Issue - meetings

Considering the legal advice/ opinion of the Local Authority's lawyer (attached) on the SAC's remit in relation to the granting of the gambling licence, and the question of prior consultation

The Chair referred to the item for consideration and in respect of the circulated letter from the LB Haringey’s Legal Services representative in terms of the occasional use notice the Chair advised that he agreed with the advice/opinion as stated.

The General Manager – Mr Loudfoot advised that the initial permanent licence was withdrawn, and the licence was then resubmitted for consideration.  The terms of the resubmitted application was for licence valid for a 3-4 year period but limited only for the Darts Event only. The occasional licence was not used.  

The Committee then discussed the matter of the advice and the course of action open to it., the main comments being:

·        That the legal opinion as stated was narrow in its content though it was recognised that at this juncture there was little value in seeking further legal opinion, and whether the Committee may/would reserve its right to seek in the future further independent legal opinion ;

·        That the issue of the actual event was not being disputed but the mechanism of consultation regarding the event, as well as the implications of the original intended licence was;

·        That principally it was a further matter whereby the Advisory Committee felt that it should be  consulted upon and that the Board should be requested to note and ensure this course of action in the future;

·        That this issue should be a further matter that the Board needed to consider as part of its governance and consultation arrangements.

The Chair then summarised and it was:

RESOLVED

That in noting the written advice of the LB Haringey’s Legal adviser that the Board was not obliged to consult the Advisory Committee regarding the granting of the gaming licence, with which it does not concur, the Committee requests the Board to consider, as part of its relationship and arrangements with the Advisory Committee, that in future it be consulted in respect of such applications as a matter of course.