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. The Policy sets out the framework for how Torbay Council implements the Gambling Act 2005.

That the draft Gambling Statement of Principles 2022 to 2025, be approved for public consultation.

The Licensing Authority is required to publish a statement and to review and re-publish the same, every three years, in order to meet its statutory requirement, as prescribed under Section 349 of the Gambling Act 2005.

No other options were considered.

This decision will come into force immediately so as to commence formal public consultation.

The Gambling Act 2005 requires Torbay Council, under its role as Licensing Authority, to review and publish a ‘Statement of Principles’ (the Gambling Policy), every three years. The Statement of Principles outlines the procedures that the Licensing Authority intends to follow in discharging its statutory responsibilities under the Act.  The current Statement was published on 30 January 2019 and therefore, it must be reviewed, consulted upon and re-published, on or before 30 January 2022.

Councillor Carter proposed and Councillor Cowell seconded a motion that was agreed by the Cabinet, as set out above.

None.