and Bet365. This suggests a heavy reliance on a small number of organisations, and that voluntary contributions from other parts of the industry lag far behind these larger donors.
Absg advice on legal levy was recommended that gambling research should be provided independently from the industry. In October 2019, GambleaWare had submitted evidence to the aristocratic committee and intended to withdraw from outsourcing research beyond independent evaluations in providing educational treatment services.

Gambleaware's 2021-26 strategy clarifies this, and has shown the intention of leaving the direct collection and management of datasets, including Annual Treatment Statistics and Annual Treatment and Support Survey. The Research Council has not yet been filled with this gap because there is no specific recommendation from PHE or Nice. Reviewing the gambling method may create opportunities to secure funds to support changes in regulations.

The proposal for the data lipjitri has not progressed. In particular, the rise of online gambling has missed the opportunity because it is suitable for doing more management using predictive analysis that can access large anonymous datasets. A recent study of bank big data and 58 business operators has shown a part of research that could be created from anonymized data warehouses.

ABSG welcomes the recent efforts of the European Commission to redesign statistical output and industry data to maximize the effects. It takes a long time for data storage for research purposes to be executed, but this storage location is essential for development to identify intervention measures to deal with harm. The consensus is obtained. Agreement on specific responsibilities, schedules, and achievements is essential for achieving the required results.

58 Interim reports to explore online play patterns (opened on a new tab), d. Fortrest and I. MCHALE, NATCEN/UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL/GAMBLEAWARE, MARCH 2021

Case study 6: Primary Care Gambling Service

In this section, we will look at the progress of the strategic goal of "prevention and education".

Changes in more secure games design and test regulations "Stricter monitoring of expensive customers"

New age restrictions for people under the age of 18 in scratch cards and other lottery products

Improvement of advertising technology to control online marketing

Dating and consultation with customers at an affordable price

3 The evidence base for treatment is developing but incomplete

Concentration of this problem by the financial sector and strengthening activities

New educational campaign and digital innovation with a narrowed target

Mult i-stakeholder partnership throughout the city

4 Need for more integrated treatment services

Increase in support services run by people with gambling problems.

Little progress in addressing gambling-related suicides

Limited progress in establishing a single customer outreach

Slow progress in integrating gambling problem prevention into existing public health activities and infrastructure

Case study 7: Gambling with Lives – Effective Care Pathways

Little progress in establishing local data collection to help prevent and identify gambling problem

Limited evaluation of the impact of education campaigns

Limited information to evaluate the effectiveness of player messaging and other actions taken by the industry to reduce customer harm.

The “industry agenda” announced last year has progressed and led to concrete changes that may improve consumer protection. These changes are welcome, but the impact needs to be monitored and followed up with more focused actions to provide safer products and better support for customers.

5 Clarification of referral pathways required

Consultations have resulted in new rules for safer game design, including the removal of “auto play”, increasing player balances, and preventing reverse withdrawals. 59 These changes are supported by available evidence, but are also precautions against game design features that are likely to be associated with risk of harm. ABSG welcomes the move to make these requirements mandatory through the LCCP, rather than relying on voluntary industry codes.

So-called “high-value” schemes have been identified as a key risk area for enforcement action for almost 60 years. ABSG is pleased to see the new requirements emerge and welcomes the Gambling Commission’s commitment to more actively monitor the impact of these new requirements and to take further action if continued non-compliance is identified.

An industry code to ensure better use of “advertising techniques” to avoid targeting young and vulnerable people in the marketing of gambling 61 is being implemented. We note that this is a voluntary code and look forward to seeing evidence of effectiveness as it is implemented by the BGC.

