FOI release

Freedom of Information request: Gambling premises licence statistics 2021–2025

Case reference FOI2026/01617

Received 13 October 2026

Published 2 November 2026

Request

I would like the following information, if held, for the calendar years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. Please provide the figures separately for: * adult gaming centre (AGC) premises licences * betting premises licences (excluding tracks) For each year and each premises type: 1. Number of new premises licence applications received 2. Number granted 3. Number refused 4. Number withdrawn 5. Number still pending at the date of your response 6. Number determined under delegated authority 7. Number determined at a hearing 8. Median working days from a valid application to decision (or the mean, if that is the only figure you hold) 9. Number of applications that attracted representations I do not need applicant names, addresses, or copies of application files. Counts and timescales in a spreadsheet or table are sufficient.

Response

Please provide the figures separately for:

  • adult gaming centre (AGC) premises licences Zero licences

  • betting premises licences (excluding tracks) 5

For each year and each premises type:

  1. Number of new premises licence applications received 0

  2. Number granted 0

  3. Number refused 0

  4. Number withdrawn 0

  5. Number still pending at the date of your response 0

  6. Number determined under delegated authority 0

  7. Number determined at a hearing 0

  8. Median working days from a valid application to decision (or the mean, if that is the only figure you hold) 0

  9. Number of applications that attracted representations 0

Documents

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