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RESOLVED that the Committee: a) Considered and approved the level of fees proposed under the Gambling Act 2005 for 2025/26 as outlined in Appendix 1. b) Noted the level of fees charged in connection with the Gambling Permits and associated charges in Appendix 2. c) Noted the level of fees in relation to the Licensing Act 2003 as outlined in Appendix 4. d) Noted that the fees for the Special Procedures licensing regime would be subject to their own review. The meeting closed at 10:08 am.
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors E. Aldworth, D. Cushing, G. Enright, C. Gordon, J. Jones, J. Scriven, and J. E. Roberts and W. Williams (Vice Chair).
There were no declarations of interest received at the commencement or during the course of the meeting.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED that the Committee: a) Considered and approved the level of fees proposed under the Gambling Act 2005 for 2025/26 as outlined in Appendix 1. b) Noted the level of fees charged in connection with the Gambling Permits and associated charges in Appendix 2. c) Noted the level of fees in relation to the Licensing Act 2003 as outlined in Appendix 4. d) Noted that the fees for the Special Procedures licensing regime would be subject to their own review. The meeting closed at 10:08 am.
The Licensing Manager presented a report to the Licensing and Gambling Committee to recommend Gambling Licences/Registration/Permit Fees under the Gambling Act 2005 for the 2025/26. Members were advised that all locally set Licensing fees are reviewed regularly to recover reasonable costs of providing the service. This report recommended increasing locally set Gambling fees and advised Members of the fee structure established by the Government under the Licensing Act 2003 and of the separate review of fees applicable to the Special Procedures licensing regime. The Chair thanked the Licensing Manager and invited Members questions or comments. The Chair sought confirmation as to whether there any comments were received during the consultation. The Licensing Manager confirmed that no comments had been received regarding these fee types. There were no further questions raised. The Chair thanked the Licensing Manager. Following consideration of the report it was moved and seconded that the recommendations be approved. By way of Microsoft Forms this was agreed unanimously. RESOLVED that the Committee: a) Considered and approved the level of fees proposed under the Gambling Act 2005 for 2025/26 as outlined in Appendix 1. b) Noted the level of fees charged in connection with the Gambling Permits and associated charges in Appendix 2. c) Noted the level of fees in relation to the Licensing Act 2003 as outlined in Appendix 4. d) Noted that the fees for the Special Procedures licensing regime would be subject to their own review. The meeting closed at 10:08 am.
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