Table 1: Referrals to GambleAware funded treatment services 2019/20 138

ABSG appreciates that the European Commission is pushing for a more rigorous approach and is swift to advise on significant issues and mandatory requirements where evidence identifies a need to take further proactive action. However, as with all projects, this requires careful evaluation and increased transparency. ABSG looks forward to reporting on the evidence of effectiveness in 2022.	In December 2020, the government announced that it will raise the minimum age of purchasing national Lotto from 16 to 18. This change was made to protect young people from gamblin g-related har m-especially considering the evolution of national lotter y-based games from lotter y-based games to the evolution of national lotter y-lotto products, especially for scratch cards and online instant victory. This change will be completely carried out in October 2021.	The development of a single viewer view has not progressed much. Gamblers with high loyalty have multiple accounts 63. There is a clear evidence to take an overall approach to consumer data in order to detect harmful gambling more accurately and enable more integrated intervention. I am glad that the cooperation of the European Commission, the Information Commissioner Secretariat (ICO), and the Betting & Gaming Council (BGC) will continue to realize an effective solution. It also requires evidence from a financial sector with data to build a single view on gambling addiction risks. We welcome measures taken by the European Commission to find out the feasibility of access to data. The major reports announced this year consistent with the ABSG position. Combining data from businesses, financial sectors, and European committees can be a powerful tool to reduce harm. For progress, it is essential to build a single customer view.
Absg discussed the four indicators that require further regulatory measures in the progress report last year. Affordability was one of them. Since then, the European Commission has discussed bold plans for business operators to interact with customers and to confirm that gambling levels are reasonable. Looking at the published projects, it shows that the weaknesses of businesses in this field have caused damages over the years. Reviewing the latest compliance work of the European Commission shows that there are no signs of improvement in the industry. The European Commission is currently considering responding to discussions. The European Commission is currently considering answering consultation. Many answers have expressed concern about proportionality, but as a very strong opinion, regulatory measures related to affordability are effective in protecting people who are in danger. There are some opinions.	As with the proposal for a single view of customers, we welcome work during the European Committee, the UK, and ICOs to find out how to access information that is useful for dialogue with customers. 。 A recent analysis of 140, 000 valid accounts of seven business operators revealed that in one year, 0. 13%of customers were telephone and 3. 9%were contacted by email 69.	The European Commission will announce a proposal within the next few months. Absg's position is that there is sufficient evidence to take action in this field and introduce obligatory measures. Independent compliance has not been effective. In addition to factors such as gambling sessions, the number of gambling performed, and the type of gambling, there are powerful evidence of expensive expenditures 73. Recent studies using machine learning show that the combination of variables is a better prediction factor than individual variables in order to identify people with risk. Furthermore, 75, 76, which shows evidence that it is relevant between the indicators of harm, spending, and in need, boosts direct actions to protect people with poor resources. This should take into account the results of a survey that suggests that the use of paylones and PayPal accounts is increasing in gambling funding.
67 National Strategic Assessment 2020, Gambling Committee, November 2020	152	69 Finding online patterns for games: Interim reports (PDF) (opened on a new tab), d. Fortrest and I. Mchale, Natchen/UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL/GAMBLEAWARE, MARCH 2021
It is recommended that business operators to publish data on the number of customers who have lost more than 500 pounds per month as part of the efforts to increase the transparency of the progress report in the first year of the first year. In Scandinavian countries, businesses are required to report a maximum of 5 % of costs.	109	77 half a year progress report, Lab Group and London University City, February 2021 (nearly published)
GP	107	This page contains content that seems to be sensitive to some readers. If you need help, you can find more information with the NHS websit e-suicide care. < SPAN> As with the proposal for a single view of customers, we are working on the Works between the European Committee, the UK, and the ICO to find out how to access information useful information for dialogue with customers. Welcome. A recent analysis of 140, 000 valid accounts of seven business operators revealed that in one year, 0. 13%of customers were telephone and 3. 9%were contacted by email 69.
