Dr Anna van der Gaag CBE has been appointed as the new chair of the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board, the UK Gambling Commission’s expert advisors on the research, education and treatment required to reduce gambling-related harms.
She will join RGSB as a member with immediate effect and will take on the role of chair to succeed Sir Christopher Kelly, whose term as RGSB chair comes to an end in March 2019. She is a visiting professor of ethics and r egulation at the University of Surrey and she’s held regulatory roles in the health, social care and legal sectors. She also has a particular interest in how regulators can be proactive in the prevention of harm.
Bill Moyes, Gambling Commission chair, said: “It is with pleasure that we announce Dr Anna van der Gaag as the new chair of RGSB. She brings with her a wealth of experience in health, social care and the prevention of harm that will be an asset in advising on how to implement the next national strategy, which will launch in April 2019 and on which we will shortly be consulting.”
Dr Anna van der Gaag, speaking about her appointment, said: “Gambling-related harms are increasingly recognised as a public health issue requiring robust collective action. I am thrilled by this opportunity to join a team with such a passionate commitment to understanding and reducing harms and raising awareness of the personal and societal costs that can arise from gambling activities."
