The Licensing Authority is required every 3 years to review and re-publish the Statement of Gambling Principles Policy. Whilst most Licensing matters are delegated by statute to the Licensing Committee, the Gambling Policy is a Policy Framework document and must be agreed by full Council.

That the Council be recommended to approve the Gambling Act 2005 ‘Statement of Principles 2019’ (Gambling Policy) as set out at Appendix 1 to this Record of Decision.

This is a Policy Framework document which needs to approved by the Council.

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The recommendation of the Elected Mayor will be considered at the Council meeting on 5 December 2018.

Section 349 (1) of the Gambling Act 2005 requires that a Licensing Authority must prepare and publish a Statement of Principles that they propose to apply in exercising their functions under the Act. It further requires that it should be reviewed and re-published every three years.

The draft revised Policy for 2019, was agreed in principle by Licensing Committee on 19 July 2018. There followed a statutory consultation, which took place between 21 August and 16 October 2018.  The Licensing Committee considered the final draft Policy on 22 November 2018 and recommended that the Policy be approved.

As this Policy is a Policy Framework document it is for the Elected Mayor to formally propose any amendments to this document.  The Elected Mayor has considered the recommendations of this Licensing Committee and his decision is set out above.

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