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Introduction:
The Gambling Commission issue codes of practice under section 24 of the Gambling Act 2005, about the manner in which facilities for gambling are provided to ensure that:
· Gambling is conducted in a fair and open way
· Children and other vulnerable people are protected from being harmed or exploited by gambling
· Assistance is made available to people who are, or may be, affected by problems related to gambling.
The Gambling Commission has introduced new provisions in its social responsibility code within the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice, which require gambling operators to assess the local risks to the licensing objectives posed by the provision of gambling facilities at each of their premises and to have policies, procedures and control measures in place to mitigate the risks. This provision came into force on 6th April 2016.
Operators will need to consider the types of premises and their operation in the local area surrounding the premises in relation to the local profile. The Licensing Authority considered local premises, which should be considered, these include:
· Schools (infant, junior and high schools)
· Colleges
· Job Centres
· Drop-in centres
· Religious buildings
Also some things the Operator may need to consider are local demographic data such as:
· Crime and ASB Information
· Index of Multiple deprivation
· Socio-demographic characteristics of the area.
The above data is also included in the local profile. The data is correct as of July 2021, unless stated otherwise.
Luton is located approximately 30 miles north of central London. The town has excellent communication links. Central London is 30 minutes away by train (from the town’s three railway stations – Luton, Luton Parkway and Leagrave). There is also direct rail access to the South of London (Brighton, Gatwick).
The official estimate of the population of Luton is 213,500 for 2020. According to the latest mid-year population estimates (2020 mid-year population estimate, ONS), Luton’s population is now 213,500, which increased by 400 between 2019 and 2020. The population increase was driven by a decrease in migration out of Luton to other parts of the UK. The current population increase followed several years of a fall in the population. With an area of 4,336 hectares, this translates into a population density of 49 persons per hectare which is greater than many London Boroughs.
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Mosque
Number
Name
Location
Number
Name
Location
1
45
Betfred
2
46
3
47
48
Bolingbroke Road, LU1 5JD
49
Ladbrokes
6
50
Ladbrokes
7
Ladbrokes
51
8
Cashino
52
9
Admiral
53
10
54
11
55
12
56
Stockingstone Road, LU2 7NF
57
14
58
59
16
60
17
61
Ladbrokes
18
62
19
58 Wellington Street, LU1 2QH
63
Ladbrokes
20
64
21
65
22
66
23
67
24
68
Ladbrokes
69
26
70
27
71
28
72
73
30
74
31
75
Ladbrokes
32
80 Park Street, LU1 3EU
76
33
77
34
35
36
80
Betfred
37
81
38
82
Ladbrokes
39
83
40
84
41
42
43
94 Hastings Street,LU1 5BH
44
88
Number
Name
Location
89
93
95
Ladbrokes
96
Education Establishments and Licensed Premises – Map
All Luton
High Town
Challney
Nursery
Challney
Nursery
Sundon Park
Secondary School
Icknield High
Leagrave
South
Nursery
Farley
Lewsey
South
South
Crawley
Children and Young Peoples Centres – List
Dallow
Leagrave
Round Green
Children's Centres
Northwell
Centres supporting Vulnerable People and Licensed Premises in Luton - Map
All Luton
High Town:
(Source: Public Health, Luton Council)
Type
Name
Ward
Drug/alcohol
South
Drug/alcohol
South
Drug/alcohol
Reconnect
South
Drug/alcohol
South
Housing
Signpost
Dallow
Housing
Westhill
South
Centres providing general support to the community and licensed premises - Map
All Luton
(Source: https://m.luton.gov.uk/Page/Show/Community_and_living/community-centres/Pages/default.aspx )
Type
Name
Ward
Dallow
All Luton
High Town
Claimant count numbers & rate of working age population, June 2021
(Source: NOMIS, Office for National Statistics)
Ward
Crime and ASB information – Totals of all Crime by Ward
(Source: http://www.lutonchurchestogether.org.uk/ , https://www.inspirefm.org/mosques/ and web searching)
All Luton
High Town
High Town
High Town
High Town
Biscot
Church
High Town
Biscot
Church
Biscot
Church
Leagrave
Mosque
Lewsey
Church
Challney
Church
Lewsey
Mosque
Lewsey
Synagogue
Limbury
Church
Crawley
Church
Dallow
Church
Dallow
Church
Northwell
Church
Dallow
Church
Dallow
Church
Round Green
Dallow
Church
Round Green
Dallow
Church
Saints
Mosque
Farley
Church
Farley
Mosque
Saints
Church
High Town
Saints
Chapel
South
Church
South
Church
The Greek Orthodox Church Of St Charalambous/ Ukranian Greek Catholic Church
South
Church
South
Church
South
Church
South
Church
South
Church
South
Church
South
Church
Stopsley
Church
Stopsley
Church
St John The Apostle Church /St John The Apostle Catholic Church
Sundon Park
All Luton
Experian’s Mosaic Public Sector consumer classification provides an accurate understanding of the demographics, lifestyles and behaviours of all citizens and households in the UK. The wealth of data and information on all citizens in the UK in Mosaic Public Sector helps provide you with a comprehensive view of citizens based on a number of factors. These factors are grouped together to identify areas that share common demographic features, which help to identify the generalised behaviour and lifestyle patterns of people at postcode level.
Mosaic Data was used to identify areas that have the potential to be of higher vulnerability to gambling issues (or higher risk areas) by identifying the dominant classification for the postcode, and identifying how many of the following four factors were present within the dominant mosaic type: A below average household income, above average financial stress, more likely to engage in online gambling, and more likely to identify as enjoying taking risks. The total number of factors present within the mosaic type was then identified to assess which areas have a greater number of these factors (and a potential greater risk). The postcode was assessed based on how many of these indicators were present, using a scale of 4 factors = red, to 0 factors = green. Opening a gambling location in areas that have a higher number of these factors may require consideration of additional mitigation of risk.
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