<p>Like any workplace, betting premises must operate within the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act and the Management of Health and Safety at work Regulations 1999. In addition, powers to prohibit single-staffing in betting shops already reside with local authorities who can impose specific licence conditions at an individual premises if there is evidence that single-staffing poses a risk to the licensing objectives set out in the Gambling Act. The Government therefore has no plans to bring forward additional legislative proposals at this time.</p>