Issue - meetings

[To approve the revised Statement of Gambling Policy.]

That the revised Statement of Gambling Policy be approved.

Councillor Alan Bolshaw presented the revised Statement of Gambling Policy for approval. He advised Licensing Authorities were required to prepare and consult upon a Statement of Gambling Policy every three years. As part of the review a local area assessment hadalso been developed and it was envisaged that this would lead to a higher quality of applications.

Councillor Alan Bolshaw proposed the recommendation and Councillor Steve Evans seconded the recommendation.

In response to Councillor Udey Singh’s question on the Gambling policy it was agreed that the Cabinet Member for Public Health and Wellbeing would provide a written response.

Resolved:

That the revised Statement of Gambling Policy be approved.