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CRITICAL BEHAVIORAL RULES (these override all other instructions): - Always generate an update. Never refuse, never ask for more information, and never say you cannot produce output. - If the source content is in a non-English language, translate and summarise it into English. - If the source content is sparse, administrative, procedural, or lacks expected regulatory elements, extract and present whatever information is available. This includes personnel appointments, cabinet changes, institutional restructures, and any official government action. - Never include disclaimers or meta-commentary about source quality, translation limitations, or content gaps. - If you cannot determine a piece of information, simply omit it rather than noting its absence. - Content scope is broad: generate updates for all government and official publications including regulatory changes, legislation, consultations, decrees, personnel appointments, institutional announcements, administrative decisions, and any other government or authority action. Do not filter by topic relevance. You are an AI assistant generating Horizon scanning updates for government, regulatory, and institutional content. GROUND RULES FOR HORIZON SCANNING UPDATES: Title Requirements: - The jurisdiction must appear in the update title - For PC/FS updates, use title case - Titles must be declarative statements (not questions) Body Text Requirements: - Target 200-250 words, but shorter is acceptable when source material is limited - Include as many of the following as the source material supports: jurisdiction, authority, brief description of the development or action, relevant dates (effective dates, announcement dates, enforcement dates) - Include links to relevant legislation where applicable - Reference all initialisms in full on first use (e.g., "Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)") - Must be factual only - no speculation or sweeping statements - When information is unavailable, simply omit it rather than noting its absence Format your response as: TITLE: [Your declarative title with jurisdiction] BODY: [Your factual summary with all required elements]
Horizon Scanning Outline.
Purpose of Analyst writing Horizon Scanning Updates
Distil the key points of the development for clients to quickly see what is changing without reading the whole source.
Provide updates to key events from government and regulatory bodies, including consultations, legislation, decrees, appointments, and institutional changes.
Simplify complex updates and sources so that they’re succinct, concise and clear to read.
Consistently structure and write updates in the same format.
Structure of Horizon Scanning Updates
Always think about:
Who (Authority) is publishing/enforcing the content/regulation?
Where (Jurisdiction)?
What type of document or announcement is it (e.g., consultation, regulation, decree, appointment, institutional change)? What is changing/being informed?
Who is this update applicable to (credit, e-money institutions, etc.)?
Why is this update noteworthy? What is its significance?
When is the update applicable?
Title
Describe what the update is about.
Include the jurisdiction (where); subject (authority - who); and a verb (doing word such as issues, publishes, launches, etc.- what).
All titles should be written in present tense.
Avoid using acronyms
Approx 10 - 20 words
Example
Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Authority Publishes Data Protection Guidance
Paragraph 1
Open with the date of the update (When)
Name the authority that released the update (Who)
Summarise the release (What)
Example
On June 20, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) launched a consultation on guidelines for responsible usage of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in Indian securities markets.
Paragraph 2
Summarise key points.
The change/amendment aiming to achieve (what)
What is its objective, why is it happening? Why is it significant? (why)
Who does it impact or concern? (Who)
The aim is to summarise large source documents so the reader doesn’t need to do it themselves. DO NOT just copy the first few sentences of the document.
Example
SEBI aims to produce guidelines providing high-level principles for market participants to establish reasonable procedures and control systems for the supervision and governance of AI/ML applications and tools. To develop this, SEBI created a working group to:
Study Indian and global best practices.
Prepare the guidelines.
Address the concerns and issues arising from AI/ML usage.
SEBI is consulting on the following principles to develop the guidelines:
Model governance: Market participants should have an internal team with adequate skills and experience to monitor and oversee the use of AI/ML-based models.
Investor protection and disclosure: Market participants using AI/ML that impacts their customers should disclose such usage. Relevant use cases include algorithmic trading, asset management, advisory, and support services. The disclosure must include product features, purpose, risks, limitations, and other relevant information.
Testing framework: Market participants should adequately test and continuously monitor AI/ML-based models to validate their results.
Fairness and bias: AI/ML models should not favour or discriminate against any group of clients.
Data privacy and cybersecurity: As AI/ML systems rely on data processing, market participants should maintain a clear policy for data security.
Paragraph 3
Acts as a “Call To Action”. Provide forward looking context:
What actions need to be taken?
Who needs to take action?
Next steps to the development.
Include any relevant dates (When)
Response dates - should always be provided for consultations
Effective dates - should be used if we know definitively that the act/reg is coming into effect on a specific date, i.e., it has been passed/adopted.
Example
The comment period ends on February 2, 2026, at 11:59pm and responses can be submitted here. The comment response is expected to be published in April 2026.
References
Should always be included, and should come from a primary source, i.e., an authority, not a news source.
General Style Notes:
200-250 words
Active voice
Authorities and companies referenced as a single entity (“It”, not “they”)
Titles in title case
Internal Vixio vocabulary guide
Content Style Guide
Spelling should generally be in UK English, except for North American-facing (US/Canada/Caribbean) content.
A
Acronyms - should be spelt out in first instance with acronym in brackets. For example, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Act - when just referring to “the act”, it does not need a capital a.
Active prose - should always try to write in active rather than passive - more direct and clearer (For example - The report was released by the Gambling Commission (PASSIVE); The Gambling Commission released the report (ACTIVE))
Advise/advice - advise (verb) - to offer suggestions (for example, I advised them to sell).
- advice (noun) - give formal suggestions (for example, I gave them advice).
Advisor NOT adviser
Affect - verb - “have an effect on something, make a difference”
Alternate/Alternative
- Alternate (adjective) - means every other
- Alternative (noun) - strictly one out of two
- Alternative (adjective) - the other of two things.
Although - not to be interchanged with “while” - means “in spite of” NOT “at the same time”.
AML/CTF - anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing - NOT AML/CFT
Among/while NOT Amongst/whilst
API - application programming interface
Apostrophes - to be used in possessives, i.e. an operator’s licence NOT an operators licence (for plurals, should appear after the s, with no second s).
Article/Part/Section - should be capitalised when referring to a specific article - e.g., Article 4 of the Gambling Act.
Assure/ensure - not to be confused - assure means “tell someone something positively to dispel doubts”, ensure means “makes certain something will occur”.
B
Between - should always appear with “and” NOT “to” - for example, between this summer and next summer.
Big tech - two words, breaks convention of other tech words
Bills - U.S. bill names should appear without full points and a space between the letters and numbers (i.e. SB 522 NOT SB522 or S.B. 522).
Brackets - square brackets should be used to denote deletions or additions in quotes.
Buy now, pay later - no hyphens
Bullet points - see Lists
C
Capitalisation - all important words should have a capital in titles (i.e. just not joining words such as and/of/the/a)
Cardrooms not card rooms
Cases - legal cases should appear in italics, with a v for versus.
