Decision details

The Director of Communities and Environment submitted a report providing details of the triennial statutory review of the Gambling Act 2005 Statement of Licensing Policy, which having taken into consideration the outcomes of the review, sought the Board’s agreement to refer the proposed Policy to Council for the purposes of adoption in line with the Council’s Budgetary and Policy Framework Procedure Rules.

Responding to a Member’s enquiry regarding the limited response that the Council had received to the consultation exercise undertaken, the Board was provided with details of the actions which had been taken both in terms of liaising with relevant partners when developing the updated policy and also in the publicising of the statutory consultation.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That having considered the contents of the submitted report, approval be given to refer the Statement of Licensing Policy to Council, with a recommendation that the Policy be approved in line with the Council’s Budgetary and Policy Framework Procedure Rules;

(b)  That it be noted that if the policy is approved by Council in November 2018, the Council must advertise the publication of the policy on the Council’s website and by way of notices in the public buildings, describing where a copy can be viewed for a period of 30 days before the policy is implemented, with it also being noted that such actions will be implemented by the Principal Licensing Officer, Entertainment Licensing on 2^nd January 2019.

(The matters referred to within this minute, given that they were decisions being made in accordance with the Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules, were not eligible for Call In, as Executive and Decision Making Procedure Rule 5.1.2 states that the power to Call In decisions does not extend to those decisions being made in accordance with the Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules)