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Corporate Governance Framework
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Licensing decisions: grant or refusal of applications for licenses
Function
Determination of applications for operating or personal licences under section 69 of the Gambling 2005 Act (opens in a new tab), including the attachment of any condition under section 77 required to define the category of operating licence but subject to what is said in the following as to licensee specific conditions.
Person to whom the function is delegated and conditions under which the authority is vested
Assistant Regulatory Caseworkers or above may grant applications for personal functional licences, where there are no issues to be resolved about the suitability of the applicant or where the applicant has previously held an operating or personal licence under section 69 of the 2005 Act and there are no issues to be resolved about the suitability of the applicant.
Regulatory Caseworkers or above may grant applications for non-remote operating licences and remote licences, ancillary remote licences and linked licences (remote and non-remote), and personal management and functional licences where no issues have been identified or where any issues have been satisfactorily resolved.
A Regulatory Manager or above may grant an application for an operating licence or a personal licence, except for applications that are reserved to, or referred to the Regulatory Panel for consideration.
Minded to refuse cases: Where the conclusion of staff is that an application should be refused a 'minded to refuse' letter will be sent to the applicant.
Where, in response to such a letter, the applicant for a personal licence requests a hearing, this will be before an Executive Director, who will determine the case, otherwise a Regulatory Manager or above may decide to refuse the application.
Where, in response to such a letter, the applicant for an operating licence requests a hearing, this will be before a Regulatory Panel, the Panel will determine the case, otherwise a Regulatory Manager or above may decide to refuse the application.
Function
Imposition of a condition attached to a licence under section 77 of the Gambling Act 2005 (opens in a new tab) (including that section applied by section 128) specific to the licensee.
Person to whom the function is delegated and conditions under which the authority is vested
A Regulatory Manager or above may decide to attach a condition to a licence.
Where the conclusion of staff is that an application should be granted with a condition, a ‘minded to grant with condition’ letter will be sent to the applicant.
Where, in response to such a letter, the applicant for a personal licence requests a hearing, this will be before an Executive Director who will determine the case, otherwise a Regulatory Manager or above may decide to attach the condition.
Where, in response to such a letter, the applicant for an operating licence requests a hearing, this will be before a Regulatory Panel who will determine the case, otherwise a Regulatory Manager or above may decide to attach the condition.
Last updated: 27 February 2023
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