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- The Gambling Act 2005
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About us
The Gambling Act 2005 established the creation of the First-tier Tribunal (Gambling) which was transferred to the First–tier Tribunal (Gambling) on 18th January 2010 following reforms of the Tribunal system by the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. .The Act applies to England, Wales and Scotland.
The First-tier Tribunal (Gambling) forms part of the Tribunal Service, an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice. The Tribunal has a Principal Judge who is the judicial head of the Tribunal and 11 Judges. All appeals are heard by one or more judicial members. The composition and complement of each panel varies according to the complexity of the case. The majority of appeals will be heard by a single Judge with difficult cases requiring three legal panel members, one of whom will be designated as the Chairman.
Tribunal Judiciary are appointed by the Lord Chancellor following recommendation from the Judicial Appointments Commission.
The Tribunal is administered from Arnhem House, Leicester, and all correspondence should be sent to that address (see below).
| Gambling Appeals Tribunal Principal Judge |
Judges | Administrative staff |
|---|---|---|
| Mr Nicholas John Warren | Peter Ball Barbara Barnes Janet Collier John Dwyer Jacqui Findlay Angus Hamilton Richard Manuell Mayo Price Anthony Snelson Jeremy Thomas Gillian Babington-Browne |
Graham Cresswell Gambling Appeals Tribunal Manager Tribunals Operational Support Centre PO Box 6987 Leicester LE1 6ZX |
