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The London Borough of Brent is a Licensing Authority under the Gambling Act 2005(the Act). Section 349 of the Act requires all licensing authorities to prepare and publish every three years a Statement of Gambling Principles that sets out their policy for dealing with applications and regulating gambling premises within their borough. The Act also requires licensing authorities to keep the Statement under review from time to time.

The current Statement of Principles was agreed in November 2015.

Subject to the final paragraph of the Executive Summary (page 3 of the Statement of Gambling Principles) being amended,  it was RESOLVED that:

      i.        Cabinet noted the revised Statement of Gambling Principles (31 January 2019 – 30 January 2022) set out in Appendix 1 of the report

    ii.        Cabinet proposed that the Statement of Gambling Principles be referred to Full Council on 26 November 2018 for approval.

   iii.        Cabinet resolved that the subject to approval by Full Council, the Council must publish its revised Statement of Gambling Principles for a period of four weeks prior to it coming into effect on 31 January 2019, on the Council’s website, in the local newspaper, on the public notice board at Council’s offices and make it available for public inspection.

Councillor Tom Miller, Cabinet Member for Community Safety, stated that the

London Borough of Brent is a Licensing Authority under the Gambling Act 2005 (the Act).

Councillor Miller stated that section 349 of the Act requires all licensing authorities to prepare and publish every three years a Statement of Gambling Principles that sets out their policy for dealing with applications and regulating gambling premises within their borough. He stated that the Act also requires licensing authorities to keep the Statement under review from time to time.

The Leader of the Council, Councillor Muhammed Butt, questioned the wording of the final paragraph of the executive summary (page 3 of the Statement of Gambling Principles).

Subject to the final paragraph of the Executive Summary (page 3 of the Statement of Gambling Principles) being amended,  it was RESOLVED that:

      i.        Cabinet noted the revised Statement of Gambling Principles (31 January 2019 – 30 January 2022) set out in Appendix 1 of the report

    ii.        Cabinet proposed that the Statement of Gambling Principles be referred to Full Council on 26 November 2018 for approval.

   iii.        Cabinet resolved that the subject to approval by Full Council, the Council must publish its revised Statement of Gambling Principles for a period of four weeks prior to it coming into effect on 31 January 2019, on the Council’s website, in the local newspaper, on the public notice board at Council’s offices and make it available for public inspection.