The Senior Licensing Officer
introduced the report and reiterated the legislative requirement to
develop, publish and publicly consult upon the Council’s
Gambling Act 2005, Statement of Licensing Principles. The current
statement had been implemented in 2018, with the proposed statement
to be implemented from January 2022, if agreed.
Three consultation responses
had been received and were outlined in Appendix 2 to the report and
the officer’s response to these had been included within the
report.
In response to questions, the
Team Leader Contentious & Corporate Governance confirmed that
Public Health was not a statutory consultee to the consultation.
The Senior Licensing Officer stated that the references to alcohol
and drug addition related to the ‘Local Area Profile’,
which should be considered when gambling services were provided.
RESOLVED: That
1.
The consultation responses received be noted;
and
2.
Full Council be recommended to approve the draft
Gambling Act 2005 Statement of Licensing Principles Policy
2022-2025, as attached at Appendix 1 to the report.