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Report of the Assistant Director of Place (Highways and Public Protection)

The Committee considered the report of the Assistant Director of Place (Highways and Public Protection) which provided an update on applications made under the Licensing Act, 2003 and the Gambling Act, 2005 which had been determined by Licensing Officers.

The report indicated that Sefton Council’s Statement of Licensing Policy (issued under the Licensing Act 2003) and the Statement of Gambling Policy (issued under the Gambling Act 2005), both followed the recommended delegation of functions contained within the Guidance, issued under Section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 and the Guidance issued under Section 25 of the Gambling Act 2005. Where there were no relevant representations to applications, then these matters would be dealt with by Officers in order to speed matters through the system. The Guidance also recommended that where powers had been delegated, the Committee would receive regular reports on decisions made by Officers in order to maintain an overview of the general licensing situation.

The report indicated that during the period 13 August 2022 to 9 December 2022 the Assistant Director of Place (Highways and Public Protection) had received and determined the following numbers of applications:

Under the Licensing Act 2003:

·       100 Applications made under Premises Licences

·       41 Applications made under Personal Licences

·       73 Notifications of Temporary Event Notices

·       36 Notifications of Late Temporary Event Notices

Under the Gambling Act 2005:

·       4 Applications made under Gambling Premises Licences

·       3 Applications made under Licensed Premises Gaming Permits

·       1 Notification given for Licensed Premises Automatic Gaming.

RESOLVED:

That the report and the fact that further update reports would be submitted as necessary, be noted.