Licensing: Statutory Committee

The decisions as the council's minutes record them. A plain-language summary follows once it has been written.

1. Minutes of the meeting held on 17th September 2024.

   RESOLVED – T H A T the minutes of the meeting held on 17th September, 2024 be approved as a correct record.

2. Review of Statement of Principles Gambling Act 2005 – 2025 - 2028.

   RESOLVED – T H A T the proposed Statement of Licensing Principles for 2025- 2028, as detailed in Appendix A to the report, be approved and the report be referred to Cabinet and then on to Full Council for final approval. Reason for decision Having regard to there having been no consultation responses received, and to ensure that the Council fulfils its statutory duty as a Licensing Authority. September 09 Minutes and DN (LW)

1. 1

   Apologies for absence.

   Minute

   These were received from Councillors L. Burnett, N.B. Marshallsea and R. Sivagnanam

2. 2

   Minutes of the meeting held on 17th September 2024.

   Decision as recorded

   RESOLVED – T H A T the minutes of the meeting held on 17th September, 2024 be approved as a correct record.

   Minute

   RESOLVED – T H A T the minutes of the meeting held on 17th September, 2024 be approved as a correct record.

3. 3

   To receive declarations of interest and the nature of such interests under the Council’s Code of Conduct.

   Minute

   No declarations of interest were received.

4. 4

   Review of Statement of Principles Gambling Act 2005 – 2025 - 2028.

   Decision as recorded

   RESOLVED – T H A T the proposed Statement of Licensing Principles for 2025- 2028, as detailed in Appendix A to the report, be approved and the report be referred to Cabinet and then on to Full Council for final approval. Reason for decision Having regard to there having been no consultation responses received, and to ensure that the Council fulfils its statutory duty as a Licensing Authority. September 09 Minutes and DN (LW)

   Minute

   2025-2028 (DEH) – The report was presented by the Licensing Team Manager, who advised that Section 349 of the Gambling Act 2005 required that a licensing authority publish a Statement of Principles governing its licensing policy for a three-year period. The current Statement was due for renewal at the end of 2025. The report outlined the review and renewal process for 2025-2028 and a report back on the statutory consultation. September 09 Minutes and DN (LW) The report detailed the prescribed process to publish the next Statement of Principles including referrals to Cabinet, and finally Council for adoption. Following presentation of the report, in response to a Committee Member’s question, the Officer advised that there were 13 betting shop-type premises currently licensed by the Authority, and a small number of amusement centre premises, in addition to that number. Having fully considered the matter, and with no further queries, Committee subsequently: RESOLVED – T H A T the proposed Statement of Licensing Principles for 2025- 2028, as detailed in Appendix A to the report, be approved and the report be referred to Cabinet and then on to Full Council for final approval. Reason for decision Having regard to there having been no consultation responses received, and to ensure that the Council fulfils its statutory duty as a Licensing Authority. September 09 Minutes and DN (LW)

   Part of an issue followed across 2 meetings

   Papers: Review of Statement of Principles Gambling Act 2005 – 2025 - 2028
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   Any items which the Chair has decided are urgent (Part I).

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   Any items which the Chair has decided are urgent (Part II).

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Declarations are read from the minutes once they are published.

• Christopher FranksPlaid CymruPresent
• Gillian BruceConservativePresent
• Lis BurnettLabourSent apologies
• Margaret WilkinsonLabourPresent
• Michael MorganIndependentPresent
• Naomi MarshallseaLabourSent apologies
• Ruba SivagnanamLabourSent apologies
• Vincent Peter DriscollConservativePresent
• William HennessyConservativePresent

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