Agenda item

To consider the proposed revised Statement of Principles.

The Committee considered a report regarding the Council’s draft revised Statement of Gambling Principles.

The Gambling Act 2005 required local authorities to prepare and publish a statement of the principles that they proposed to apply when exercising their functions under the Act during the three year period to which the statement applied.  The Council was required to review its existing statement of principles and publish the revised version by no later than 31 January 2016.  In preparing a revised statement, the Council had to undertake a consultation exercise with stakeholders.

The draft Statement, which was attached as Appendix 1 to the report, incorporated minor amendments, changes in legislation or practice and a local area assessment.

RESOLVED – That the Cabinet Member for Communities be recommended to approve the draft revised Statement of Gambling Principles, to enable the statutory consultation process to commence.