gov.uk<\/a>, the official website for government information and services.<\/p>The Cabinet Office is working with Google and other search engine providers to address the problem of misleading websites advertising on their search engines. Work with other bodies such as the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the National Trading Standards Board (NTSB) and Which? continues to raise awareness of this issue and ensures action is taken where appropriate.<\/p>
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answers by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 21 November 2013 (HL Deb, cols 1061\u20133), what progress they have made in clamping down on copycat websites that charge for services that are provided free of charge by government departments.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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The assessment of the impact of the reforms to remote gambling taxation is available in the relevant Tax Information and Impact Note published at Autumn Statement 2013, available on the Government's website.<\/p>
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The Gambling Commission has a statutory duty to promote three licensing objectives, the first of which is: preventing gambling from being a source of crime or disorder, being associated with crime or disorder or being used to support crime. The Government is confident that the Gambling Commission has the tools it needs to fulfil this duty.<\/p>"}
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The report \u2018The UK betting and gaming market: estimating price elasticities of demand and understanding the use of promotions\u201d was published in June 2014, after the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 had been introduced.<\/p>"}
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The Gambling Commission is responsible for ensuring that the costs of applying for a Commission licence, and the regulatory burden of complying with it, are the minimum necessary to ensure compatibility with the licensing objectives.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Commission keeps its licensing arrangements and licence conditions and codes (LCCP) under review. Recently it consulted on improved licensing processes for moving to an online licence application process, and introducing a multi-jurisdictional form to reduce the costs for applicants applying for licences in more than one jurisdiction.<\/p>
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In advance of the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 coming into force on 1st<\/sup> October, the Commission has been working with operators and overseas regulators to avoid duplication and undue regulatory burden wherever possible \u2013 for example, minimising the need for operators to duplicate material or assurances that can be obtained from an operator's host nation regulator. These consultations have enabled the Commission to take into account the impact on the relative attractiveness of operating legally in a regulated market compared to the risks of operating illegally.<\/p>"}
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