RESOLVED that members agree the draft policy as presented and that the full policy be presented to full Council on 10 December 2024 for ratification.
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Minutes:
The Chair of the Licensing Committee, Councillor David Flagg presented the report on the Statement of Licensing Principles – Gambling Act Policy 2025-2028 and outlined the recommendations as set out on the agenda.
RESOLVED that the Statement of Licensing Principles – Gambling Act Policy 2025 – 2028 be approved.
Voting: Agreed with no dissent
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The Gambling Act 2005 requires all local authorities to review their Statement of Licensing Principles – Gambling Act Policy every three years.
National guidance to support and update the content of these policies is issued by the Gambling Commission on a regular basis. The BCP Council Policy is due for review by the end of 2024 for implementation from January 2025.
Currently there are several consultations ongoing within the Gambling Commission which will impact on national guidance issued to local authorities. The Gambling Commission has therefore suggested that rather than a full review of policies this year, local authorities can undertake a ‘refresh’ of the document and then review fully once national guidance has been issued, this is anticipated to be at some point during 2025.
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Minutes:
The Senior Licensing Officer presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'B' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.
The Committee was advised that there were several consultations ongoing within the Gambling Commission which would impact on national guidance issued to local authorities. The Gambling Commission had therefore suggested that rather than a full review of policies this year, local authorities could undertake a ‘refresh’ of the document and then review fully once national guidance had been issued, this was anticipated to be during 2025.
The Chair highlighted that officers had worked in accordance with the guidance provided by the Gambling Commission and that the changes made were listed in section 11 of the report.
In response to a question raised, the Legal Adviser explained that the draft policy did not need to go out to public consultation at this stage, however, public consultation would take place following a full review in 2025.
RESOLVED that members agree the draft policy as presented and that the full policy be presented to full Council on 10 December 2024 for ratification.
Voting: Unanimous