Three-Year Licensing Policy Statement Regulations Consultation

This consultation has now ended. The consultation period was 22 November 2005 - 24 February 2006.

Summary of responses and conclusion on the Three-year Licensing Policy Statement Regulations Consultation was published on 13 March 2006.

Full responses were published on 17 March 2006

The Gambling Act 2005 gives licensing authorities a range of new powers to license gambling premises in their communities and requires licensing authorities to perform a number of different functions, including issuing premises licences, temporary use notices and a range of permits and other permissions. To assist authorities in this task, and to provide transparency for those wishing to apply to an authority for a permission under the Act, all authorities are required to prepare and publish a licensing policy statement.

The Secretary of State, or Scottish Ministers in Scotland, has the power to make regulations about the form of such statements, the procedure to be followed in relation to them and their publication.

This document explores the Department's current thinking about these Regulations and invites comments and feedback on the proposals.

Consultation: Three-Year Licensing Policy Statement PDF (119kb)
Annex A: Draft Regulations PDF (37kb)
Annex B: Regulatory Impact Assessment PDF (100kb)

For further information please contact:
Gambling and National Lottery Licensing Division
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2-4 Cockspur Street
London
SW1Y 5DH

A summary of responses will be published within three months of the consultation closing date and will be available on the DCMS website.

Please note that all information in responses, including personal information, may be subject to publication or disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If a correspondent requests confidentiality this cannot be guaranteed, and will only be possible if considered appropriate under the legislation.

If you have any questions or complaints about the process of consultation on this paper, please contact Liz Sweet, Consultation Co-ordinator, Strategy Division, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2-4 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5DH, liz.sweet@culture.gsi.gov.uk

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