Agenda and minutes

          The minutes of the meeting held on 11 January 2023 were taken as read and will be signed as a correct record.

The Committee considers a request to authorise a review of the Council’s Statement of Gambling Policy.

The Policy must be reviewed by the Council for successive three-year periods and the current policy is due to expire on at midnight on 30 January 2025. Members were advised on the consultation process to be followed and a copy of the updated Policy had been circulated to Members.

Following the consultation process a report would be brought back to Committee for consideration and recommendation to full Council.

RESOLVED: That

1)    the Director - Legal and Democratic Services (D-LD) be authorised to undertake a consultation exercise in respect of the Council’s Statement of Gambling Policy, in accordance with section 349 Gambling Act 2005;

2)    the D-LD determine all matters relating to the consultations process; and

3)    the matter be reported back to the Regulatory Committee following the completion of the consultation process.