Issue - meetings

Report of the Interim Licensing Officer

The Committee gave consideration to the report and appendix (as set out at pages 40 - 72) which asked it to approve the draft Gambling Act 2005 Statement of Licensing Principles (“the Statement”) prior to consultation and agree an associated Scheme of Delegation.

The Committee was advised that it remained the sole preserve of the Full Council to resolve not to generally issue casino premises licences (under section 166 of the Gambling Act 2005 (“the 2005 Act”)) and, until such time as a resolution may be passed, any application for such a licence would be determined on an ad-hoc basis in accordance with the 2005 Act, other relevant legislation and the Statement.

The Committee was further advised that the ‘List of Bodies Consulted’ at Appendix 1 (at page 72) was a non-exhaustive list of organisations, agencies and public bodies either directly involved in the gambling trade or indirectly affected by the effects and implications of the same, and that the consultation process was an open invitation to any person or other organisation to respond to, including the Helping Hands Trust.

It was moved by Councillor J Kaufman, seconded by Councillor M H Charlesworth and

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT:

(i)       The draft Gambling Act 2005 Statement of Licensing Principles be approved and its adoption recommended to Full Council subject to any amendments arising from the consultation process;

(ii)     The consultation process to commence from 12 October 2018 be agreed;

(iii)   Delegated authority be granted to the Head of Law and Governance / Monitoring Officer to consider any representations made during the consultation process and make any other amendments as may be necessary following consultation with the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Licensing and Regulatory Committee.