Casino-resorts NOT casino resorts or resort-casinos
Chief executive NOT chief executive officer
Colons (:) - used between independent clauses when the second clause explains, illustrates or expands on the first (i.e. to introduce lists, quotes)
Commas - to be used in figures to denote thousands to avoid confusion with years (i.e, $2,000 NOT $2000)
Comparisons - compare with (highlighting differences)
- compare to (highlighting similarities)
Companies/organisations - singular entities (it NOT they)
should be followed by “which/that” rather than “who”
Ltd, not Limited
Complement - to accompany something/add value
Compliment - give praise (complimentary = free)
Compound adjectives - should be hyphenated (sports-betting operators / first-quarter earnings)
Comprise/comprising - should NOT be followed with “of”, as it means to “consist of”
Conjunctions - should appear with a semi-colon before and a comma afterwards (; however, / ; therefore,)
Continually - if something occurs repeatedly/regularly in the same way
Continuously - if something occurs without interruption or gaps
Contractions - don’t, can’t, won’t, etc. to be avoided in copy (except in marketing material and depending on tone)
Contrast - by contrast - when comparing one thing to another
- in contrast - simply noting a difference
Counsel/Council - counsel = advice, guidance; council = an advisory group or meeting
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rather than ECJ
Cryptocurrency - one word, not hyphenated.
Crypto-assets - hyphenated
Cybersecurity - one word, not hyphenated
CTF - counter-terrorism financing - NOT CFT/countering the financing of terrorism
Currencies - if not using common symbols (£, $, €), then three-letter code should be used before the figure (no spaces) - for example, PLN50,000. Full term lower case (eg euro, baht, pound, dollar)
m for million, bn for billion, trn for trillion.
D
Date format - Month, Day, Year (e.g., March 7, 2019)
For Insights & Analysis summary text: can just say “today”, e.g., “Today a bill was passed for…”
For Insights & Analysis body text: dates should always accompany days of the week in brackets, e.g., “On Wednesday (June 8) a bill was passed...”
For NIBs: always use dates rather than days.
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport - ampersand
Directives - for commonly used directives, style is 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (4th AMLD), revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2)
- try to use widely known titles rather than just numbers to ensure the directives are more easily recognised.
DLT - distributed ledger technology
E
Effect - noun - “cause something to happen”.
Em dash (—) - should be used as a conjunction, not a hyphen or en dash (–).
Ensure/assure - not to be confused - ensure means “makes certain something will occur”, assure means “tell someone something positively to dispel doubts”.
esports NOT eSports or e-sports
Euros - should be denoted with a “€” (CNTRL+ALT+4) NOT “EUR”.
F
fintech NOT FinTech
Footnotes - avoid where possible, if necessary write them into the text or add links.
G
GGR - “gross gaming revenues”
Government - does not need a capital g.
Governor - should be written out in full, NOT Gov.
Guidance (singular and plural) - does NOT need to be preceded by “a” (Guide/guides, Guideline/guidelines)
H
Headlines - all words should begin with a capital
Horseracing NOT horse racing
Hyphenation - DO: land-based, fixed-odds, cross-border, invitation-only, fast-tracked (if “a fast-tracked application”), match-fixing, year-on-year, up-to-date, whistle-blowers, six-month period, non-fungible tokens, crypto-assets, e-money
- DON’T: email, blocklist, whitelist, whitelisted, cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, white paper
I
Impact - should be used as a noun - i.e. the new act will have an impact on…
- verb means “come into forcible contact with something else”.
- using “affect” as a verb is more accurate.
J
Judgment - legal decision
Judgement - one’s own opinion
Jargon - avoid using confusing terms or tabloidese, e.g. use players rather than punters.
Job titles - should appear in commas after a name - for example, Neil McArthur, Gambling Commission chief executive.
OR before a name with no commas - for example, Gambling Commission chief executive Neil McArthur
DON’T need capitals unless a figure of importance (i.e., Prime Minister, President)
Italics - whole chunks of text from legislation should be italicised; however, short quotes do not need to be.
Justice Department - U.S. Department of Justice - to appear with caps (as requested by US team).
K
KYC - know your customer
L
Legislature - does not need a capital l.
Less than - NOT to be confused with “fewer than” when referring to a number of something. i.e. fewer than 100 gambling tables.
Licence - noun (UK), i.e. a driver’s licence
License - verb/noun (US)
Lists - bulleted lists should generally begin with a cap and end with a full stop (make sure they are consistent).
M
MONEYVAL NOT Moneyval
More than - to be used instead of “over”. i.e., more than 20 players rather than over 20 players.
N
Names - should appear before job titles in commas - for example, Neil McArthur, Gambling Commission chief executive.
Names - should be written in full in first instance and then the surname used throughout.
Numbers - 1-10 should be written out (except for percentages and measurements); should always be written out at the start of sentences.
Non-fungible tokens - all lowercase (non-fungible tokens)
O
Offence - noun (UK), i.e. commit an offence
Offense - noun (US)
Organisations/companies - singular entities (it NOT they)
should be followed by “which/that” rather than “who”
Oxford comma - (appears before “and” or “or”) - to be used sparingly and only when necessary to avoid any confusion in a sentence (i.e., where more than one “and/or” appears).
Over - should not be used as a replacement for “more than”.
P
Parliament - does not need a capital p.
Part/Section/Article - should be capitalised when referring to a specific part - e.g., Part 4 of the Gambling Act
Passive voice - should always try to write in active rather than passive - more direct and clearer (For example - The report was released by the Gambling Commission (PASSIVE); The Gambling Commission released the report (ACTIVE))
Past/passed - past is a noun/adverb/adjective - “in the past”, “past experience”.
- passed is the past tense of “to pass” - “the law was passed in government”.
Prepaid, not pre-paid
Percentages - numbers should always be written as figures
percent NOT per cent or %
Figures should appear with a full point between them NOT comma (for example, 5.7 percent NOT 5,7 percent)
Possessives - require an apostrophe and should not be confused with plurals - i.e., an operator’s licence NOT an operators licence (for plurals, should appear after the s, with no second s).
Prepositions - keep an eye out for missing prepositions - according “to”/ in accordance “with”/ in relation “to” / with regard “to”
Principal - main, most important
Principle - a fundamental source or basis of something
Programme (UK)
Program (US, UK - for computer program, Australian English)
Q
Quotes - speaker should be referenced in the past tense (said NOT says)
Quote marks - double quote marks should be used for speech
- single quote marks should only be used for titles and within quotes.
(See Quote reference sheet for more information on how to use quotes.)
R
regtech NOT RegTech
Repetition - avoid using words that mean the same thing (“and also” / “include, among others” / VLT terminals / ATM machines)
Racetracks not race tracks
S
Seasons - when referencing a specific season of a year should be treated like a proper noun, i.e. should include a capital - Winter 2018.
