Consultation on Revised Statement of Principles Under the Gambling Act 2005

Redditch Borough Council is a licensing authority under the Gambling Act 2005.

As such the Council is required to review, consult upon, and re-publish a statement of the principles that it proposes to apply when exercising its functions under the Act at least every three years. 

The Council’s next statement of principles must be published before 31^st January 2025.

The Council has therefore undertaken a review of its statement of principles and does not propose to make any substantive changes to it before it is re-published.  Only very minor changes are being proposed including:

• Updating the dates shown on the front page
• Updating the population figure given in the introduction section to reflect the latest census figures.
• Updating the dates between which consultation on the draft statement of principles will have taken place.
• Updating the boundary map at Appendix A of the statement of principles to reflect new Ward boundaries implemented since the existing statement of principles took effect.
• Updating the list of consultees at Appendix B of the statement of principles to include additional gambling and other relevant trade associations.

The Council is now inviting comments on the draft revised statement of principles, which can be found here

Any comments on the draft revised statement of principles can be emailed to the Council via enquiries@worcsregservices.gov.uk and using the subject line “Redditch Gambling Statement Review.”

Alternatively, comments can be sent by post to:

Redditch Gambling Statement Review
c/o Worcestershire Regulatory Services
Wyre Forest House
Finepoint Way
Kidderminster
Worcestershire
DY11 7WF

Any comments must be received no later than Friday 13^th September 2024.