Decision details

Members were asked to consider the response from GamCare in relation to the reference from the Licence and Appeals Committee 10 September 2024 of the response to the consultation on the Council’s revised Gambling Act 2005 Statement of Principles for 2025-2027. The Chair of the Licensing Committee put the suggestion to the Committee that within the responses it was vital that the Council developed a local picture of the level of gambling harms, in order to best target resources and tailor service provision and that this could be achieved by gathering data from the National Gambling Helpline, as well as those already providing services in the area. In addition, in the in the absence of Cumulative Impact Assessments as a method by which the aim to permit approach can be challenged, The Council should continue to pursue a Local Area Profile approach that specifically analysed gambling risk, and use this data as a basis from which to scrutinise and possibly oppose a licensing application.

The Committee discussed the request to consider if topic be scoped further. A request for the data from the National Gambling Helpline was suggested at a future meeting. It was noted that there had been an increase in male suicide related to gambling in the media recently.

RESOLVED to request for the data from the National Gambling Helpline to decide if to further develop a local picture of the level of Gambling harms to best target resources and tailor service provision and to use this data as a basis to scrutinise further.