Sarah Fox Joins Gambling Commission From DCMS

Sarah Fox will join the Gambling Commission executive team after four years leading gambling and lottery policy at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Good to Know

• Fox will lead policy, research and statistics.
• Her remit also covers National Lottery regulation.
• Tim Miller will leave the regulator in September 2026.

Fox Takes Key UK Gambling Reform Role

Fox joins on secondment from DCMS as the regulator completes the remaining gambling white paper reforms and begins measuring their effects. Her remit will also include player protection and returns to National Lottery Good Causes.

She previously oversaw the gambling white paper, society lotteries, horse racing policy and the fourth National Lottery licence transition. Allwyn took control of the licence in February 2024 after winning the competition.

Fox has spent more than 23 years in the Civil Service, including roles at the Home Office, Cabinet Office and Department of Health and Social Care.

Acting Chief Executive Sarah Gardner said:

“We are incredibly fortunate to have someone with Sarah’s experience joining us.”

Gardner said Fox will help complete white paper implementation, evaluate the reforms and protect National Lottery players.Fox said:

“The opportunity to cross over to the Commission and help the team continue making gambling safer, fairer and crime free is one I am really excited to take.”

The appointment follows several leadership changes at the regulator. Tim Miller will leave in September after ten years and take a role advising overseas governments and gambling authorities.

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