Gambling Licensing Policy Consultation

Under the terms of the Gambling Act 2005, we must to review the licensing policy statement every three years.

We base this policy on the three licensing objectives, which are:

• a) Preventing gambling from being a source of crime and disorder, being associated with crime or disorder, or being used to support crime.
• b) Ensuring that gambling is conducted in a fair an open way
• c) Protecting children and other vulnerable people from being harmed or exploited by gaming.

The purpose of the policy is to share:

• the guiding principles that direct us in making licensing decisions
• issues that applicants will need to consider when making an application.
• the ways we will issue licenses
• the role and influence of representations
• how we will communicate with others and undertake our enforcement role in relation to gambling

This information is for residents and businesses and those who wish to run gambling establishments.

The policy must now be fully reviewed, and re-published.

We have prepared a revised a draft policy for consultation purposes.

Please fill out the consultation questions via our survey.