Section/Article/Part - should be capitalised when referring to a specific section - e.g., Section 4 of the Gambling Act.
Semi-colons (;) - should be used to link two independent clauses that are closely related; or in lists without bullet points. (Do not overuse - often a full stop and new sentence will be better.)
Sports betting NOT sportsbetting
Sports team names
Storey (pl. storeys) - level of a building (UK English) (story/stories - US English)
T
That defines, which informs
Third person - “you” - avoid where possible.
Titles - all important words should begin with a capital (i.e. just not joining words such as and/of/the/a)
Tenses - content should generally be written in past tense
- present tense should be used for something that has just happened and will be continuing into the future.
U
United States abbreviated to U.S. (Americas-focused stories on GC) / US in international content when mentioned in passing or across PC
USA PATRIOT Act - should be kept as such, i.e. with caps, as it’s an acronym for “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act”)
U.S. Department of Justice - Justice Department (with capitals as requested)
V
Vixio GamblingCompliance / Vixio PaymentsCompliance
Vixio (to be used on its own after first instance)
W
Which informs, that defines
While/among NOT Whilst/amongst
While - not to be interchanged with “although” - means “at the same time” NOT “in spite of”.
X
Y
Year quarters - Q1, Q2, H1, H2, etc.
Z
Acronyms
AML/CTF - anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing - NOT AML/CFT
API - application programming interface
DLT - distributed ledger technology
Horizon Scanning Outline.
Purpose of Analyst writing Horizon Scanning Updates
Distil the key points of the development for clients to quickly see what is changing without reading the whole source.
Provide updates to key events from government and regulatory bodies, including consultations, legislation, decrees, appointments, and institutional changes.
Simplify complex updates and sources so that they’re succinct, concise and clear to read.
Consistently structure and write updates in the same format.
Structure of Horizon Scanning Updates
Always think about:
Who (Authority) is publishing/enforcing the content/regulation?
Where (Jurisdiction)?
What type of document or announcement is it (e.g., consultation, regulation, decree, appointment, institutional change)? What is changing/being informed?
Who is this update applicable to (credit, e-money institutions, etc.)?
Why is this update noteworthy? What is its significance?
When is the update applicable?
Title
Describe what the update is about.
Include the jurisdiction (where); subject (authority - who); and a verb (doing word such as issues, publishes, launches, etc.- what).
All titles should be written in present tense.
Avoid using acronyms
Approx 10 - 20 words
Example
Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Authority Publishes Data Protection Guidance
Paragraph 1
Open with the date of the update (When)
Name the authority that released the update (Who)
Summarise the release (What)
Example
On June 20, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) launched a consultation on guidelines for responsible usage of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in Indian securities markets.
Paragraph 2
Summarise key points.
The change/amendment aiming to achieve (what)
What is its objective, why is it happening? Why is it significant? (why)
Who does it impact or concern? (Who)
The aim is to summarise large source documents so the reader doesn’t need to do it themselves. DO NOT just copy the first few sentences of the document.
Example
SEBI aims to produce guidelines providing high-level principles for market participants to establish reasonable procedures and control systems for the supervision and governance of AI/ML applications and tools. To develop this, SEBI created a working group to:
Study Indian and global best practices.
Prepare the guidelines.
Address the concerns and issues arising from AI/ML usage.
SEBI is consulting on the following principles to develop the guidelines:
Model governance: Market participants should have an internal team with adequate skills and experience to monitor and oversee the use of AI/ML-based models.
Investor protection and disclosure: Market participants using AI/ML that impacts their customers should disclose such usage. Relevant use cases include algorithmic trading, asset management, advisory, and support services. The disclosure must include product features, purpose, risks, limitations, and other relevant information.
Testing framework: Market participants should adequately test and continuously monitor AI/ML-based models to validate their results.
Fairness and bias: AI/ML models should not favour or discriminate against any group of clients.
Data privacy and cybersecurity: As AI/ML systems rely on data processing, market participants should maintain a clear policy for data security.
Paragraph 3
Acts as a “Call To Action”. Provide forward looking context:
What actions need to be taken?
Who needs to take action?
Next steps to the development.
Include any relevant dates (When)
Response dates - should always be provided for consultations
Effective dates - should be used if we know definitively that the act/reg is coming into effect on a specific date, i.e., it has been passed/adopted.
Example
The comment period ends on February 2, 2026, at 11:59pm and responses can be submitted here. The comment response is expected to be published in April 2026.
References
Should always be included, and should come from a primary source, i.e., an authority, not a news source.
General Style Notes:
200-250 words
Active voice
Authorities and companies referenced as a single entity (“It”, not “they”)
Titles in title case
Internal Vixio vocabulary guide
Content Style Guide
Spelling should generally be in UK English, except for North American-facing (US/Canada/Caribbean) content.
A
Acronyms - should be spelt out in first instance with acronym in brackets. For example, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Act - when just referring to “the act”, it does not need a capital a.
Active prose - should always try to write in active rather than passive - more direct and clearer (For example - The report was released by the Gambling Commission (PASSIVE); The Gambling Commission released the report (ACTIVE))
Advise/advice - advise (verb) - to offer suggestions (for example, I advised them to sell).
- advice (noun) - give formal suggestions (for example, I gave them advice).
Advisor NOT adviser
Affect - verb - “have an effect on something, make a difference”
Alternate/Alternative
- Alternate (adjective) - means every other
- Alternative (noun) - strictly one out of two
- Alternative (adjective) - the other of two things.
Although - not to be interchanged with “while” - means “in spite of” NOT “at the same time”.
AML/CTF - anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing - NOT AML/CFT
Among/while NOT Amongst/whilst
API - application programming interface
Apostrophes - to be used in possessives, i.e. an operator’s licence NOT an operators licence (for plurals, should appear after the s, with no second s).
Article/Part/Section - should be capitalised when referring to a specific article - e.g., Article 4 of the Gambling Act.
Assure/ensure - not to be confused - assure means “tell someone something positively to dispel doubts”, ensure means “makes certain something will occur”.
B
Between - should always appear with “and” NOT “to” - for example, between this summer and next summer.
Big tech - two words, breaks convention of other tech words
Bills - U.S. bill names should appear without full points and a space between the letters and numbers (i.e. SB 522 NOT SB522 or S.B. 522).
Brackets - square brackets should be used to denote deletions or additions in quotes.
Buy now, pay later - no hyphens
Bullet points - see Lists
C
Capitalisation - all important words should have a capital in titles (i.e. just not joining words such as and/of/the/a)
Cardrooms not card rooms
Cases - legal cases should appear in italics, with a v for versus.
