Agenda and minutes

The Chair advised that the proceedings were being recorded by the Council and that the meeting was being livestreamed.

NOTED       that in the interest of transparency, Councillor J Hall declared an interest in Agenda Item No. 4 - Review of the Statement of Gambling Policy 2025-27 given her employment.

The minutes from the meeting held on 12 September 2024 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Having declared an interest in the following item, the Chair removed herself from the meeting and Councillor P Taylor chaired the meeting for this one item.

The Committee considered the report of the Senior Licensing Officer which sought to provide Members with feedback following the public consultation of the Statement of Gambling Policy. 

The report set out that the consultation period had lasted for a period of six weeks and during that time, two representations had been received.  These had been included within Appendices A and B to the report.

In considering the report, a Member raised concerns in relation to the ever increasing number of people gambling online and that the Council, as the Licensing Authority, had no control over that. 

AGREED      (unanimously) that the draft Statement of Gambling Policy be supported and forwarded to full Council for approval and adoption.

Having previously considered an identical report on the General Purposes Agenda, the Committee determined as follows:

AGREED      (unanimously) that:

a)            the rationale for the report changes be noted; and

b)            approval of the new format and information provided be deferred pending further discussions with Members and Officers.

The Committee considered the report of the Senior Licensing Officer which provided Members with details of the various activities undertaken by the Licensing Team in relation to the different types of licensing matters covered by the Licensing Act 2003.

AGREED      that the report be noted.