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To approve
the minutes of the Licensing Committee meetings held on 10 May 2018 and 16 May
2018. Additional documents: Minutes: The
minutes of the Licensing Committee held on 10 May 2018 and 16 May 2018 were
approved and signed by the Chairman as a correct record. |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: There were
no declarations of interest. |
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Gambling Act 2005 Statement of Principles Review 2017 Consultation Outcome PDF 159 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Members
received a report which detailed the outcome of the consultation on the revised
draft Gambling Act 2005 Statement of Principles. It was advised that the
consultation had lasted for 6 weeks and in that time two responses had been
received. The first
response from GamCare could be seen at Appendix 2 of
the agenda pack. Members were advised that the response contained general
guidance and information which officers confirmed was already adequately
covered by the draft Statement of Principles. The second response was received from Gosschalks Solicitors, on behalf of the Association of
British Bookmakers, which could be seen at Appendix 3 of the supplementary
agenda pack. The Committee were informed that the response contained general
guidance and comments and a number of suggested changes, which were summarised
below: ·
In
relation to the foreword, officers agreed with the suggestion that the
legislation no longer be referred to as “new”, and that reference to
“promoting” licensing objectives should be removed and replaced with “have regard to” the licensing objectives. ·
Officers
recommended that minor changes to the wording of section 2.7 should be made to
remove reference to “primary activity” and replace with “providing substantive
facilities for betting”. ·
Officers
recommended the removal of section 8.3 relating to a location policy as it was
deemed as unnecessary. ·
Officers
did not recommend that suggested minor changes to sections 8.6 and 8.12 should
be made as these had been adequately covered by other sections of the draft
Statement. ·
In
relation to local risk assessments, it was suggested that points relating to
deprivation, unemployment and homeless people should be removed as they were
not relevant. Officers did not recommend that these changes be made as the list
of factors was widely used by other authorities and was supported by wider
knowledge including the recent Guidance issued by the LGA and Public Health
England. ·
Regarding
the possible future Location Policy in the draft Statement of Principles,
officers confirmed that the new information on Local Risks addressed this and
therefore recommended that reference to a possible future Location Policy be
deleted. ·
Regarding
changes to Conditions, officers confirmed that the draft Statement of
Principles already addressed this. Members were informed that the proposed
amendments to the draft Statement of Principles could be delegated to the Head
of Healthy Communities in consultation with the Chairman without needing to
return to the Committee for approval. A question was raised as to why there
were concerns over the reference to areas of deprivation in the local risk
assessment. It was advised that the main concern was around predetermination,
however officers explained that the Council was not making any
predetermination, but the draft Statement of Principles was instead providing a
list of relevant factors which should be taken into account when carrying out a
local risk assessment. Various pieces of research had been carried out showing
that persons of lower income, unemployment and homelessness were at a higher
risk of being affected by gambling related issues. The Head of Healthy Communities advised ... view the full minutes text for item 3. |