Per the report, the council will work with the public health team to develop a detailed local area profile to determine where specifically in the borough individuals are more vulnerable to gambling harm.<\/strong><\/p>\nEach electoral ward will complete a profile. This information will then be used to identify which areas are at greater risk of gambling harm. This is to be reviewed in Spring 2022.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, the council proposed several changes to its licensing regime. This included moving from yearly to six monthly inspections of gambling premises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The borough of Knowsley leads the UK in gambling activity. This was found in a recent study conducted by the UK’s Public Health England. The study found that more people in the borough gamble regularly than anywhere else in the country. The region is known for struggling with chronic poverty. Knowsley is the second most […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":192829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,33810],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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