Decision details

Councillor Daniel Allen presented referral 8a from the Licensing and Regulation Committee.

RESOLVED: That Council adopts the Statement of Gambling Licensing Principles 2022-2025 as attached at Appendix A.

REASONS FOR DECISION:

(1)       Licensing authorities are required to publish a policy every three years by virtue of section 349 of the Gambling Act 2005 (“the Act”).

(2)       A new policy must be published by 3 January 2022 to comply with this statutory requirement.

(3)       The Policy builds on the effectiveness of the existing policy with minor amendments to reflect changes in legislation, statutory guidance, consultation responses and an updated local area profile.