Licensing Sub-committee - 01/11/2012

At a MEETING of the LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 1st November, 2012.

APPENDIX I

Present:-

Councillor Stewart HUNTER

Councillor David BOWES

Councillor Tom FERGUSON

Councillor Stewart HUNTER, Convener, in the Chair.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

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 item of business on the grounds that it 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 DECLARATION OF INTEREST

No declarations of interest were made.

II CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982

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

(i) There was submitted a letter of information from a member of the public and a letter of information from the Chief Constable relevant to the alleged conduct of Mr D J during the currency of his Taxi Driver's Licence.

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of both documents. Thereafter, having heard a representative of the Chief Constable and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed that a hearing be held in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr D J to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence.

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

(ii) There was tabled a letter of information from the Head of Revenues and Customer Services relative to the alleged conduct of Mr D D during the currency of his Taxi Driver's Licence.

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter submitted by the Head of Revenues and Customer Services. Thereafter, the Sub-Committee agreed that a hearing be convened in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr D D to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence.

(iii) There was tabled a letter of information from the Chief Constable relative to the alleged conduct of Mr B McL during the currency of his Taxi Driver's Licence.

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter submitted by the Chief Constable. Thereafter, the Sub-Committee agreed that a hearing be convened in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr B McL to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence.

(iv) There was tabled a letter of information from the Chief Constable relative to the alleged conduct of Mr S B during the currency of his Taxi Driver's Licence.

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter submitted by the Chief Constable. Thereafter, having heard the representative of the Chief Constable and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, the Sub-Committee agreed that a hearing be convened in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr S B to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence.

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

There was tabled a letter of information from the Chief Constable relative to the alleged conduct of Mr R G during the currency of his Taxi Operator's Licence and Taxi Driver's Licence.

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter submitted by the Chief Constable. Thereafter, the Sub-Committee agreed that a hearing be convened in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr R G to be the holder of a Taxi Operator's Licence and Taxi Driver's Licence.

(c) TAXI OPERATOR'S LICENCE - REQUEST FOR HEARING

(v) There was tabled a letter of information from the Licensing Department relative to the alleged conduct of Company C during the currency of their Taxi Operator's Licence.

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter submitted by the Licensing Department. Thereafter, having heard a representative of the Licensing Department and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, the Sub-Committee agreed that a hearing be convened in due course in relation to the fitness of Company C to be the holder of a Taxi Operator's Licence.

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.