Small Society Lotteries

About the licence

  • This application is for non-commercial organisations
  • The fee is £40 for a new application and £20 for an annual renewal

The application may be refused if:

  • your organisation has had an operating licence revoked or refused in the last five years
  • your organisation is not a non-commercial society
  • a person who will or may be connected with the promotion of the lottery has been convicted of a relevant offence
  • information provided in or with your application is false or misleading

Please have the following information ready

  • Contact details for you and your organisation
  • Charity number (if you are a charity)
  • Operating licence information (if applicable)
  • Any previous licence refusals or revocations (plus copy of revocation notice if available)
  • Your payment card details (debit or credit card)

Please have all information ready as pages time-out after 1 hour.

Privacy Statement

To provide this service Dover District Council will collect and process personal information. We may check some of the information with other sources (e.g. government departments and other councils) to verify your identity and ensure that the information you have provided is accurate.

Your personal information is being processed because it is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation or for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.

Please refer to our Corporate Privacy Notice for further details on how we process your personal information and your rights. This is also available in other formats (e.g. print).