Applications for casino premises licences 2014-2019

Request

1. For the period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2019 the number of applications for new casino premises licences under the 2005 Act (for 2005 Act Casinos) 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.

2. 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:

1. For the period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2019 the number of applications for new casino premises licences under the 2005 Act (for 2005 Act Casinos) 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.
2. 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.

Following a review of our records, (for the timeframe specified in your request) I can confirm that no recorded information falling within the scope of your request is held by the Gambling Commission.

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