Gambling Policy

Requests for a review of a premises licence can be made by interested parties or responsible authorities; however, it is for the licensing authority to decide whether the review is to be carried-out. This will be on the basis of whether the request for the review is relevant to the matters listed below:

• in accordance with any relevant code of practice issued by the Gambling Commission
• in accordance with any relevant guidance issued by the Gambling Commission
• reasonably consistent with the licensing objectives
• in accordance with the authority's statement of licensing policy

The request for the review will also be subject to the consideration by the authority as to whether the request is frivolous, vexatious, or whether it will certainly not cause this authority to wish to alter/revoke/suspend the licence, or whether it is substantially the same as previous representations or requests for review.

The licensing authority can also initiate a review of a particular premises licence, or a particular class of premises licence on the basis of any reason which it thinks is appropriate.

The purpose of the review will be to determine whether the licensing authority should take any action in relation to the licence. If action is justified, the options open to the licensing authority are:

• add, remove or amend a licence condition imposed by the licensing authority
• exclude a default condition imposed by the Secretary of State (e.g. opening hours) or remove or amend such an exclusion
• suspend the premises licence for a period not exceeding three months
• revoke the premises licence

More details including time periods can be found in the Gambling Act 2005 (Premises Licences)(Review) Regulations 2007.