Gambling Act 2005
New Gambling Legislation
The Gambling Act was passed by Parliament in April 2005 and introduced wholesale changes in how gambling is licensed in Great Britain. It established a new Gambling Commission to regulate the types of gambling facilities that are offered and the people and organisations who offer them.
It also bought new powers to licensing authorities who are already responsible for implementing the Licensing Act 2003.
Torfaen is responsible for monitoring and enforcing the Licences and Permits it issues – all under the following three new Licensing Objectives:-
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Preventing gambling from being a source of crime or disorder, being associated with crime or disorder or being used to support crime;
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Ensuring that gambling is conducted in a fair and open way; and
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Protecting children and other vulnerable persons from being harmed or exploited by gambling.
All new licences came into effect on 1 September 2007.
Fee Information
A PDF document detailing Application & Annual Fees| for Licensing in Torfaen is available here.
Information for public and business
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has published the following leaflets and factsheets:
Statement of Principles
The Council's Statement of Principles| was agreed at a meeting of the full Council, and is available to view here.
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TORFAEN COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
PLANNING & PUBLIC PROTECTION SERVICE
Notice of Approval of the Statement of Principles under the Gambling Act 2005
We hereby give notice that at a meeting of the Full Council held on the 24th October 2006 the Statement of Principles required by the Gambling Act 2005 was approved and will be published on the 1st December 2006.
Additionally the Council resolved not to permit Casinos to be licensed within the County Borough of Torfaen
Further information can be obtained by contacting the Principal Licensing Officer, PO Box 93, Cwmbran NP44 7WZ
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The following links provide current information from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport:
Further information, guidance and advice will be available on this site in the coming months.