Licensing Sub-committee - 22/12/2014

At a MEETING of the LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 22nd December, 2014.

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 Convener agreed that the undernoted item of business 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 DECLARATION OF INTEREST

No declarations of interest were made.

II CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982

(a) TAXI DRIVERS LICENCE REQUEST FOR SUSPENSION

There was submitted a letter of information from the Chief Constable relative to the alleged conduct of Mr C R during the currency of his Taxi Drivers 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 Drivers Licence held by Mr C R be suspended with immediate effect and that a suspension hearing be held in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr C R to be the holder of a Taxi Drivers Licence.

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.