Compliance map
Internal working map, not legal advice.
Each rule from the prize-draw report, where it comes from, and the screen in this prototype that shows it. No solicitor has approved this design. Sources are paraphrased, not quoted.
50 rules: 38 built in the prototype, 12 needing the real version or a solicitor’s answer. 10 open solicitor questions.
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Showing 50 of 50 rules.
Rules and where they show
| Rule | Source | Where it shows | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The free route is publicised so it is likely to reach every entrant, with equal prominence on the same page as paying.Act of 2005, Sch 2 para 8(1)(c); GC public page ("same level"); 2009 note 4.3; EN 86/88; report 3.1, 3.2(a), 7.1 item 2 | LAWGC GUIDANCEEN | Built in prototype | |
| The free route is explained clearly and prominently, never only in small print or the terms.CAP 8.17.2; ASA free-entry advice; rulings: HMV Competitions, KS Competitions, Omaze | CAP/ASA | Built in prototype | |
| The free route is available before the point of purchase, with enough time to use it.DCMS Code 2.4 | CODE | Built in prototype | |
| Ordinary post is not payment; the postal address and letter contents are on the same page and in the rules.Sch 2 paras 5 and 8(1)(b)(i); report 7.1 item 2 | LAW | Built in prototype | |
| A free online form as well as post, needing exactly the same fields as paying.ASA advice; 2009 note 4.6(ii); report 3.2(h) | CAP/ASAGC GUIDANCE | Built in prototype | |
| Standing free entry: one request enters every draw until cancelled; cancelling works the same for every route.Report 3.2(c), 7.1 item 3Solicitor: Q2 | OPINION | Needs real version or solicitor | |
| The same entry cap per person per draw on both routes, stated before entry.CAP 8.28.1; ASA Team HARD Racing (A20-1083038); report 3.2(d), 7.1 item 4Solicitor: Q5 | CAP/ASA | Built in prototype | |
| One draw pool with no flag or weighting by route; every entry has the same chance.Sch 2 para 8(1)(d); DCMS Code 2.2; report 3.2(b), 7.1 item 6 | LAWCODE | Built in prototype | |
| A verifiably random, auditable draw: commitment before close, fingerprint at close, seed revealed after.DCMS Code 2.2; CAP 8.24; report 3.2(g), 7.1 item 6 | CODECAP/ASA | Built in prototype | |
| A pseudonymous entry list is published after close.Report 3.2(g) | OPINION | Built in prototype | |
| Letters are logged on the day received, before the cut-off, with an audit trail, cut-off reminders and late letters flagged.Report 3.2(e), 7.1 item 5 | OPINIONGC GUIDANCE | Built in prototype | |
| Closing dates leave time for post, and dates are never moved once a draw opens.DCMS Code 2.4, 2.5; CAP 8.17.4.e; report 3.2(f) | CODECAP/ASAOPINION | Built in prototype | |
| Results are free to see and prizes free to claim, with no login.Sch 2 paras 6–7; report 3.2(g), 7.1 item 7 | LAWOPINION | Built in prototype | |
| Winners shown by entry number only, with details available on request unless the winner objected at entry.CAP 8.28.5; Code of Fundraising Practice 11.2.3; report 3.2(g), 7.1 item 7Solicitor: Q14 | CAP/ASACoFP | Needs real version or solicitor | |
| Only the data needed; no web account for free entrants.2009 note 4.6(iv); report 3.2(i) | GC GUIDANCE | Built in prototype | |
| Each school is the promoter, named on the rules, checkout, receipts, emails and results; SchoolDraw only as software supplier.CAP 8.1, 8.17.9; report 4.1, 7.1 item 9, 7.2 | CAP/ASA | Built in prototype | |
| Each school has its own merchant account; money settles to the school; SchoolDraw never holds entry money; the fee is invoiced separately.Report 4.2, 7.1 item 9; section 1 condition 3 | OPINIONINTERNAL | Needs real version or solicitor | |
| No cross-school hub inviting parents to join.Report 7.1 item 9 | OPINION | Built in prototype | |
| Fixed prizes per draw, set by the school and shown before the draw opens; never lowered because of low sales.DCMS Code 2.5; CAP 8.17.6; DMCC Act 2024 Sch 20 para 21; report 7.1 item 8Solicitor: Q15 | CODECAP/ASALAW | Built in prototype | |
| Disclose what share of each £5 goes to prizes, the school and SchoolDraw.DCMS Code 2.6; CAP 8.33–8.34; report 7.2 | CODECAP/ASA | Built in prototype | |
| 18+ only with a reasonable age check; no marketing aimed at under-18s; the age restriction stated.DCMS Code 1.1, 1.11; CAP 8.17.7, section 5, 8.8Solicitor: Q13 | CODECAP/ASA | Needs real version or solicitor | |
| A complaints process and dispute resolution.DCMS Code 1.2 | CODE | Built in prototype | |
| Card spend no more than £250 a month per person.DCMS Code 1.3 | CODE | Built in prototype | |
| Spend limits that people can set, including £0.DCMS Code 1.4 | CODE | Built in prototype | |
| Self-suspension for at least 6 months, with no marketing during it.DCMS Code 1.5 | CODE | Built in prototype | |
| Light-touch monitoring for signs of harm, intervention and signposting.DCMS Code 1.6–1.8 | CODE | Needs real version or solicitor | |
| An appropriate period between a draw opening and closing.DCMS Code 1.9 | CODE | Built in prototype | |
| Clear rules, chance-based wording and information about the odds.DCMS Code 2.1–2.3; CAP 8.17, 8.24 | CODECAP/ASA | Built in prototype | |