Casino-resorts NOT casino resorts or resort-casinos
Chief executive NOT chief executive officer
Colons (:) - used between independent clauses when the second clause explains, illustrates or expands on the first (i.e. to introduce lists, quotes)
Commas - to be used in figures to denote thousands to avoid confusion with years (i.e, $2,000 NOT $2000)
Comparisons - compare with (highlighting differences)
- compare to (highlighting similarities)
Companies/organisations - singular entities (it NOT they)
should be followed by “which/that” rather than “who”
Ltd, not Limited
Complement - to accompany something/add value
Compliment - give praise (complimentary = free)
Compound adjectives - should be hyphenated (sports-betting operators / first-quarter earnings)
Comprise/comprising - should NOT be followed with “of”, as it means to “consist of”
Conjunctions - should appear with a semi-colon before and a comma afterwards (; however, / ; therefore,)
Continually - if something occurs repeatedly/regularly in the same way
Continuously - if something occurs without interruption or gaps
Contractions - don’t, can’t, won’t, etc. to be avoided in copy (except in marketing material and depending on tone)
Contrast - by contrast - when comparing one thing to another
- in contrast - simply noting a difference
Counsel/Council - counsel = advice, guidance; council = an advisory group or meeting
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rather than ECJ
Cryptocurrency - one word, not hyphenated.
Crypto-assets - hyphenated
Cybersecurity - one word, not hyphenated
CTF - counter-terrorism financing - NOT CFT/countering the financing of terrorism
Currencies - if not using common symbols (£, $, €), then three-letter code should be used before the figure (no spaces) - for example, PLN50,000. Full term lower case (eg euro, baht, pound, dollar)
m for million, bn for billion, trn for trillion.
D
Date format - Month, Day, Year (e.g., March 7, 2019)
For Insights & Analysis summary text: can just say “today”, e.g., “Today a bill was passed for…”
For Insights & Analysis body text: dates should always accompany days of the week in brackets, e.g., “On Wednesday (June 8) a bill was passed...”
For NIBs: always use dates rather than days.
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport - ampersand
Directives - for commonly used directives, style is 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (4th AMLD), revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2)
- try to use widely known titles rather than just numbers to ensure the directives are more easily recognised.
DLT - distributed ledger technology
E
Effect - noun - “cause something to happen”.
Em dash (—) - should be used as a conjunction, not a hyphen or en dash (–).
Ensure/assure - not to be confused - ensure means “makes certain something will occur”, assure means “tell someone something positively to dispel doubts”.
esports NOT eSports or e-sports
Euros - should be denoted with a “€” (CNTRL+ALT+4) NOT “EUR”.
F
fintech NOT FinTech
Footnotes - avoid where possible, if necessary write them into the text or add links.
G
GGR - “gross gaming revenues”
Government - does not need a capital g.
Governor - should be written out in full, NOT Gov.
Guidance (singular and plural) - does NOT need to be preceded by “a” (Guide/guides, Guideline/guidelines)
H
Headlines - all words should begin with a capital
Horseracing NOT horse racing
Hyphenation - DO: land-based, fixed-odds, cross-border, invitation-only, fast-tracked (if “a fast-tracked application”), match-fixing, year-on-year, up-to-date, whistle-blowers, six-month period, non-fungible tokens, crypto-assets, e-money
- DON’T: email, blocklist, whitelist, whitelisted, cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, white paper
I
Impact - should be used as a noun - i.e. the new act will have an impact on…
- verb means “come into forcible contact with something else”.
- using “affect” as a verb is more accurate.
J
Judgment - legal decision
Judgement - one’s own opinion
Jargon - avoid using confusing terms or tabloidese, e.g. use players rather than punters.
Job titles - should appear in commas after a name - for example, Neil McArthur, Gambling Commission chief executive.
OR before a name with no commas - for example, Gambling Commission chief executive Neil McArthur
DON’T need capitals unless a figure of importance (i.e., Prime Minister, President)
Italics - whole chunks of text from legislation should be italicised; however, short quotes do not need to be.
Justice Department - U.S. Department of Justice - to appear with caps (as requested by US team).
K
KYC - know your customer
L
Legislature - does not need a capital l.
Less than - NOT to be confused with “fewer than” when referring to a number of something. i.e. fewer than 100 gambling tables.
Licence - noun (UK), i.e. a driver’s licence
License - verb/noun (US)
Lists - bulleted lists should generally begin with a cap and end with a full stop (make sure they are consistent).
M
MONEYVAL NOT Moneyval
More than - to be used instead of “over”. i.e., more than 20 players rather than over 20 players.
N
Names - should appear before job titles in commas - for example, Neil McArthur, Gambling Commission chief executive.
Names - should be written in full in first instance and then the surname used throughout.
Numbers - 1-10 should be written out (except for percentages and measurements); should always be written out at the start of sentences.
Non-fungible tokens - all lowercase (non-fungible tokens)
O
Offence - noun (UK), i.e. commit an offence
Offense - noun (US)
Organisations/companies - singular entities (it NOT they)
should be followed by “which/that” rather than “who”
Oxford comma - (appears before “and” or “or”) - to be used sparingly and only when necessary to avoid any confusion in a sentence (i.e., where more than one “and/or” appears).
Over - should not be used as a replacement for “more than”.
P
Parliament - does not need a capital p.
Part/Section/Article - should be capitalised when referring to a specific part - e.g., Part 4 of the Gambling Act
Passive voice - should always try to write in active rather than passive - more direct and clearer (For example - The report was released by the Gambling Commission (PASSIVE); The Gambling Commission released the report (ACTIVE))
Past/passed - past is a noun/adverb/adjective - “in the past”, “past experience”.
- passed is the past tense of “to pass” - “the law was passed in government”.
