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If you want to hold a lottery or raffle to raise funds for charitable or other non-commercial purposes, you may need to apply for a small society lottery registration.
A Small Society is defined as a non-commercial organisation which has been established and conducted for:
Remember, a Small Society must not be set up purely for the purpose of holding a lottery - it must have some other purpose.
If your lottery or raffle:
You will need to apply to the Gambling Commission for a Lottery Operating Licence.
For further information go to the Gambling Commission website.
You must register your small society with the Council in whose area your principal office is located.
To register with this Council you must complete the Small Society Lottery Registration form below and return it to the Licensing Department at licensing@swdevon.gov.uk with the appropriate fee:
You can find the fees on our Licensing Fees page.
Once granted there is an annual fee to maintain registration.
The below lottery return form must be return to the relevant authority no later than the end of the third month after the date of the lottery.
There are some lotteries which do not require permission.
Further information on these and Small Society Lotteries can be found at the Gambling Commission website and our Small Society Lottery factsheet.