Licensing Sub-committee - 18/08/2014

At a MEETING of the LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 18th August, 2014.

Present:-

Councillor David BOWES

Councillor Alan ROSS

Councillor Tom FERGUSON

Councillor David BOWES, Depute 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 IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION

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

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter. Thereafter, having heard the representative of the Chief Constable, the Sub-Committee agreed that the Taxi Driver's Licence held by Mr S M be suspended with immediate effect and that a suspension hearing be held in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr S M to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence.

David BOWES, Depute Convener.