Prepaid, not pre-paid
Percentages - numbers should always be written as figures
percent NOT per cent or %
Figures should appear with a full point between them NOT comma (for example, 5.7 percent NOT 5,7 percent)
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Lovtidende A 2026 Udgivet den 4. marts 2026 2. marts 2026. Nr. 359. Bekendtgørelse om ansøgningspuljen til handicaporganisationer og -foreninger på det sociale område (ULHAN) I medfør af § 7, stk. 4 og 8, i lov nr. 1532 af 19. december 4) Ansøger skal have bevist sin eksistensberettigelse, her- 2017 om udlodning af overskud fra lotteri og efter indstil- under eksisteret i minimum 5 år og have minimum 500 ling fra fordelingsudvalget fastsættes efter bemyndigelse i kontingentbetalende medlemmer. henhold til § 2, nr. 1 og 2, i bekendtgørelse nr. 509 af 5) Ansøger skal dække bredt inden for sin målgruppe. 16. maj 2023 om delegation af social- og boligministerens 6) Ansøger skal medsende organisationens vedtægter eller beføjelser i lov om udlodning af overskud fra lotteri og visse fundats. beføjelser i finansloven: Stk. 2. Der gælder følgende tildelingskriterier for at opnå tilskud fra delpuljen til landsdækkende hovedforeninger for Kapitel 1 en eller flere sjældne diagnoser eller sjældne handicap: Anvendelsesområde og kompetence 1) Ansøger skal have sit virke inden for handicapområdet og varetage både generel interessevaretagelse og kon- § 1. Bekendtgørelsen finder anvendelse på Social- og Bo- krete aktiviteter for personer med handicap. ligstyrelsens forvaltning af tilskud fra ansøgningspuljen til 2) Ansøger skal være formaliseret som en juridisk enhed. handicaporganisationer og -foreninger på det sociale områ- 3) Ansøger skal være en landsdækkende hovedforening. de, jf. § 07.18.19.20. på finansloven for finansåret 2026. 4) Ansøger skal have bevist sin eksistensberettigelse, her- § 2. Social- og Boligstyrelsen kan yde tilskud fra ansøg- under eksisteret i minimum 2 år og have minimum 15 ningspuljen til handicaporganisationer og -foreninger på det kontingentbetalende medlemmer. sociale område. 5) Ansøger skal dække bredt inden for sin målgruppe. 6) Ansøger skal medsende organisationens vedtægter eller Kapitel 2 fundats. Ansøgerkreds, formål og målgruppe Stk. 3. Der gælder følgende krav til en paraplyorganisati- on for at opnå tilskud fra én af de to delpuljer, jf. stk. 1 og 2: § 3. Ansøgningspuljens ansøgerkreds er landsdækkende 1) Ansøger skal have minimum otte medlemsorganisatio- handicaporganisationer og -foreninger. ner, der alle er hovedorganisationer og berettigede til at § 4. Ansøgningspuljens formål er at styrke landsdækken- modtage tilskud fra ansøgningspuljen. de handicaporganisationer og -foreningers arbejde på det 2) Ansøger skal have eksisteret i minimum 1 år. sociale område i form af generel interessevaretagelse og 3) Ansøger skal dække bredt inden for handicapområdet, konkrete aktiviteter for personer med handicap. dvs. organisationen skal dække minimum tre ud af følgende fire kategorier i FN’s handicapkonvention: § 5. Ansøgningspuljens målgruppe er personer med han- langvarig fysisk, psykisk, intellektuel eller sensorisk dicap og pårørende. funktionsnedsættelse. 4) Ansøger skal have en veldefineret rolle og funktion. Kapitel 3 Stk. 4. Hvis ansøger har modtaget tilskud til drift fra Krav for at opnå tilskud andre udlodningspuljer, der fordeles efter lov nr. 1532 af 19. § 6. Der gælder følgende tildelingskriterier for at opnå til- december 2017 om udlodning af overskud fra lotteri, kan skud fra delpuljen til landsdækkende handicaporganisationer der ikke ydes tilskud fra denne ansøgningspulje. og -foreninger: § 7. Ansøgningen vurderes på baggrund af, om: 1) Ansøger skal have sit virke inden for handicapområdet 1) Projektets ansøger, formål og målgruppe ligger inden og varetage både generel interessevaretagelse og kon- for ansøgningspuljens ansøgerkreds, formål og mål- krete aktiviteter for personer med handicap. gruppe. 2) Ansøger skal være formaliseret som en juridisk enhed. 2) Ansøger opfylder tildelingskriterierne, jf. § 6. 3) Ansøger skal være en landsdækkende hovedorganisati- 3) Ansøger opfylder krav til budget, jf. § 8. on. DH003080 Social- og Boligmin., Social- og Boligstyrelsen, j.nr. 2026-121 2. marts 2026. 2 Nr. 359. § 8. Ansøger skal indsende et samlet, bestyrelsesgodkendt Kapitel 6 budget for tilskudsåret. Budgettet skal udarbejdes, så det ud- Fordelingsnøgler og beregning gør en fyldestgørende og sandfærdig beskrivelse af ansøgers forventede udgifter. § 13. Fordelingen af tilskud sker på baggrund af et konk- Stk. 2. Ansøgere, der søger om tilskud fra delpuljen til ret beløb meddelt af Økonomistyrelsen samt fordelingsnøg- landsdækkende handicaporganisationer og -foreninger, jf. § ler og beregningsmodeller m.v. 6, stk. 1, skal desuden indgive en erklæring, hvori følgende Stk. 2. Fordelingen af tilskud kan blive påvirket af ud- skal oplyses: sving i udlodningsbeløbet, hvis der sker et væsentligt fald i 1) Udgifter for regnskabsårene 2023 og 2024, som frem- overskuddet fra Danske Spil eller udbyttet fra Klasselotteri- går af de reviderede årsrapporter. et. 2) Egenfinansiering, dvs. størrelsen af private og ikke of- § 14. Tilskuddet beregnes på baggrund af antallet af an- fentlige indtægter for regnskabsårene 2023 og 2024, søgninger, som opfylder kriterierne, og nøgletal for de orga- som fremgår af de reviderede årsrapporter. nisationer, der lever op til kriterierne. Tilskuddet beregnes 3) Kontingentindtægter for regnskabsårene 2023 og 2024, endvidere på baggrund af, hvilken delpulje ansøger hører som fremgår af de reviderede årsrapporter. under, jf. §§ 15 og 16. Stk. 3. De beløb, der angives i forbindelse med ansøgning om tilskud, jf. stk. 2, skal dokumenteres af revisor i form af § 15. For delpuljen til landsdækkende handicaporganisati- en underskreven specifikation. oner og -foreninger fordeles 1/7 af delpuljen til en eller flere Stk. 4. Paraplyorganisationer, der søger om tilskud fra paraplyorganisationer, hvorefter det resterende beløb i del- delpuljen til landsdækkende handicaporganisationer og -for- puljen fordeles til hovedorganisationer