Agenda item

Report of the Director of Markets and Consumer Protection.

The Committee considered the report of the Director of Markets and Consumer Protection concerning the annual review of fees for those premises requiring a licence under the Gambling Act 2005 for 2020/21.

Members were advised that it was a statutory requirement to review the fees annually and that the proposed fees had generally remained the same as costs exceed the maximum fee that the City Corporation was statutorily permitted to charge.

In response to a query regarding the forecasted drop of 24 for 2019/20, Members were advised that eight betting shops had indicted that they would be withdrawing from the City.

A Member felt that it was difficult to forecast the numbers and queried whether the money could be donated, e.g. to Drink Aware, if the costs were over. Officers confirmed that this would not be allowed even if the costs went to charity as the costs could be challenged.

RESOLVED – Agree the proposed fees for 2020/21 as set out in Appendix 1 (column 6, ‘Proposed Fee’).