The Licensing Authority is required every 3 years to review and re-publish the Statement of Gambling Principles Policy. Whilst most Licensing matters are delegated by statute to the Licensing Committee, the Gambling Policy is a Policy Framework document and must be agreed by Full Council. The Policy sets out the framework for how Torbay Council implements the Gambling Act 2005.

That Cabinet recommends to Council:

That the Gambling Statement of Principles 2022 to 2025 be approved.

The Licensing Authority is required to publish a statement and to review and re-publish the same, every three years, in order to meet its statutory requirement, as prescribed under Section 349 of the Gambling Act 2005.

No other options were considered.

Recommendation of the Cabinet will be considered at the Council meeting on 9 December 2021.

The Gambling Act 2005 requires Torbay Council, under its role as Licensing Authority, to review and publish a ‘Statement of Principles’ (the Gambling Policy), every three years.  The Statement of Principles outlines the procedures that the Licensing Authority intends to follow in discharging its statutory responsibilities under the Act.  The current Statement has been reviewed, with further changes made as a result of public consultation.  The refreshed Statement is required to be published, on or before 30 January 2022.

At the meeting Councillor Carter proposed and Councillor Stockman seconded a motion that was agreed unanimously, as set out above.

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