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The Licensing (2003 Act) Committee RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL that the Gambling Act 2005 Statement of Policy (attached) be approved.

Councillor Sue Ellington proposed and Councillor Raymond Matthews seconded the proposal as laid out in the agenda and with 47 votes in favour, 1 against and 3 abstentions

Council

APPROVED the Gambling Act 2005 Statement of Policy.

Council considered a recommendation from the Licensing (2003) Act Committee to approve the Council’s Gambling Act 2005 Statement of Policy.  A copy of the document had been circulated with the agenda for this meeting.

Councillor Sue Ellington proposed and Councillor Raymond Matthews seconded the proposal as laid out in the agenda and with 47 votes in favour, 1 against and 3 abstentions

Council APPROVED the Gambling Act 2005 Statement of Policy.

The Licensing Committee RECOMMENDED to Council that the Gambling Act 2005 statement of Policy be approved.

The Licensing Officer presented his report and the accompanying draft policy and informed the Committee that due to Central Government requirements, a revised Gambling Policy must be published by 31 January 2013. Following a meeting of the Licensing Committee on 5 July 2012, a draft policy was approved for public consultation. No comments were received as a result of the consultation process and therefore no significant amendments had been made to the draft policy.

The Licensing (2003 Act) Committee RECOMMENDS to Council that the Gambling Act 2005 statement of Policy as attached at Appendix A of the report be approved.

The Environmental Services Portfolio Holder AGREED that the Gambling Act 2005 statement of Policy be approved for consultation.

This decision has been published on Wednesday 18 July, which means that the deadline for call-in is Wednesday 25 July. If the decision is not called-in it can be implemented on Thursday 26 July.

The Licensing Committee RECOMMENDED to the Environmental Services Portfolio Holder that the Gambling Act 2005 Policy as attached to the agenda be approved for consultation and subsequent ratification and adoption by Council.

The Environmental Services Portfolio Holder AGREED that the Gambling Act 2005 statement of Policy, as attached, be approved for consultation.

As a requirement of Government legislation, councils must review their Gambling Policy Statements every three years. The Licensing Officer informed the Committee that there were no changes to the existing policy, however, consultation would be carried out with the following bodies:

·         the Police

·         persons carrying on gambling businesses in the area

·          those persons who appear to the council to represent the interests of persons who are likely to be affected, and

·         Parish Councils

It was noted that a comprehensive overview of the Gambling Policy was undertaken by the Licensing Committee in 2009.

The Licensing Committee RECOMMENDED to the Environmental Services Portfolio Holder that the Gambling Act 2005 Policy as attached to the agenda be approved for consultation and subsequent ratification and adoption by Council.