approximately 46,000 properties, of which 33,430 are owner occupied, 4,150 are privately rented, 37,580 private sector stock, 8590 registered providers, and 8590 social housing. Allerdale is predominantly rural in nature. In the north of the Borough settlements are small and dispersed while the south contains the main urban centres. Approximately two thirds of the population live within the seven large settlements of Workington, Maryport, Cockermouth, Wigton, Aspatria, Keswick and Silloth. Allerdale has three distinct components: the urban centres on the west coast; the dispersed hill farms, forests, fells and lakes of the Lake District National Park; and the rural and fertile Solway plains including the Coastal Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty stretching to the north towards Carlisle. A map of the Council’s area is included at Appendix 5. Allerdale Borough Council consulted widely upon this statement before finalising and publishing. A list of those persons this authority consulted is provided at Appendix 1. The Gambling Act requires that the following parties are consulted by Licensing Authorities: The Chief Officer of Police; One or more persons who appear to the authority to represent the interests of persons carrying on gambling businesses in the authority’s area; One or more persons who appear to the authority to represent the interests of persons who are likely to be affected by the exercise of the authority’s functions under the Gambling Act 2005. Our consultation took place between 15 August 2018 and 28 September 2018 and we followed the HM Government Code of Practice on Consultation as updated March 2018. The full list of comments made and the consideration by the Council of those comments is available by request to the department named below. The policy was approved by Council on date to be confirmed and subsequently published as required on date to be confirmed. Copies are available in the Council Offices. Should you have any queries regarding this policy statement please send them via e-mail or letter to the following contact: Name: Licensing Department Address: Allerdale House, Workington. Cumbria CA14 3YJ E-mail: licensing@allerdale.gov.uk Tel: 03031231702 It should be noted that this policy statement will not override the right of any person to make an application, make representations about an application, or apply for a review of a licence,
must seek a premises licence from the Licensing Authority. They will be able to make category C and D gaming machines available to their customers. Unlicensed FECs provide category D machines only and are regulated through FEC gaming machine permits (see Section B of this policy). 13.2 This Licensing Authority will specifically have regard to the need to protect children and young persons. Children and young persons will be permitted to enter an FEC and may play on the category D machines. They are not permitted to play on a category C machines, and it is a requirement that there must be clear segregation between the two types of machines, so that children do not have access to category C machines. 13.3 This licensing authority will refer to the Gambling Commission’s website to see any conditions that apply to operating licences covering the way in which the area containing the category C machines should be delineated. It will normally impose conditions on granting licences which accord with the above. This licensing authority will also make itself aware of and impose any mandatory or default conditions on these premises licences. 13.4 This Licensing Authority will expect applicants to offer their own measures to meet the licensing objectives however appropriate measures/licence conditions may cover issues such as: of age schemes CCTV – this should be of sufficient quality that it will be of use in evidence Supervision of entrances/machine Physical separation of Location of entry Notices/signage Specific opening hours Self-exclusion schemes– these are schemes whereby individuals who acknowledge they have a gambling problem ask to be barred from certain premises Provision of information leaflets/helpline numbers for organisations such as GamCare. Measures/training for on how to deal with suspected truant school children on the premises 13.5 This list is not mandatory, nor exhaustive, and is merely indicative of example measures which applicants can consider implementing. 13.6 Mandatory conditions attached to FEC premises licences: The summary of the terms and conditions of the premises licence issued by the Licensing Authority under section 164(1) (c) of the Act must be displayed in a prominent place within the premises.
pusher or penny falls machines only) The above figures may be subject to change Appendix 4 - Delegation of Functions Matter to be with Council Licensing Committee or Sub-committee of Licensing Committee Officers Final approval of three year licensing policy X Policy not to permit casinos X Fee setting (when appropriate) X Application for premises licences X Where representations have been received and not withdrawn X Where no representations received/representations have been withdrawn Application for a variation to a licence X Where representations have been received and not withdrawn X no representations received/representations have been withdrawn Application for a transfer of a licence X Where representations have been received from the Commission or Responsible Authority X Where no representations received from the Commission or Responsible Authority Application for a provisional statement X Where representations have been received and not withdrawn X no representations received/representations have been withdrawn Review of a premises licence X Application for club gaming/club machine permits X Where objections have been made and not withdrawn X
Where no objections made/objections have been withdrawn Cancellation of club gaming/club machine permits X Applications for other permits X (for more than 4 machines) X (up to 4 machines) Cancellation of licensed premises gaming machine permits X Consideration of temporary use notice X Decision to give a counter notice to a temporary use notice X X - Indicates at the lowest level to which decisions can be delegated.