Issue details

The Allocation of Gambling Harms Prevention Funding 2026/27 and Gambling Harms Consultation

Gambling harms prevention funding to the value of £67,021.71 will be spent on funding gambling harms prevention activities. 40% of the funding has been allocated to a regional pot to help build wider regional projects and coordination capacity. The remaining 60% of the funding will be spent in Rotherham on completion of a needs assessment, online campaigns and other prevention related activities. A public consultation will be completed as a part of this funding requirement and responses from this will be collated into a needs assessment.

Decision type: Non-key

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 14/08/2026

Open/Exempt: Open;

Decision due: September 2026 by Executive Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health

Lead director: Executive Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health

Department: Adult Care, Housing and Public Health

Contact: Rachel Copley, Public Health Practitioner Email: Rachel-ph.copley@rotherham.gov.uk.

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Relevant Members, Officers and Stakeholders

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Documents

  • Report and Appendices