Agenda item

Report of the Director of Markets & Consumer Protection (copy attached).

A report of the Director of Markets and Consumer Protection on the Gambling Act 2005: Review of Statement of Licensing Principles was considered. The report explained that the Gambling Act 2005 required all licensing authorities to produce and publish a Statement of Licensing Principles. The legislation required that all authorities reviewed their policy at three yearly intervals and was last reviewed in January 2010 and therefore required to be reviewed in January 2013.

RESOLVED – That Members agree that:

·           the  amendments to the draft 2013 Statement of Licensing Principles in light of the consultation responses be approved as the final text and;

·           the Statement of Licensing Principles be submitted to the Court of Common Council for final approval.