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As a licensing authority under the Gambling Act 2005 (the Act) we must licence premises used for gambling. In doing so we must have regard to statutory guidance and our own statement of principles.
If we receive an application for a premises licence and there are no representations (objections) we are obliged to approve it. If we received a representation, it would be referred to the Licensing Sub-Committee for determination, who would take account of the draft statement of principles that we are currently consulting on.
The content of the statement is heavily regulated and therefore changes can’t be made to matters already subject to legislation. However if there is anything that you believe we have not taken into consideration or any errors in our statement of principles please let us know by emailing licensing@rother.gov.uk.
The types of licences that the Act is concerned with are:
Operators that manage and conduct gambling-issued by the Gambling Commission.
Personal management licences (for directors and area managers) and personal functional licences (for staff working in casinos) issued by the Gambling Commission.
Premises licences for the property where the gambling takes place issued by the local authority.
The Act requires us to consider the licensing objectives whilst undertaking our responsibilities. These are:
preventing gambling from being a source of crime or disorder, being associated with crime or disorder or being used to support crime.
ensuring that gambling is conducted in a fair and open way
protecting children and other vulnerable people from being harmed or exploited by gambling.
The draft statement of principles 2025-2028 is the same as the previously adopted version except for adding a statement about our Public Sector Equality Duty.
We are consulting with interested and statutory parties, such as, existing premises licence holders, the Gambling Commission, Sussex Police, Head of Children Safeguards and Quality Assurance, East Sussex Fire & Rescue and the HMRC.
As a licensing authority under the Gambling Act 2005 (the Act) we must licence premises used for gambling. In doing so we must have regard to statutory guidance and our own statement of principles.
If we receive an application for a premises licence and there are no representations (objections) we are obliged to approve it. If we received a representation, it would be referred to the Licensing Sub-Committee for determination, who would take account of the draft statement of principles that we are currently consulting on.
The content of the statement is heavily regulated and therefore changes can’t be made to matters already subject to legislation. However if there is anything that you believe we have not taken into consideration or any errors in our statement of principles please let us know by emailing licensing@rother.gov.uk.
The types of licences that the Act is concerned with are:
Operators that manage and conduct gambling-issued by the Gambling Commission.
Personal management licences (for directors and area managers) and personal functional licences (for staff working in casinos) issued by the Gambling Commission.
Premises licences for the property where the gambling takes place issued by the local authority.
The Act requires us to consider the licensing objectives whilst undertaking our responsibilities. These are:
preventing gambling from being a source of crime or disorder, being associated with crime or disorder or being used to support crime.
ensuring that gambling is conducted in a fair and open way
protecting children and other vulnerable people from being harmed or exploited by gambling.
The draft statement of principles 2025-2028 is the same as the previously adopted version except for adding a statement about our Public Sector Equality Duty.
We are consulting with interested and statutory parties, such as, existing premises licence holders, the Gambling Commission, Sussex Police, Head of Children Safeguards and Quality Assurance, East Sussex Fire & Rescue and the HMRC.
