Agenda item

Report of the Chief Executive

The Chief Executive submitted a report (previously circulated) which invited Members to approve the final draft of the Council’s Statement of Principles to the Gambling Act 2005 (Gambling Policy), which was due to take effect from 1 January 2025. 

The submitted report stated that the revised Gambling Policy was due to be renewed as part of a three-year cycle requirement within the Gambling Act.  The draft policy, appended at Appendix 1 of the submitted report, had been supported by the General Licensing Committee at its meeting on 24 September 2024.

RESOLVED – That the revised Gambling Policy, which would apply to all licences issued from 1 January 2025, be approved.

REASON - The recommendation is supported to ensure standards are maintained to protect the public, in particular children and vulnerable adults and to provide an enforcement framework that takes into account guidance issued by the Gambling Commission.