Licensing Sub-committee - 20/11/2007

At a MEETING of the LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 20th November, 2007.

Present:-

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

Bailie Roderick A J WALLACE

Councillor Andrew DAWSON

Lord Provost John R LETFORD, Convener, in the Chair.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

The Convener agreed that the undernoted item be considered as a matter of urgency in terms of Standing Order No 17(b) in view of the timescales involved.

The Sub-Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the undernoted items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 3, 6 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.

I CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982

(a) TAXI DRIVER AND TAXI OPERATOR'S LICENCE - REQUEST FOR HEARING

There was submitted a letter of complaint from the Chief Constable and a letter of information from an anonymous source relative to the alleged conduct of Mr S B during the currency of his Taxi Driver and Taxi Operator's Licences.

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter submitted by the Chief Constable and noted the content of the letter of information which had been submitted by an anonymous source. Thereafter, having given consideration to the advice of the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed that the Taxi Driver and Taxi Operator's Licences held by Mr S B be suspended with immediate effect and that a suspension hearing be convened in due course.

(b) TAXI DRIVER'S LICENCE - REQUEST FOR HEARING

There was submitted a letter of complaint from the Chief Constable relative to the alleged conduct of Mr G S during the currency of this Taxi Driver's Licence.

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter submitted by the Chief Constable. Thereafter, having given consideration to the advice of the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed that the Taxi Driver's Licence held by Mr G S be suspended with immediate effect and that a suspension hearing be convened in due course.

Lord Provost John R LETFORD, Convener.