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14.

DECLARATION OF INTERESTS BY COUNCILLORS

Minutes:

14.1    There were no declarations of interest.

15.

MLR/21/8 TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 15 OCTOBER 2021 pdf icon PDF 214 KB

Minutes:

It was RESOLVED:

 

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 15 October 2021 be confirmed and signed as a true record.

Recorded Vote
TitleTypeRecorded Vote textResult
That the minutes of the meeting held on 15th October 2021 be confirmed as a true record. Ad-Hoc Carried
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  • 16.

    TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF PETITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL'S PETITION SCHEME

    Minutes:

    16.1 None received.

    17.

    QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILLORS

    Minutes:

    17.1 None received.

    18.

    MLR/21/9 GAMBLING ACT 2005 - STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES STATUTORY THREE-YEARLY REVISION pdf icon PDF 217 KB

    Report from the Licensing Team attached.

    Additional documents:

    Minutes:

    Kay Sanders, Licensing Officer presented Paper MLR/21/9 to the Committee.

     

    The report detailed the outcome of a full targeted and public consultation, which ran between 18 October and 14 November 2021, in respect of the Statement of Principles statutory three-yearly policy revision relating to Gambling Act 2005 functions.

     

    Section 349 of the 2005 Act requires each licensing authority to prepare and publish a statement of the higher-level principles it will apply when dispensing its various gambling functions, this ‘Statement of Principles’ must by law be reviewed and re-published every 3 years or sooner if required.

     

    In 2021 the Authority revisited the statement which had been in effect since January 2019 and the revised ‘Statement of Principles’ was attached as Appendix A for approval by the Committee and recommendation to full Council for adoption, to take effect from 31 January 2022.

     

    The Committee thanked the Licensing team for the clearly laid out report.

     

    By a unanimous vote,

     

    It was RESOLVED:

     

    That the post-consultation draft ‘Statement of Principles’ in respect of Gambling Act 2005 functions, as attached at Appendix A, be approved.

     

    It was RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL:

     

    That the ‘Statement of Principles’ document be adopted.

    Recorded Vote
    TitleTypeRecorded Vote textResult
    To agree recommendations 3.1 and 3.2 as detailed within report MLR/21/9 Ad-Hoc Carried
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