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The Statement of Principles under the Gambling Act 2005, constitutes the Council’s policy on how applications for Gambling Premises licences are considered and regulated. The Act requires the Council to review and readopt a statement of principles at least once every three years and to consult on the draft before it is adopted. This report seeks the Committee’s approval to go out to consultation on an updated draft Statement of Principles.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)        Approve the draft Statement of Principles under the Gambling Act 2005 for public consultation.

The Statement of Principles under the Gambling Act 2005, constitutes the Council’s policy on how applications for Gambling Premises licences are considered and regulated. The Act requires the Council to review and readopt a statement of principles at least once every three years and to consult on the draft before it is adopted. The Committee received a report seeking approval to go out to consultation on an updated draft Statement of Principles.

The following matters were considered:

a)            Data Source. A Member of the Committee asked which data sources were used to evidence the statement that ‘there have been no reported issues’. The Principal Licensing Officer informed the Committee that the police data reports and EEBC reports were considered and there have been no complaints received. He continued to explain that as part of the public consultation, Surrey County Council Public Health will be consulted. At present SCC Public Health have informally raised that they have not identified this area as being of particular concern.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)      Approve the draft Statement of Principles under the Gambling Act 2005 for public consultation.