Agenda item

Report of the Director of Markets and Consumer Protection.

The Committee considered the report of the Interim Director of Consumer Protection and Market Operations concerning the annual review of fees for those premises

requiring a licence under the Gambling Act 2005 for 2019/20.

A Member noted that five fees were being proposed to increase in the new fee structure including bingo and AGC. He queried what AGC stood for and how the fees were estimated for bingo when there had been no bingo establishments in the City to date. Members were advised that AGC was an acronym for Adult Gaming Centre and the costings for bingo fees were based on expectations of costs in line with other Local Authorities.

A Member was concerned that the bingo fee expectations were based on the recent bingo application that was not approved and felt that more accuracy was needed to ensure the right fees were being charged. He recommended a review of the costs and increase the fee for the future.   

RESOLVED – That Members agree the proposed fees for 2019/20 as set out in Appendix 1 (column six).