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Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (Betting Shops) Bill

The bill’s formal description, sponsors and the full list of documents Parliament has published for it, bill text at each stage, Explanatory Notes, Impact Assessments, amendment papers, written evidence and committee reports.

Long title · Parliament’s official description

A Bill to require the Secretary of State to create a new planning use class for betting shops with fixed odds betting terminals, which would require the granting of planning permission; to provide that local planning authorities assess demand for fixed odds betting terminal betting shops when considering applications for premises in that planning use class and place a cap on the number of such shops for which planning permission may be granted in any area; and for connected purposes.

Sponsors · 1

  • Thomas DochertyLabourDunfermline and West Fife

Bill · 1

  • Bill 38 2014-2015, as introducedCommons
    25 Feb 2015

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