Report of the Transactional and Licensing Team Manager is attached.

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19.1    Members received the report of the Transactional and Licensing Team Manager which set out the proposed updated Gambling Act 2005 – Policy Statement.

19.2    In response to a question the Transactional and Licensing Team Manager confirmed that comments made by Oswestry Town Council after the closing date for submissions had been considered as part of the consultation.

19.3    RESOLVED:

a.    That the Committee considers the representations received following the formal consultation on the draft Gambling Policy Statement and agrees the officers’ comments in Appendix 1 in response to the comments made and recommends to the Cabinet that the policy statement is published and advertised by the Head of Trading Standards and Licensing in accordance with the provisions of the Act and that the policy statement will take effect from 31 January 2022.

b.    That the Committee delegates to the Head of Trading Standards and Licensing, in consultation with the Chair of the Strategic Licensing Committee, the authority to amend any typographical errors and/or administrative inconsistencies in the proposed Gambling Policy Statement as set out in Appendix 1 prior to the policy statement being presented to the Cabinet for final approval