Introduction
The Gambling Act is a regulatory system to govern the provision of all gambling in Great Britain, other than the National Lottery and spread betting.
The Gambling Commission is a unified regulator for gambling in Great Britain. The Commission and licensing authorities share between them responsibility for matters previously regulated by licensing justices.
On 5 December 2006 the Statement of Gambling Policy was adopted by Full Council. The policy statement has been drawn up in accordance with guidance issued by the Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) and followed a consultation period.
The purpose of the Statement of Gambling Policy (411Kb PDF) is to show how the Council as a Licensing Authority will promote the three licensing objectives of the Act in carrying out its functions. The three licensing objects are: -
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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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Ensure 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
The Council will continually review its policy with full consultation every 3 years.
Premises licences are granted by licensing authorities and authorise the provision of facilities on:
For more information see the Premises Licence Guidance notes.
Application forms (DCMS website) must be submitted to the licensing authority and to responsible authorities (34Kb PDF). The fees for premises licences are set by the DCMS and are reviewed by them on a regular basis. Please see our Guidance for premises licence applications.
In addition to premises licences the local authority is also responsible for issuing permits for:
Application form can be obtained from the DCMS website.
Some of the following documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.
This is a free application available from the Adobe website.
The fees (57Kb PDF) for premises licences have been set locally and agreed by the Licensing Sub-Committee on 16 May 2007.
Please click the relevant item above for guidance and application form.
Bournemouth Borough Council also registers
and gives goodwill advice on
Please click on any of the above for guidance.
If in doubt on any of the above licences, permits or registrations you should seek independent legal advice.
Fact sheets availabe form teh Gamling Commision.
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