Supplementary memorandum from the Department
for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
EXISTING BETTING
AREAS WORKING
PARTY
Membership
Sholto Douglas-Home (on behalf of Minister for
Sport)—Chairman.
Rails Bookmakers Association.
National Association of Bookmakers.
Federation of Racecourse Bookmakers.
Association of Racecourse Bookmakers.
Racecourse Association.
Arena Leisure.
Secretariat
Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
AGREED TERMS
OF REFERENCE
— By the end of six meetings of
the Working Party, or the end of February (whichever is sooner),
to agree a mechanism or mechanisms for allocating positions to
bookmakers within racecourses' existing betting rings that is/are
acceptable to both racecourses and bookmakers, and which can be
recommended to racecourses and bookmakers for adoption.
— To this end, to explore possible
voluntary, non-legislative solutions that take account both of
list positions and the requirements of racecourses to establish
a commercial system governing bookmakers' entry into existing
betting rings and a system governing the allocation of positions
in existing betting rings, as well as the demise of the National
Joint Pitch Council. All discussions to be without prejudice to
the rights of the RCA, FRB and their respective members.
— To take account, as appropriate,
of the findings of the proposed study into the shape of the betting
market in 2012.
— To produce a report for DCMS
Ministers, setting out the proposed arrangement(s).
— If acceptable arrangements are
not identified by the deadline, to produce a report which explains
why such arrangements were not identifiable (or why further time
is needed).[9]
— To draw upon DCMS secretariat
support as necessary.
— In pursuing the objective of
identifying workable solutions, to concentrate mainly on possible
future arrangements rather than debating how the present situation
came about.
December 2007
9 If further time is needed, the Department will look
to the RCA and FRB jointly to meet the Chairman's costs. Back
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