THE GAMBLING STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES (GSoP)
The Council of the Isles of Scilly is a Licensing Authority under the Gambling Act 2005. Section 349 of the Act requires that all Licensing Authorities must prepare and publish every three years, a Gambling Statement of Principles (it’s the statutory term for a Gambling Policy), or GSoP.
This GSoP must be reviewed every 3 years from the first appointed date of 31 January 2007. This date was set under the Gambling Act 2005 (Licensing Authority Policy Statement) (First Appointed Day) Order 2006.
The GSoP outlines the principles which they propose to apply when exercising their functions as the licensing body for gambling on the islands.
The GSoP is similar to that required by the Licensing Act 2003 and must follow procedures set out in the Act, including whom they consult.
The current policy is available to view on this page, as are the previous policies.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 Previous Gambling Statement of Principles 2015 to 2018 | 1.03 MB |
| Previous Gambling Statement of Principles 2019 to present | 795.88 KB |
 CURRENT GAMBLING STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES 2023 - 2026 | 367.72 KB |