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Allerdale Borough Council,
Allerdale House,
Workington,
Cumbria,
CA14 3YJ

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Licence - gambling

The Gambling Act 2005 came into force on 1 September 2007. The aim of the Gambling Act is to comprehensively update the existing Gambling Laws. It offers new powers and protections for new and old forms of gambling.

Its three objectives are:

  • keeping gambling crime free;
  • making sure that gambling is fair and open;
  • protecting children and vulnerable adults.

Apart from the National Lottery and spread betting, gaming and betting is regulated by the Gambling Commission, whose duties include licensing the operators and individuals involved in providing gaming and betting facilities.

Allerdale Borough Council has become a licensing authority under the Gambling Act and has a duty to licence premises where gambling is to take place and to licence certain other activities (such as registering small society lotteries).

We issue premises licences for:

  • Betting offices and race tracks
  • Bingo clubs
  • Adult gaming centres (AGC)
  • Family entertainment centre (FEC)

We issue permits for:

  • Gaming machines in alcohol-licensed premises, such as pubs
  • Gaming machines for members clubs
  • Gaming in members clubs
  • Unlicensed family entertainment centres
  • Prize gaming

There is a new system of Temporary Use Notices, Occasional Use Notices. These authorise premises that are not licensed generally for gambling purposes to be used for certain types of gambling for limited periods. We also issue small society lotteries and provisional statements.

Statement of Principles

Allerdale Borough Council has a duty to publish a Statement of Principles. We worked with officers from the other Local Authorities in Cumbria and consulted a wide range of agencies prior to publishing the statement of 3rd January 2007.  A copy of the statement of principles which was agreed by Full Council on 13th December 2006 is available.

 


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Adobe PDF format - download the viewerStatement of Licensing Policy - Gambling Act 2005 in PDF format996 Kb4 mins 45 secs @ 28.8k, 2 mins 22 secs @ 56k
Microsoft Word formatStatement of Licensing Policy - Gambling Act 2005 in Word format1507 Kb7 mins 11 secs @ 28.8k, 3 mins 35 secs @ 56k
Microsoft Word formatGA01 - Application for Premises Licence in Word format382 Kb1 min 49 secs @ 28.8k, 55 secs @ 56k
Adobe PDF format - download the viewerGA01 - Application for Premises Licence in PDF format69 Kb20 secs @ 28.8k, 10 secs @ 56k
Microsoft Word formatGA02 - Premises Licence Vessel in Word format384 Kb1 min 50 secs @ 28.8k, 55 secs @ 56k
Adobe PDF format - download the viewerGA02 - Premises Licence Vessel in PDF format71 Kb20 secs @ 28.8k, 10 secs @ 56k
Microsoft Word formatGA03 - Provisional Statement Standard in Word format377 Kb1 min 48 secs @ 28.8k, 54 secs @ 56k
Adobe PDF format - download the viewerGA03 - Provisional Statement Standard in PDF format67 Kb19 secs @ 28.8k, 10 secs @ 56k
Microsoft Word formatGA04 - Provisional Statement Vessel in Word format379 Kb1 min 48 secs @ 28.8k, 54 secs @ 56k
Adobe PDF format - download the viewerGA04 - Provisional Statement Vessel in PDF format67 Kb19 secs @ 28.8k, 10 secs @ 56k
Microsoft Word formatGA05 - Notice of Application for a Premises Licence Form A - Single applicants only in Word format317 Kb1 min 31 secs @ 28.8k, 45 secs @ 56k
Adobe PDF format - download the viewerGA05 - Notice of Application for a Premises Licence Form A - Single applicants only in PDF format36 Kb10 secs @ 28.8k, 5 secs @ 56k
Microsoft Word formatGA06 - Notice of Application for a Premises Licence Form B - Joint Applicants in Word format329 Kb1 min 34 secs @ 28.8k, 47 secs @ 56k
Adobe PDF format - download the viewerGA06 - Notice of Application for a Premises Licence Form B - Joint Applicants in PDF format40 Kb11 secs @ 28.8k, 6 secs @ 56k
Microsoft Word formatGA07 - Notice of Application for Provisional Statement Form A - Single Applicant only in Word format315 Kb1 min 30 secs @ 28.8k, 45 secs @ 56k
Adobe PDF format - download the viewerGA07 - Notice of Application for Provisional Statement Form A - Single Applicant only in PDF format35 Kb10 secs @ 28.8k, 5 secs @ 56k
Microsoft Word formatGA08 - Notice of Application for Provisional Statement Form B - Joint Applicants in Word format327 Kb1 min 33 secs @ 28.8k, 47 secs @ 56k
Adobe PDF format - download the viewerGA08 - Notice of Application for Provisional Statement Form B - Joint Applicants in PDF format40 Kb11 secs @ 28.8k, 6 secs @ 56k
Microsoft Word formatGA09 - Application Premises Licence Transitional Conversion in Word format382 Kb1 min 49 secs @ 28.8k, 55 secs @ 56k
Adobe PDF format - download the viewerGA09 - Application Premises Licence Transitional Conversion in PDF format68 Kb19 secs @ 28.8k, 10 secs @ 56k
Microsoft Word formatGA10 - Premises Licence Transitional Conversion Vessel in Word format385 Kb1 min 50 secs @ 28.8k, 55 secs @ 56k
Adobe PDF format - download the viewerGA10 - Premises Licence Transitional Conversion Vessel in PDF format71 Kb20 secs @ 28.8k, 10 secs @ 56k

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Contact Information

For more information please contact Licensing.

Telephone Number 01900 702720

last updated Thursday, November 08, 2007