Issue - meetings

The report of the Director of Neighbourhoods is attached.

The Portfolio Holder for Neighbourhoods, Councillor Inglis presented the report of the Director – Neighbourhoods, which recommended that Council approve the Statement of Licensing Principles 2022-2025 as required by the Gambling Act 2005. It was noted that the Council was required to produce a Gambling Act 2005 Statement of Principles upon which it would base its decisions, and once approved the final Policy will be published by no later than 3 January 2022.

The Portfolio Holder for Neighbourhoods highlighted the three licensing objectives set out in the Act as follows:

·        Preventing gambling from being a source of crime or disorder, being associated with crime or disorder or being used to support crime;

·        Ensuring that gambling was conducted in a fair and open way; and

·        Protecting children and other vulnerable people from being harmed or exploited by gambling.

It was noted that the Draft Statement  of Principles had been fully considered and endorsed by the Council’s Licensing |Committee at its meeting on 4 November 2022.

Councillor J Walker, Councillor Jones, Councillor R Mallender and Councillor Thomas all supported the recommendation in the report.

It was proposed by Councillor Inglis and seconded by Councillor Williams and RESOLVED that Council approves the Statement of Licensing Principles 2022-2025.