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National Lottery Bill (Failed Bill 2004/05 Session)
"My Government will introduce legislation to consolidate the distribution of lottery money to good causes."
The Bill would have formalised the merger of the New Opportunities Fund, the Community Fund and the Millennium Commission into a single distributor – the Big Lottery Fund, saving between £6-12m a year. Set up in June, the Big Lottery fund will give out half of all Lottery money.
Simpler rules will also have ensured that Lottery money will reach good cause projects faster and make it easier for groups to apply for Lottery money.
New powers would for the first time have allowed Lottery distributors to take account of consultation with the public in making decisions on where Lottery money will go.
The Bill also included measures to ensure that the licensing and regulation of the Lottery continued to maximise returns to good causes.
In a letter to stakeholders in August, culture secretary Tessa Jowell said that the fund would build on the strengths and experience of the New Opportunities Fund (NOF) and the Community Fund, but will be “a genuinely new body, with a new relationship with government”.
Progress
House of Commons
First reading: November 25 2004 (HC Bill 7)
Second reading: Never reached.
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