Decision details

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RESOLVED:

(1)       That the Licensing Officer be requested to add some clarification to C3.1 of the Policy regarding Casinos;

(2)       That the Licensing Officer add a paragraph at Section E1 that Local ward councillors should be able sit on a sub-committee determining an application in their ward, or neighbouring ward, if they believe their local knowledge would be beneficial to the decision making process provided their participation is in accordance with the Member’s Code of Conduct.

RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL:That the Gambling Act 2005: Statement of Licensing Principles 2019-2022 (as amended by the Licensing and Appeals Committee) be adopted.

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 2019 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 further clarification on the requirement for local area risk assessments.