Guidance
Guidance to licensing authorities
The Gambling Commission's guidance for licensing authorities.
Contents
- Legislative changes and Changes to the Guidance to Licensing Authorities (GLA) - 1 April 2021
- Part 1: General guidance on the role and responsibilities of licensing authorities in gambling regulation
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- Introduction
- Partnership working between the Commission and licensing authorities – shared regulation
- Co-ordination and contact
- Primary legislation
- Statutory aim to permit gambling
- The licensing objectives
- Codes of practice
- Licensing authority discretion (s.153 of the Act)
- Local risk assessments
- Licensing authority policy statement
- Limits on licensing authority discretion
- Other powers
- Part 2: The licensing framework
- Part 3: The Gambling Commission
- Part 4: Licensing authorities
- Part 5: Principles to be applied by licensing authorities
- Part 6: Licensing authority policy statement
- Part 7: Premises licences
- Part 8: Responsible authorities and interested parties definitions
- Part 9: Premises licence conditions
- Part 10: Review of premises licence by licensing authority
- Part 11: Provisional statements
- Part 12: Rights of appeal and judicial review
- Part 13: Information exchange
- Part 14: Temporary use notices
- Part 15: Occasional use notices
- Part 16: Gaming machines
- Part 17: Casinos
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- Casino premises
- Casino games
- Protection of children and young persons
- The process for issuing casino premises licences
- Resolutions not to issue casino licences
- Converted casinos (with preserved rights under Schedule 18 of the Act)
- Casino premises licence conditions
- Mandatory conditions – small casino premises licences
- Mandatory conditions – converted casino premises licences
- Default conditions attaching to all casino premises licences
- Self-exclusion
- Part 18: Bingo
- Part 19: Betting premises
- Part 20: Tracks
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- Definition of a track
- Track premises licences – differences from other premises licences
- Betting on tracks
- Licences and other permissions for the provision of betting facilities
- Betting on event and non-event days
- Social responsibility considerations for tracks
- Gaming machines
- Self-service betting terminals (SSBTs)
- Applications
- Licence conditions and requirements
- Part 21: Adult gaming centres
- Part 22: Licensed family entertainment centres
- Part 23: Introduction to permits
- Part 24: Unlicensed family entertainment centres
- Part 25: Clubs
- Part 26: Premises licensed to sell alcohol
- Part 27: Prize gaming and prize gaming permits
- Part 28: Non-commercial and private gaming, betting and lotteries
- Part 29: Poker
- Part 30: Travelling fairs
- Part 31: Crown immunity and excluded premises
- Part 32: Territorial application of the Gambling Act 2005
- Part 33: Door supervision
- Part 34: Small society lotteries
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- Small society lotteries
- The status of lotteries under the Act
- Licensing authority guidance
- Social responsibility
- External lottery managers’ licence status
- Lottery tickets
- Prizes
- Specific offences in relation to lotteries
- Application and registration process for small society lotteries
- Administration and returns
- Part 35: Chain gift schemes
- Part 36: Compliance and enforcement matters
- Appendix A: Summary of machine provisions by premises
- Appendix B: Summary of gaming machine categories and entitlements
- Appendix C: Summary of gaming entitlements for clubs and alcohol-licensed premises
- Appendix D: Summary of offences under the Gambling Act 2005
- Appendix E: Summary of statutory application forms and notices
- Appendix F: Inspection powers
- Appendix G: Licensing authority delegations
- Appendix H: Poker games and prizes
- Appendix I: Glossary of terms
Appendix F: Inspection powers
- PO – Police Officer
- EO – Enforcement Officer
- AP – Authorised Person
- LAAP – Licensing Authority Authorised Person
| Section of Act | Classes of person | Premises to which the inspection power applies | Purpose for which inspection power is available |
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| S.307 Inspection of gambling | PO, EO, AP | Reasonable suspicion of provision at premises of gambling other than private and non-commercial gaming or betting |
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| S.308 Operating licence holders | PO, EO | Reasonable belief premises used by operating licensed holder for purpose connected with licensed activities | Whether there is compliance with licence conditions |
| S.309 Family Entertainment Centres | PO, EO, LAAP | Premises for which an application for a family entertainment centre gaming machine permit has been made |
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| S.310(1) Premises licensed for alcohol | EO, LAAP | Premises licensed for the supply of alcohol | A purpose connected with consideration of the application |
| S.310(2) Premises licensed for alcohol | PO, EO, LAAP | Premises licensed for alcohol for consumption on the premises |
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| S.311 Prize gaming permits | PO, EO, LAAP | Premises for which an application for a prize gaming permit has been made |
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| S.312(1)-(3) Clubs | PO, EO | Premises reasonably believed to be a members’ club, commercial club or miners welfare institute |
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| S.312(4) Clubs | LAAP | Premises for which an application for a club gaming permit or club machine permit has been made | A purpose connected with consideration of the application |
| S.313(1) Licensed premises | PO, EO, AP | Premises for which an application for a premises licence has been made | Assess likely effects of activities on licensing objectives |
| S.313(2) Licensed premises | PO, EO, AP | Premises for which a premises licence is in force | A purpose connected with a premises licence review under s201 |
| S.314 Registered society lotteries | EO, LAAP | Premises owned or used by a (non-commercial) society registered with a local authority for exempt lotteries | Enquiries in connected with a lottery promoted on behalf of the society |
| S.315(1) Temporary use notice | PO, EO, AP | Premises for which a temporary use notice has effect | Assess likely effectives of activities on licensing objectives |
| S.315(2) Temporary use notice | PO, EO, AP | Premises for which a temporary use notice has effect | Whether activities accord with the temporary use notice |
Appendix E: Summary of statutory application forms and notices Next section
Appendix G: Licensing authority delegations
Last updated: 14 September 2023
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