To consider the submitted report on the above.

The Policy Development and Decision Group (Joint Operations Team) made the following recommendations to the Mayor:

(i)       that the establishment of a local lottery as outlined in Exempt Appendix 2 to the submitted report be approved;

(ii)      that the preferred option to appoint an External Lottery Management (ELM) be approved and the appointment of Gatherwell Ltd be progressed by the Assistant Director of Corporate and Business Services;

(iii)      that the Assistant Director of Corporate and Business Services and Assistant Director of Community and Customer Services be appointed to hold the licence for the local lottery and submit the necessary application to the Gambling Commission; and

(iv)     that the Assistant Director of Corporate and Business Services and Assistant Director of Community and Customer Services, in consultation with the Deputy Mayor and Executive Lead for Health and Wellbeing and Corporate Services, be authorised to make any necessary changes to the proposed local lottery to meet the requirements of the Gambling Commission and Gatherwell Ltd.

The Mayor considered the recommendations of the Policy Development and Decision Group (Joint Operations Team) set out above at the meeting and the record of decision, together with further information is attached to these Minutes.