Agenda item

Review of the Statement of Gambling Policy

Appendix 8 of this report has been classified as exempt within the meaning of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and is not for publication. The appendix has therefore been circulated to councillors only.

 

Any discussion of the contents of the exempt appendix will require Full Council to pass the following resolution:

 

Under Section 100A (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, that the public and press be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following item of business, on the grounds that it contains the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in paragraph 5 of Schedule 12A of the said Act, and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption currently outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Minutes:

9.18pm – The report and recommendations were formally moved for adoption by the Leader, Councillor Stephen Cowan.

 

Councillor Dominic Stanton made a speech on the report for the Opposition.

 

The report and recommendations were put to the vote:

 

FOR                        UNANIMOUS

AGAINST                0

NOT VOTING         0

 

The recommendations were declared CARRIED.

 

9.22pm – RESOLVED

 

  1. To note that Appendix 8 is not for publication on the basis that it contains information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings as set out in paragraph 5 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

 

  1. That the Council carefully considered and noted the responses to the consultation attached at Appendices 4 and 5.

 

  1. That the Council approved the revised Statement of Gambling Policy 2025 – 2028 (Appendix 9) and associated Local Area Profile (Appendix 2).

 

  1. That the Council agreed to retain an existing no casino resolution within the Council’s Statement of Gambling Policy although this can be withdrawn at any time.

 

  1. That Section 6.9 of the proposed policy in line with the consultation responses be amended.

 

 

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