Licenced Betting Offices in Harrogate 2007-13

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Richard Richardson

Dear Harrogate Borough Council,

Please could you release to me information on how many Licensed Betting Offices were licensed in the borough in each year from 2007 to 2013.

For clarity: I wish to understand the total number of bookmakers licenced in each year 2007-13 and how that has changed over time.

This means that licenced bookmakers whose licences have lapsed, been surrendered or have been revoked need to be included, just information of when the currently licenced premises were first licenced is potentially misleading when analysing the trend over time.

Some councils make their current register available online,
unfortunately this gives just the current number not the historic trend.

Yours faithfully,

Richard Richardson

Directorate Support Springfield, Harrogate Borough Council

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Dear Richard

 

In your email which was received by the Council on 2/4/2014, you asked for
the following information:

 

Please could you release to me information on how many Licensed Betting
Offices were licensed in the borough in each year from 2007 to 2013.

 

For clarity: I wish to understand the total number of bookmakers licenced
in each year 2007-13 and how that has changed over time.

 

This means that licenced bookmakers whose licences have lapsed, been
surrendered or have been revoked need to be included, just information of
when the currently licenced premises were first licenced is potentially
misleading when analysing the trend over time.

 

In response, please find below the information from Harrogate Borough
Council:

 

All the required information can be found in the attached document.

 

We hope you are happy with our service.  But if you are not satisfied with
the way your request has been handled, please contact—

 

Freedom of Information Officer

Council Offices, Crescent Gardens, Harrogate, HG1 2SG

or email [1][Harrogate Borough Council request email]

 

The Council has an internal appeal system.  If your complaint is about the
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case reviewed by an officer from a department which has not been involved
in the decision previously.

 

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The Information Commissioner 

Wycliffe House, Water Lane, 

Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF

Tel: 01625 545745    Fax: 01625 524510

e-mail: [2][email address]

website: [3]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

 

Jo Maddock

Business Support Officer (Directorate Support)

ICT & Customer Support

Harrogate Borough Council

Springfield House

Kings Road

HARROGATE

HG1 5NX

Email: [4][email address] or
[5][email address]

Telephone: 01423 500600 (ext 58262)

Fax: 01423 556810

[6]www.harrogate.gov.uk

 

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Richard Richardson

Dear Directorate Support Springfield,

Many thanks for this clear and complete response
2007 - 17
2008 - 15 (+1 -3)
2009 - 15
2010 - 16 (+1
2011 - 16
2012 - 16 (+1 -1)
2013 - 16 (+2 -2)

Thank you

Yours sincerely,

Richard Richardson