The European Commission will announce a proposal within the next few months. Absg's position is that there is sufficient evidence to take action in this field and introduce obligatory measures. Independent compliance has not been effective. In addition to factors such as gambling sessions, the number of gambling performed, and the type of gambling, there are powerful evidence of expensive expenditures 73. Recent studies using machine learning show that the combination of variables is a better prediction factor than individual variables in order to identify people with risk. Furthermore, 75, 76, which shows evidence that it is relevant between the indicators of harm, spending, and in need, boosts direct actions to protect people with poor resources. This should take into account the results of a survey that suggests that the use of paylones and PayPal accounts is increasing in gambling funding.	70	67 National Strategic Assessment 2020, Gambling Committee, November 2020
69 Finding online patterns for games: Interim reports (PDF) (opened on a new tab), d. Fortrest and I. Mchale, Natchen/UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL/GAMBLEAWARE, MARCH 2021	65	67 National Strategic Assessment 2020, Gambling Committee, November 2020
77 half a year progress report, Lab Group and London University City, February 2021 (nearly published)	23	This page contains content that seems to be sensitive to some readers. If you need help, you can find more information with the NHS websit e-suicide care. As with the proposal for a single view of customers, we welcome work during the European Committee, the UK, and ICOs to find out how to access information that is useful for dialogue with customers. 。 A recent analysis of 140, 000 valid accounts of seven business operators revealed that in one year, 0. 13%of customers were telephone and 3. 9%were contacted by email 69.
The European Commission will announce a proposal within the next few months. Absg's position is that there is sufficient evidence to take action in this field and introduce obligatory measures. Independent compliance has not been effective. In addition to factors such as gambling sessions, the number of gambling performed, and the type of gambling, there are powerful evidence of expensive expenditures 73. Recent studies using machine learning show that the combination of variables is a better prediction factor than individual variables in order to identify people with risk. Furthermore, 75, 76, which shows evidence that it is relevant between the indicators of harm, spending, and in need, boosts direct actions to protect people with poor resources. This should take into account the results of a survey that suggests that the use of paylones and PayPal accounts is increasing in gambling funding.	16	67 National Strategic Assessment 2020, Gambling Committee, November 2020
69 Finding online patterns for games: Interim reports (PDF) (opened on a new tab), d. Fortrest and I. Mchale, Natchen/UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL/GAMBLEAWARE, MARCH 2021	12	67 National Strategic Assessment 2020, Gambling Committee, November 2020
77 half a year progress report, Lab Group and London University City, February 2021 (nearly published)	9	67 National Strategic Assessment 2020, Gambling Committee, November 2020
The progress of government agencies that prioritized data collection and behavior to deal with gamblin g-related suicide was disappointing. The outsourcing of psychological anatomy did not progress, and there were no measures to include gambling disorders in the standards of the samurai, or to have a training for gamblin g-related suicide. It is clear that some of the laws are revised and the united action 79 by medical experts and the death of a medical professional and the death. However, PHE's Evidence Review (scheduled for the summer of 2021) will provide a new evidence 80 based on a wider range of data sources. It is expected that the government and the third sector will take action. NCIH (National Confidential Inquiry Into Suicide and Mental Health Safety) is established as a center that collects all suicide information in the UK. NCIH has reduced suicide rates, but there is no connection between NCISH and gambling and organizations that provide services to their families.	17	67 National Strategic Assessment 2020, Gambling Committee, November 2020
Despite the lack of new data collection and enlightenment of the judge, the significant importance of the work needed to deal with suicide and suicide with gambling has not changed.	Analysis of the recently announced APMS2007 datasets gained new insights in the association between gambling and suicide, highlighting the Gambler 84 suicide mind.	In Scotland, Strategy Implementation Team cooperates with the Scottish government, local governments, and health committees to recognize the suicide prevention strategy throughout Scotland, focus on people, reduce stigma, and develop 85 indicators. I'm aiming.