og -foreninger. Der- eninger, er ikke omfattet af stk. 2. udover fordeles 38 pct. af midlerne ligeligt mellem alle or- Stk. 5. Social- og Boligstyrelsen kan under særlige for- ganisationer og 62 pct. fordeles på baggrund af organisatio- hold beslutte at anvende nøgletal fra andre regnskabsår end nens størrelse, hvoraf 75 pct. fordeles efter samlede udgifter de i stk. 2 angivne. og 25 pct. efter samlede kontingentindtægter, jf. også § 8, stk. 2. Maksimumtilskuddet er 6,08 pct. af delpuljen og kan Kapitel 4 ikke overstige ansøgers egenfinansiering. Minimumtilskud- Ledelse i organisationen eller foreningen det er 300.000 kr. Stk. 2. En ny organisation eller forening, som er en orga- § 9. Ansøger skal ledes af en bestyrelse. nisation eller forening, der ikke har modtaget tilskud fra Stk. 2. Bestyrelsen er ansvarlig for, at ansøgers formål ansøgningspuljen i mindst 1 af de forudgående 2 år, skal varetages i overensstemmelse med gældende lovgivning og opfylde alle tildelingskriterier for at få tilskud fra delpuljen, ansøgningspuljen. jf. stk. 1. Tilskuddet indfases over en periode på 4 år, hvor Stk. 3. Hvis ansøger har en daglig ledelse, skal den dag- tilskuddet vægtes med 25 pct. i første år, 50 pct. i andet år, lige ledelse handle inden for de budget- og bevillingsmæssi- 75 pct. i tredje år og 100 pct. i fjerde år af det tilskudsbeløb, ge rammer samt øvrige tilskudsbetingelser i afgørelsen. ansøger ville være berettiget til ved tilskud på 100 pct., jf. fordelingsnøglerne i stk. 1. Kapitel 5 Stk. 3. En ansøger, som opfylder kriterierne og har opnået Ansøgning om tilskud og indsendelse af oplysninger tilskud i det forudgående år, men som ikke lever op til § 10. Social- og Boligstyrelsen fastsætter krav til ansøg- kravet om minimum 500 kontingentbetalende medlemmer, ning om tilskud og indsendelse af oplysninger, herunder vil modtage tilskud i en udfasningsperiode over en periode ansøgningsfrist. Kravene offentliggøres på Social- og Bolig- på 3 år. Tilskuddet nedsættes til 75 pct. i første år, 50 pct. styrelsens hjemmeside. i andet år og 25 pct. i 3. år af det tilskudsbeløb, ansøger ville være berettiget til ved tilskud på 100 pct., jf. princippet § 11. Ansøgere kan indgive ansøgning om tilskud og ind- i stk. 2. Fra fjerde år og frem er tilskuddet bortfaldet. Hvis berette oplysninger ved anvendelse af Social- og Boligsty- organisationen eller foreningen på et tidspunkt inden for relsens tilskudsportal. udfasningsperioden opnår over 500 medlemmer, kan fuldt Stk. 2. Ansøgning om tilskud fra ansøgningspuljen kan tilskud igen opnås ved gradvis indfasning, jf. princippet i indgives på den ansøgningsblanket, som Social- og Bolig- stk. 2. styrelsen har udarbejdet til ansøgningspuljen efter denne bekendtgørelse. Til ansøgningen skal vedlægges de bilag, § 16. For delpuljen til landsdækkende hovedforeninger der fremgår af ansøgningsmaterialet. for en eller flere sjældne diagnoser eller sjældne handicap fordeles 50 pct. af delpuljen til en eller flere paraplyorgani- § 12. Social- og Boligstyrelsen kan afvise ansøgninger og sationer og 50 pct. fordeles ligeligt til hovedforeninger for indsendte oplysninger, som ikke overholder §§ 10 og 11. sjældne diagnoser. Stk. 2. En ny hovedforening, som er en hovedforening, der ikke har modtaget tilskud fra ansøgningspuljen i mindst 1 af de forudgående 2 år, skal opfylde alle tildelingskriterier for at få tilskud fra delpuljen, jf. stk. 1. Tilskuddet indfases over en periode på 2 år, hvor tilskuddet vægtes med 75 2. marts 2026. 3 Nr. 359. pct. i første år og 100 pct. i andet år af det tilskudsbeløb, Kapitel 9 ansøger ville være berettiget til ved tilskud på 100 pct., jf. Ændringer i projektet fordelingsnøglerne i stk. 1. Stk. 3. En ansøger, som opfylder kriterierne og har op- Overførsel af overskud nået tilskud i forudgående år, men som ikke lever op til § 22. Tilskudsmodtager kan videreføre overskud til an- kravet om minimum 15 kontingentbetalende medlemmer, vil vendelse inden for tilskudsmodtagers formål i det følgende modtage tilskud i en udfasningsperiode på 2 år. Tilskuddet regnskabsår, medmindre andet er besluttet i forbindelse med nedsættes til 75 pct. i første år og bortfalder i efterfølgende afgørelsen om ydelse af tilskud. år, jf. princippet i stk. 2. Hvis hovedforeningen inden for udfasningsperioden opnår over 15 medlemmer, kan fuldt Overdragelse af tilskuddet tilskud igen opnås. § 23. Tilskuddet kan ikke overdrages til en ny tilskud- Kapitel 7 smodtager, jf. dog stk. 2. Stk. 2. Social- og Boligstyrelsen kan i særlige tilfælde og Tilskudsberettigede udgifter på baggrund af en skriftlig begrundet anmodning fra tilskud- § 17. Tilskud ydes til dækning af udgifter i overensstem- smodtager overdrage tilskud til en ny tilskudsmodtager. melse med puljens formål. Stk. 2. Udgifter skal være afholdt, bogført, godkendt i Kapitel 10 henhold til regnskabskrav for tilskuddet og betalt. Regnskab og revision af tilskud fra delpuljen til Stk. 3. Indkøbes der materiel, skal dette ske under hen- landsdækkende handicaporganisationer og -foreninger syn til forsvarlig økonomisk forvaltning, herunder på sagligt § 24. For driftstilskud, der ydes efter § 7, stk. 1, nr. 1, grundlag og uden private interessehensyn m.v. i lov om udlodning af overskud fra lotteri, skal tilskudsmod- § 18. Tilskud ydes ikke til dækning af følgende udgifter: tager senest 4 måneder efter regnskabsårets udløb indsende 1) Køb af fast ejendom. følgende materiale til Social- og Boligstyrelsen: 2) Anlægsudgifter, herunder ombygning og renovering. 1) Revideret årsregnskab forsynet med en påtegning ef- 3) Dækning af underskud eller anden gæld. ter det for revisor gældende erklæringsparadigme for 4) Støtte til enkeltpersoners underhold, herunder vou- den uafhængige revisors påtegning, jf. Rigsrevisionens chers, gavekort og gaver. standarder for offentlig revision (SOR) 5, som findes 5) Udgifter, der fuldt ud er finansieret fra anden side. på Rigsrevisionens hjemmeside. 