Consultation on Revised Statement of Principles Under the Gambling Act 2005

Malvern Hills District Council is a licensing authority under the Gambling Act 2005.

As such the Council is required to review, consult upon, and re-publish a statement of the principles that it proposes to apply when exercising its functions under the Act at least every three years. 

The Council’s next statement of principles must be published before 31^st January 2025.

The Council has therefore undertaken a review of its statement of principles and does not propose to make any substantive changes to it before it is re-published.  Only very minor changes are being proposed including:

• Updating the dates shown on the front page and in other parts of the Statement to reflect that this Statement of Principles will cover the period between January 2025 and January 2028.
• Updating the population figure given in the introduction to reflect the latest census figures.
• Updating the list of consultees at Appendix B of the statement of principles to include additional gambling and other relevant trade associations.

The Council is now inviting comments on the draft revised statement of principles, which can be downloaded here: First Consultation – Gambling Policy .

Any comments on the draft revised statement of principles can be emailed to the Council via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and using the subject line “Malvern Gambling Statement Review.”

Alternatively, comments can be sent by post to:

Malvern Gambling Statement Review
c/o Worcestershire Regulatory Services
Wyre Forest House
Finepoint Way
Kidderminster
Worcestershire
DY11 7WF

Any comments must be received no later than Friday 25^th October 2024.