Gambling with Lives is an activity program 86 to increase the awareness and awareness of general citizens and experts on gambling and suicide activities throughout the United Kingdom, using the actual suicide experience related to gambling.

Table 2: Reasons for exit from GambleAware funded services 2019/20 139

These initiatives are welcomed, but it is not enough to achieve the priority required by this problem. The campaign to reduce suicide related to gambling is implemented by people with actual experiences in cooperation with other people, emphasizing the following needs: Improvement of grou p-level awareness. Clear resources, clear messages on gambling harm, more research on specific gambling products and their harm, strategies related to gambling, and sufficient resources for peer support networks 。 And it is to make individuals and their families get appropriate support. We recommend that you continue to include Gamblin g-related harm in England and Wales' suicide national strategies.	In December 2020, the government announced that it will raise the minimum age of purchasing national Lotto from 16 to 18. This change was made to protect young people from gamblin g-related har m-especially considering the evolution of national lotter y-based games from lotter y-based games to the evolution of national lotter y-lotto products, especially for scratch cards and online instant victory. This change will be completely carried out in October 2021.	The development of a single viewer view has not progressed much. Gamblers with high loyalty have multiple accounts 63. There is a clear evidence to take an overall approach to consumer data in order to detect harmful gambling more accurately and enable more integrated intervention. I am glad that the cooperation of the European Commission, the Information Commissioner Secretariat (ICO), and the Betting & Gaming Council (BGC) will continue to realize an effective solution. It also requires evidence from a financial sector with data to build a single view on gambling addiction risks. We welcome measures taken by the European Commission to find out the feasibility of access to data. The major reports announced this year consistent with the ABSG position. Combining data from businesses, financial sectors, and European committees can be a powerful tool to reduce harm. For progress, it is essential to build a single customer view.
The prominent events of this year include statements 89 of the Lancet Public Health Committee on gambling and the public health special name 90 for gambling.	The Lancet Committee has raised an ambitious agenda that reduces harmful gambling at the group level, protects people from harm, and leads to evidenc e-based actions in case necessary. The need for a collective intervention and integrated services is fully proven for other formal addictions, and the importance is inferior in this context 92.	89 "Lanced Public Health Committee on Gambling" (Opened on a new tab) -It is composed of international scholars and is supported by an advisory group based on actual experiences.
The activation of activities in the financial service department is the key to progress. This activity may match the "approach from the entire system" to reduce gambling harm.	Given the unique role that the sector can play to reduce gambling harm, this activity is essential, and progress has been accelerating for the past 12 months. < SPAN> Gambling with Lives "is an activity program 86 to increase the awareness and awareness of general citizens and experts in gambling throughout the United Kingdom and suicide prevention activities using the actual suicide experience related to gambling.	These initiatives are welcomed, but it is not enough to achieve the priority required by this problem. The campaign to reduce suicide related to gambling is implemented by people with actual experiences in cooperation with other people, emphasizing the following needs: Improvement of grou p-level awareness. Clear resources, clear messages on gambling harm, more research on specific gambling products and their harm, strategies related to gambling, and sufficient resources for peer support networks 。 And it is to make individuals and their families get appropriate support. We recommend that you continue to include Gamblin g-related harm in England and Wales' suicide national strategies.
79 Make sure that the visitor is to record gambling addiction.	330	The recognition of gamblin g-related damage as a public health problem is increasing.
The prominent events of this year include statements 89 of the Lancet Public Health Committee on gambling and the public health special name 90 for gambling.	82	This page contains content that seems to be sensitive to some readers. If you need help, you can find more information with the NHS websit e-suicide care. < SPAN> As with the proposal for a single view of customers, we are working on the Works between the European Committee, the UK, and the ICO to find out how to access information useful information for dialogue with customers. Welcome. A recent analysis of 140, 000 valid accounts of seven business operators revealed that in one year, 0. 13%of customers were telephone and 3. 9%were contacted by email 69.
89 "Lanced Public Health Committee on Gambling" (Opened on a new tab) -It is composed of international scholars and is supported by an advisory group based on actual experiences.	13	67 National Strategic Assessment 2020, Gambling Committee, November 2020
Given the unique role that the sector can play to reduce gambling harm, this activity is essential, and progress has been accelerating for the past 12 months. Gambling with Lives is an activity program 86 to increase the awareness and awareness of general citizens and experts on gambling and suicide activities throughout the United Kingdom, using the actual suicide experience related to gambling.	13	67 National Strategic Assessment 2020, Gambling Committee, November 2020
79 Make sure that the visitor is to record gambling addiction.	2	The recognition of gamblin g-related damage as a public health problem is increasing.
Despite the lack of new data collection and enlightenment of the judge, the significant importance of the work needed to deal with suicide and suicide with gambling has not changed.	The Lancet Committee has raised an ambitious agenda that reduces harmful gambling at the group level, protects people from harm, and leads to evidenc e-based actions in case necessary. The need for a collective intervention and integrated services is fully proven for other formal addictions, and the importance is inferior in this context 92.	In Scotland, Strategy Implementation Team cooperates with the Scottish government, local governments, and health committees to recognize the suicide prevention strategy throughout Scotland, focus on people, reduce stigma, and develop 85 indicators. I'm aiming.

The activation of activities in the financial service department is the key to progress. This activity may match the "approach from the entire system" to reduce gambling harm.

6 Triage and completed treatments

Given the unique role that the sector can play to reduce gambling harm, this activity is essential, and progress has been accelerating for the past 12 months.

Major banks such as Lloyds and HSBC have set up dedicated support teams to identify and support customers with gambling problems. 93 In addition, an increasing number of major banks are introducing gambling blocks, and improvements are being made to make these tools more effective. It is estimated that blocking software is now available on around 60% of personal current accounts and around 40% of credit cards. 94

The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, funded by a settlement with regulators, has convened a conference for financial services companies to discuss and identify best practices for protecting customers from gambling losses. Best practice guidance is expected to be published in the second half of 2021. 95 The project will support cross-sector activity to contribute to improving outcomes for consumers.

The major banks are partnering on a large-scale research project to examine the link between gambling and social, economic and health outcomes. 96

The Financial Conduct Authority has published guidance for financial services on identifying vulnerabilities, identifying gambling as an additional factor in vulnerability. 97 This places greater responsibility on banks and lenders to be aware of their customers' spending on gambling.

Gamban proposes the introduction of minimum standards for gambling-blocking software, to ensure that all products are accessible, effective, fast, responsible and safe. The work to develop the standards has been co-developed with practitioners and reflects best practice in standard development in health and social care 98.