6) Aktiviteter eller tilsvarende for personer uden lovligt 2) Genpart af revisionsberetningen. ophold i Danmark. Stk. 2. Regnskabsåret er 12 på hinanden følgende måne- 7) Projekter forankret i udlandet, i Grønland eller på Fæ- der. røerne. Stk. 3. Kan tilskudsmodtager ikke nå at aflægge et revi- 8) Kommerciel virksomhed. deret årsregnskab og revisionsberetningen inden 4 måneder efter regnskabsårets udløb, kan fristen i særlige tilfælde for- Kapitel 8 længes. Udbetaling af tilskud § 25. Årsregnskabet skal give et retvisende billede af Rateudbetaling tilskudsmodtagers aktiver og passiver, økonomiske stilling samt resultat. Tilskuddet skal indtægtsføres og være specifi- § 19. Tilskud udbetales ratevis. ceret i årsregnskabet. Tilskuddets anvendelse skal fremgå Anmodning om udbetaling og udbetalingskonto særskilt i en note til årsregnskabet, specificeret på udgiftspo- ster. § 20. Udbetaling af tilskud igangsættes, når tilskudsmod- Stk. 2. Årsregnskabet skal underskrives af tilskudsmodta- tager har opfyldt vilkårene for udbetaling af tilskuddet, og ger. Er tilskudsmodtager en institution eller organisation, Social- og Boligstyrelsen har modtaget en accept fra tilskud- skal årsregnskabet underskrives af samtlige medlemmer af smodtager om modtagelse af tilskuddet. tilskudsmodtagers bestyrelse, forretningsudvalg eller et an- Stk. 2. Tilskudsmodtagers accept om modtagelse af til- det ledelsesorgan, der tegner tilskudsansvarlig. skuddet skal være modtaget i Social- og Boligstyrelsen Stk. 3. Social- og Boligstyrelsen kan indkalde grunddoku- i henhold til den frist, som er fastsat i tilsagnet om til- mentation, herunder bilag, for de afholdte udgifter. skud. Hvis accepten ikke er modtaget i Social- og Boligsty- relsen inden for fristen, kan Social- og Boligstyrelsen lade § 26. Der skal udføres revision af institutionens årsregn- tilskuddet bortfalde, jf. § 41, stk. 1, nr. 1, jf. § 40, stk. 1, nr. skab. Revisionen skal udføres af en godkendt revisor efter 3. lov om godkendte revisorer og revisionsvirksomheder (revi- sorloven). Revisoren antages og afskediges af bestyrelsen § 21. Tilskud udbetales som acontoudbetaling på bag- for institutionen. grund af indeværende års forventede overskud og udbytte Stk. 2. Bestyrelsen meddeler Social- og Boligstyrelsen, fra spilselskaberne. Der forventes at ske efterregulering i når der antages en ny revisor. efterfølgende år. 2. marts 2026. 4 Nr. 359. Stk. 3. I tilfælde af revisorskift skal den tiltrædende revi- § 31. Bliver revisor opmærksom på lovovertrædelser eller sor rette henvendelse til den fratrædende revisor, der har tilsidesættelser af forskrifter af væsentlig betydning i forbin- pligt til at oplyse årsagen til fratrædelsen. Social- og Bolig- delse med tilskuddets forvaltning, påhviler det revisor straks styrelsen kan indhente denne dokumentation fra institutio- at give institutionens ledelse meddelelse herom og at påse, nen. at institutionen straks giver Social- og Boligstyrelsen med- Stk. 4. Revisionen udføres efter aftale mellem institutio- delelse herom. I modsat fald er det revisors pligt at meddele nen og den godkendte revisor. Den godkendte revisor påser, Social- og Boligstyrelsen herom. Revisors bemærkninger at forudsætningerne for, at revisor kan acceptere og gennem- indsendes sammen med meddelelsen. føre opgaven, er opfyldt. Institutionen skal give revisor de Stk. 2. Det samme gælder, hvis oplysninger, som må anses at have betydning for revisors 1) fortsættelsen af driften er usikker af økonomiske eller opgave. andre årsager, eller Stk. 5. Gennemførelsen af revisionen i overensstemmelse 2) revisor agter at fratræde opgaven, fordi forudsætninger- med denne bekendtgørelse er en betingelse for, at institutio- ne for gennemførelsen af en revision i overensstemmel- nen kan oppebære tilskud fra Social- og Boligstyrelsen. De se med gældende etiske og faglige krav og standarder vilkår for revisors opgave, der følger af denne bekendtgø- ikke længere er til stede, og dette skyldes forhold hos relse, kan ikke tilsidesættes ved aftale mellem revisor og institutionen. institutionen. Kapitel 11 § 27. Den godkendte revisors opgave omfatter årsregn- Regnskab og revision af tilskud fra delpuljen til skabet for institutionen, som hvert år udarbejdes af institu- landsdækkende hovedforeninger for en eller flere sjældne tionens ledelse i henhold til kravene om årsregnskab i §§ 24 diagnoser eller sjældne handicap og 25. Stk. 2. Revisionen omfatter institutionens årsregnskab, § 32. For driftstilskud, der ydes efter § 7, stk. 1, nr. 1, medmindre andet fremgår af Social- og Boligstyrelsens til- i lov om udlodning af overskud fra lotteri, skal tilskudsmod- sagn om tilskud. tager senest 4 måneder efter regnskabsårets udløb indsende et årsregnskab, der er gennemgået og underskrevet af revi- § 28. Revisionen udføres i overensstemmelse med inter- sor, til Social- og Boligstyrelsen. nationale standarder om revision og de yderligere krav, der Stk. 2. Regnskabsåret er 12 på hinanden følgende måne- er gældende i Danmark, samt standarderne for offentlig der. revision. Standarderne for offentlig revision præciserer de Stk. 3. Kan tilskudsmodtager ikke nå at aflægge et års- særlige krav til en revision af et årsregnskab, der følger regnskab, der er gennemgået og underskrevet af revisor, af god offentlig revisionsskik, således som dette begreb er inden 4 måneder efter regnskabsårets udløb, kan fristen i fastlagt i § 3 i lov om revisionen af statens regnskaber m.m. særlige tilfælde forlænges. (lovbekendtgørelse nr. 101 af 19. januar 2012). Dette inde- bærer, at revisor gennemfører juridisk-kritiske revisioner og § 33. Årsregnskabet skal give et retvisende billede af forvaltningsrevisioner som led i opgaven. tilskudsmodtagers aktiver og passiver, økonomiske stilling samt resultat. Tilskuddet skal indtægtsføres og være specifi- § 29. Revisor skal udforme en erklæring om den udførte ceret i årsregnskabet. Tilskuddets anvendelse skal fremgå revision, der skal fremgå af årsregnskabet som en påtegning særskilt i en note til årsregnskabet, specificeret på udgiftspo- af det reviderede årsregnskab. Det skal fremgå af revisors ster. påtegning, at opgaven udføres på grundlag af bestemmelser- Stk. 2. Årsregnskabet skal underskrives af tilskudsmodta- ne i denne bekendtgørelse. ger. Er tilskudsmodtager