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Consultation of Statement of Principles for Gambling 2025 to 2028
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION OF STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES GAMBLING ACT 2005
(Licensing Authority Policy Statement) (England & Wales) Regulations 2006.
The Gambling Act 2005 requires the Council to prepare, adopt and publish a “Statement of Principles” setting out the Licensing Authority’s approach to applications under the Act and the information it expects applicants to provide.
Under Section 349 of the Gambling Act 2005 this statement must be reviewed and re-published every three years.
The current Statement of Principles has now been reviewed and was adopted at a full meeting of the Council on 2 October 2024. It will be published on 2 January 2025 and will have effect from 31 January 2025 until 31 January 2028.
You may view the published Statement by visiting our website. You may also inspect the Statement at the council offices:
Licensing Team
Swale House
East Street
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 3HT