Gamcare has established a Financial Harm Advisory Group, including banks and advice and support services, which launched a gambling-related financial harm tool in September 2020 99.

7 Lack of independent quality assurance

This activity across the financial services industry is positive, and we look forward to seeing the industry build on this promising start in the coming years. It offers new opportunities for consumer protection and enhances the reputation of the financial services sector. There are valuable lessons here about the potential benefits of data sharing for the gaming industry.

98 Basic standards for software blocking: ensuring quality support for people with gambling problems, Vita CA, Gamban (opens in new tab), March 2021

8 Follow-up support

There have been some positive attempts to demonstrate how harm prevention and support for at-risk groups can be integrated into wider public health services and activities. Many of these are reported elsewhere in this report and include:

Primary care gambling services providing specialist learning and resources for GPS

Citizens Advice Work, funded by GambleAware, developing systems and training on gambling harms for frontline staff in advice settings

Surrey Prison Gambling Services project (funded by GambleAware), providing outreach and support in 100 prisons

Conclusions

A pilot project in Hertfordshire with Gamcare providing specialist support to people involved in the criminal justice system from arrest to probation101

Development of resources from personal finance research for the financial services sector.

Good progress has also been made in the Greater Manchester Collaborative102, Leeds City Council Collaborative103 and the Glasgow Whole Systems Approach Pilot104, reflecting the increased likelihood that people are coming forward to seek treatment and support from a wider range of settings. The Greater Manchester Community hosted a gambling research day to explore how gambling harm occurs and how people can be better supported.

This represents progress in exploring how gambling harm reduction activities can be embedded into existing services, but there is still much to be done to achieve national reform and secure long-term funding that does not rely on voluntary contributions.

In addition to the limitations associated with a self-funded system, one of the main barriers to progress is the lack of data at local authority level. Without this, it is difficult for local authorities with responsibility for public health to identify the communities most at risk of harm in their population, develop effective prevention policies and strategies, and advocate for prioritization and action.

Annex 1: Priority Metrics for measurement of National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms

There are several important changes to help you change this situation. One is to include public health outcom frameworks (PhoF) and Scotland and Wales, which are equivalent to participation in gambling and negative effects. PHOF provides annual outcomes data from local local governments in England. This information can be obtained through the Workforce Survey (Workforce Survey), which is the UK as a whole, so it can provide a consistent data to decentralized countries. By being published in PHOF, local governments are promoted.

Similarly, the NHS record does not yet include the options for medical experts to code gambling disorders that coexist with other mental health disorders and conditions. London University's treatment needs and gap analysis can contribute to the tasks that the legal institution needs to lead, and we are looking forward to the next year's report on how this work is being used.
He recognizes that the progress has been delayed because the public institution may have had to be re-distributed in order to deal with Cobid's influence-19. Although it is not yet fully understood about the lon g-term impact of COVID (the increase in household debt and the impact on mental health), the local government level requires strong data, especially at the local government level.
106, 106, 107, a celebrity in the sports world, raised his name and contributed his own experiences, so the damage prevention was a more common story this year. The number and range of activities related to education and enlightenment are increasing remarkably. This includes activities for specific groups, such as people in the South Asian community, 109 women, students, family 110, children and youth 111. These initiatives range from fac e-t o-face workshops to remote courses and digital services. It is also preferable that these activities are often combined with evaluation to clarify what is effective and why they are effective.

A good example of innovation can be found in DON'T BET YOUR LIFE on It (DbyLoi) 112. This is an interior we b-based tool that is distributed in video, audio, and text using avatar technology, focusing on early detection, continuous education, support, emphasis display, and voluntary behavioral change. It is a tool for players by players, and the British bank and BCG (Banks and Gaming Council) are interested.

The project is currently in the second stage of development and will be provided to businesses, sports clubs, universities, military, public health services, treatment and support services, and financial institutions. The project aims to replace the BCG in an existing message, such as "When THE FUN STOPS, STOP" (WTFSS), which has stated that it will gradually abolish from 2021 to 22. I am looking forward to the results of the evaluation work associated with this new initiative.
Gamblin g-away implemented the next stage of the BetRegret campaign. This focuses on young men who are involved in sports betting. This advertisement promotes "op t-out" from the betting app as a way to control action. The initial assessment results showed high awareness of the target group, and some evidence of behavioral change. It has also been pointed out that the campaign is mainly aired on television, but operators tend to prefer online marketing and advertising when targeting this layer. GambleaWare will continue to invest at further stages of campaign deployment.

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