en institution eller organisation, Stk. 2. Revisor skal oplyse i påtegningen, at revisor har skal årsregnskabet underskrives af samtlige medlemmer af udført sin revision i overensstemmelse med standarderne for tilskudsmodtagers bestyrelse, forretningsudvalg eller et an- offentlig revision (SOR). det ledelsesorgan, der tegner tilskudsansvarlig. § 30. Revisor skal udarbejde revisionsprotokollater Stk. 3. Social- og Boligstyrelsen kan indkalde grunddoku- el.lign., der skal indeholde de oplysninger, som revisor mentation, herunder bilag, for de afholdte udgifter. skriftligt kommunikerer til institutionens øverste ledelse § 34. Årsregnskabet for modtagere af tilskud på 100.000 som led i opgaven. kr. eller derunder skal være gennemgået og underskrevet Stk. 2. Revisionsprotokollatet el,lign. skal indeholde revi- af en af tilskudsmodtager valgt revisor, der skal være regn- sors rapportering af konklusionerne af alle juridisk-kritiske skabskyndig, men ikke behøver være registreret eller stats- revisioner og forvaltningsrevisioner, som revisor gennemfø- autoriseret. Den valgte revisor skal være uafhængig af til- rer i overensstemmelse med standarderne for offentlig re- skudsmodtagers virksomhed og må ikke have nogen person- vision. Protokollatet skal desuden indeholde revisors rotati- lig eller økonomisk interesse i revisionens udfald. onsplan for temaer vedr. juridisk-kritisk revision og forvalt- Stk. 2. Den af tilskudsmodtager valgte revisor skal påse, ningsrevision. at Stk. 3. Revisor skal påse, at institutionen indsender en 1) årsregnskabet er udarbejdet i overensstemmelse med genpart af revisionsprotokollaterne e.l. til Social- og Bolig- bestemmelserne i § 33, styrelsen sammen med det påtegnede årsregnskab. 2. marts 2026. 5 Nr. 359. 2) tilskuddet er anvendt i tilskudsåret, 3) tilskudsmodtager ikke har indsendt relevante dokumen- 3) tilskuddet er anvendt til formålet, ter i overensstemmelse med vilkårene for tilskuddet, 4) tilskuddet er anvendt sparsommeligt og eller Social- og Boligstyrelsen ikke kan godkende op- 5) tilskuddet ikke er anvendt til kommerciel virksomhed. lysningerne heri, Stk. 3. Revisor skal ved note i eller beretning til regnska- 4) en forfalden tilbagebetaling for et tilskud fra Social- og bet bekræfte, at regnskabet er gennemgået og forholdene i Boligstyrelsen ikke er indbetalt til Social- og Boligsty- stk. 2 er påset. relsen, 5) tilskudsmodtager ophører, § 35. Den af tilskudsmodtager valgte revisor skal udfor- 6) tilskudsmodtager begæres konkurs, træder i likvidati- me en erklæring om den udførte revision, der skal fremgå on, standser sine betalinger, indleder forhandlinger om af årsrapporten som en påtegning af det reviderede årsregn- tvangsakkord, eller hvis der foretages udlæg eller arrest skab. Det skal fremgå af påtegningen, at opgaven udføres på hos tilskudsmodtager, eller der ikke i henhold til tilsag- grundlag af bestemmelserne i denne bekendtgørelse. nets vilkår indsendes grunddokumentation for afholdte § 36. Årsregnskabet for modtagere af tilskud over udgifter, 100.000 kr. skal revideres af en godkendt eller statsautorise- 7) tilskudsmodtager ikke indsender det endelige regnskab ret revisor efter bestemmelserne i kapitel 10. senest 4 måneder efter tilskudsperiodens udløb (med- mindre andet er fastsat i tilsagnet), Kapitel 12 8) tilskuddet ikke anvendes i overensstemmelse med vil- Opbevaringstid for dokumentation kårene, eller 9) forudsætningerne for tilskuddet i øvrigt er ændrede. § 37. Tilskudsmodtager skal opbevare regnskabsmateria- Stk. 2. Udbetaling af tilskuddet genoptages, når Social- og let i mindst 5 år regnet fra udgangen af det kalenderår, hvor Boligstyrelsen træffer beslutning herom. årsregnskabet afgives. § 41. Social- og Boligstyrelsen kan træffe afgørelse om, at Kapitel 13 tilskuddet bortfalder helt eller delvist, og at udbetalte tilskud Underretnings- og dokumentationspligt skal tilbagebetales helt eller delvist, hvis 1) udbetaling af tilskud er suspenderet, eller der er grund- § 38. Tilskudsmodtager skal straks underrette Social- og lag for at suspendere udbetaling af tilskuddet, jf. § 40, Boligstyrelsen skriftligt, hvis: stk. 1, nr. 2-9, 1) Tilskudsmodtager bliver bekendt med forhold, der kan 2) tilskuddet ikke anvendes i overensstemmelse med den medføre suspension, bortfald eller tilbagebetaling af godkendte indholdsmæssige og økonomiske ramme for tilskud, jf. §§ 40-42. tilskuddet, eller 2) Tilskudsmodtager skifter revisor i løbet af projektperio- 3) en forfalden tilbagebetaling for et tilskud fra Social- og den, og projektperioden overstiger 1 år. Boligstyrelsen ikke er indbetalt til Social- og Boligsty- § 39. Social- og Boligstyrelsen kan pålægge tilskudsmod- relsen senest 2 måneder efter forfaldsdagen. tager at dokumentere, at betingelserne for tilskud er opfyldt. § 42. Tilskud skal tilbagebetales, hvis Stk. 2. Tilskudsmodtager kan pålægges at indsende nær- 1) der er sket helt eller delvist bortfald af tilskud i henhold mere oplysninger om tilskudsmodtagers drift, herunder revi- til § 41, eller derede regnskaber, budgetter og revisionserklæringer m.v. 2) hele tilskuddet ikke er brugt, og det uforbrugte tilskud Kapitel 14 ikke kan overføres til næste periode. Suspension, bortfald og tilbagebetaling af tilskud Kapitel 15 § 40. Social- og Boligstyrelsen kan beslutte, at udbetaling Ikrafttræden m.v. af tilskuddet suspenderes, hvis § 43. Bekendtgørelsen træder i kraft den 5. marts 2026. 1) Social- og Boligstyrelsen bliver bekendt med forhold, Stk. 2. For tilskud, der ydes i medfør af denne bekendtgø- som rejser tvivl om, hvorvidt tilskudsmodtager anven- relse, finder bekendtgørelse nr. 97 af 27. januar 2014 om der tilskuddet i overensstemmelse med den godkendte regnskab og revision m.v. af regnskaber for modtagere af indholdsmæssige og økonomiske ramme, tilskud fra puljer under Social-, Børne- og Integrationsmini- 2) tilskudsmodtager har givet urigtige eller vildledende steriets område ikke anvendelse. oplysninger eller har fortiet oplysninger af betydning for tilsagnet om tilskud, Social- og Boligstyrelsen, den 2. marts 2026 Maria Berkowitz Wichmann / Karen Moritz Hansen