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Guidance to licensing authorities

Licensing authorities are required to develop, consult on, and publish a statement of their licensing policy. The statement must set out the principles that they propose to apply in exercising their functions under the Gambling Act 2005.

To help the process, the Gambling Commission is required to issue guidance to licensing authorities on the manner in which they are to exercise their functions, and the principles to be applied by them in exercising them. Licensing authorities are required to have regard to this guidance under the Gambling Act 2005.

Our  Guidance to licensing authorities - May 2009 is available to download.

To view all of the advice and guidance we have produced for licensing authorities, visit the publications, guidance and advice section.

There are other websites available that offer services and guidance to licensing authorities on the Gambling Act 2005:

• Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services (LACoRS)
• Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA)
• The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)