# New training course for charities in lotteries compliance

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/03/28/compliance-training-lotteries-dont-gamble/
- Published: 2016-03-28T12:20:14+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Clive Mollett, Director of 121 Fundraising, has announced a new training course
for charities to help them achieve compliance in running a fundraising lottery.**

The one-day course is designed for anyone who currently operates under a Gambling
Commission licence or who is planning to apply for a licence. Mollett will explain
how to comply with the Gambling Act 2005 and the Licence Conditions and Codes, offering
step-by-step guidance.

Charities that do not achieve compliance in running a lottery can face a fine or
the licence being suspended or revoked, with the attendant loss of fundraising income.

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Mollett, who is also Chairman of the Lotteries Council and who has 30 years experience
in direct marketing, said:

> “Anyone who has already struggled with the rules and found them complex is not
> alone. The Gambling Commission oversees a complex regulatory regime which makes
> very little distinction between organising a lottery and running a casino.
> “At the end of the day it’s the charity’s responsibility to understand and interpret
> the licence conditions and codes and to operate correctly. This is a specialist
> area that few lawyers fully understand but for the licence holder the bottom line
> is: ignorance is no defence.”

The [Lottery Compliance Training](http://www.lotterytraining.net) day will first
be held in London on 17 May at The Foundry, near Vauxhall Tube station.

 

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