Applications for casino premises licences

Request

For the period since 1st January 2014 to date the number of applications for casino premises licences under the 2005 Act and variations of converted casino premises licences (where the Gambling Commission has received Notice of the Application) where the Commission has made representations that have been maintained until the hearing;

For the same period the number of such applications where the Commission has made representations adopting a neutral stance without formally objecting to the application.

Response

Thank you for your request which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

In your email you have requested for the period since 1st January 2014 to date, the number of applications for casino premises licences under the 2005 Act and variations of converted casino premises licences (where the Gambling Commission has received Notice of the Application) where the Commission has made representations that have been maintained until the hearing.

For the same period the number of such applications where the Commission has made representations adopting a neutral stance without formally objecting to the application.

The Commission does not issue premises licences. As such, no information falling within the scope of your request is held by the Commission.

The licensing of premises for gambling businesses is the responsibility of local licensing authorities (normally the Local Authority for the area where the business is located). You should contact individual licensing authorities to obtain more detailed information about premises licences.

You can find your local licensing authority (opens in a new tab) on GOV.UK

Review of the decision

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your Freedom of Information request you are entitled to an internal review of our decision. You should write to FOI Team, Gambling Commission, 4th floor, Victoria Square House, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B2 4BP or by reply to this email. 

Please note, internal review requests should be made within 40 working days of the initial response. Requests made outside this timeframe will not be processed.

If you are not content with the outcome of our review, you may then apply directly to the Information Commissioner (ICO) for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have already exhausted the review procedure provided by the Gambling Commission. 

It should be noted that if you wish to raise a complaint with the ICO about the Commission’s handling of your request for information, then you are required to do so within six weeks of receiving your final response or last substantive contact with us.

The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office (opens in a new tab), Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Information Management Team
Gambling Commission