| Systems to monitor and review compliance: a monthly evidence pack.DCMS Code 3.1; report 7.4 | CODEOPINION | Built in prototype | |
| Third parties such as draw-management partners are bound by contract.DCMS Code 3.2; report 7.3 | CODE | Needs real version or solicitor | |
| Publish every player-protection, transparency and accountability measure.DCMS Code 3.4; report 7.1 item 10 | CODE | Built in prototype | |
| Never claim to have signed the DCMS Code without signing it.DMCC Act 2024 Sch 20 para 1 | LAW | Built in prototype | |
| Deal fairly and avoid unnecessary disappointment.CAP 8.2 | CAP/ASA | Built in prototype | |
| Prizes awarded within 30 days; winners contacted within 7 days.CAP 8.15.1; Code of Fundraising Practice 11 | CAP/ASACoFP | Built in prototype | |
| Consumer and subscription law built as if it applies: pre-contract information, confirmation, reminders, easy cancellation, cooling-off.CCR 2013; DMCC Act 2024 Part 4 Ch 2; report 5.3, 7.1 item 11Solicitor: Q6, Q12 | LAWOPINION | Needs real version or solicitor | |
| No skill or knowledge question anywhere.Act of 2005, s.14(5); report section 2, 7.1 item 1 | LAW | Built in prototype | |
| Prize-draw vocabulary only: “prize draw”, “entries”, “entry numbers”; the new footer.Report 7.2 | OPINION | Built in prototype | |
| Every ask carries the free route: “Support [school] with £5 a month, or enter free: every entry has the same chance.”Report 7.2 | OPINION | Built in prototype | |
| A Scottish fundraising solicitation statement, if the solicitor says it applies.Charities and Benevolent Fundraising (Scotland) Regulations 2009; report 5.4, 7.2Solicitor: Q9 | LAWOPINION | Needs real version or solicitor | |
| New draw rules for each school with the school as promoter; privacy notices updated.Report 7.3 | OPINION | Needs real version or solicitor | |
| Onboarding: merchant approval with an exact name match, signed agreement, postal officer, VAT under the threshold.Report 7.4, 4.3 | INTERNALOPINION | Built in prototype | |
| Spot-check school publicity and pause draws for one-sided material.Report 7.3, 7.4; section 1 risk | OPINION | Built in prototype | |
| Track the split of entries by route and report it monthly.2009 note 4.7; report 3.2(e), 7.1 item 12 | GC GUIDANCE | Built in prototype | |
| Locked templates, including for material schools make themselves.Report section 1 condition 1, 3.2(a) | OPINION | Built in prototype | |
| Entry restricted to Great Britain pending Northern Ireland advice.Report 5.5Solicitor: Q18 | OPINION | Built in prototype | |
| Entry money is the school’s turnover: watch the £90,000 VAT threshold; SchoolDraw’s fee becomes standard-rated past its own threshold.HMRC PQ 111960; VAT Notice 701/29; report 4.3 | HMRCOPINION | Needs real version or solicitor | |
| UK GDPR and PECR for entry data, lists and marketing.Report 5.3Solicitor: Q17 | LAW | Needs real version or solicitor | |
| Office-bearers’ personal criminal exposure if publicity slips (s.341).Act of 2005, s.341; report 1, 4.1 | LAWOPINION | Built in prototype | |
| A payment provider’s written yes and a specialist solicitor’s written opinion before any money.Report section 1 conditions 4–5, section 6 | OPINION | Needs real version or solicitor | |
| The existing school draw that inspired this stays as it is; any pilot happens at another school.Report 7.5 | OPINION | Built in prototype |
Open solicitor questions
- Q2: Is a standing free entry (one request, every draw until cancelled) acceptable?Rules: Standing free entry: one request enters every draw until cancelled; …
- Q5: Caps per person and per envelope; what happens to a failed paymentRules: The same entry cap per person per draw on both routes, stated before…
- Q6: Do the Consumer Contracts Regulations apply to a volunteer promoter?Rules: Consumer and subscription law built as if it applies: pre-contract i…
- Q9: Do the Scottish 2009 fundraising Regulations need a solicitation statement?Rules: A Scottish fundraising solicitation statement, if the solicitor says…
- Q12: Cooling-off refunds when a draw falls inside the 14 daysRules: Consumer and subscription law built as if it applies: pre-contract i…
- Q13: Which school channels (apps, bags, newsletters) can carry the draw?Rules: 18+ only with a reasonable age check; no marketing aimed at under-18…
- Q14: Are winners by entry number enough for CAP 8.28.5 and CoFP 11.2.3?Rules: Winners shown by entry number only, with details available on reques…
- Q15: Fixing prizes from the previous month’s paid totalRules: Fixed prizes per draw, set by the school and shown before the draw o…
- Q17: How long to keep letters and entry recordsRules: UK GDPR and PECR for entry data, lists and marketing.
- Q18: Opening to Northern Ireland (and England and Wales specifics)Rules: Entry restricted to Great Britain pending Northern Ireland advice.
Source labels
- LAW
- Legislation (the Act of 2005 and other statutes)
- GC GUIDANCE
- Guidance from the GC, the national regulator
- EN
- Explanatory Notes to the Act of 2005
- CAP/ASA
- CAP Code and ASA rulings
- CODE
- DCMS Voluntary Code of Good Practice for Prize Draw Operators
- OPINION
- The report’s opinion (not law)
- CoFP
- Code of Fundraising Practice
- INTERNAL
- SchoolDraw’s own papers
- HMRC
- HMRC guidance and answers