Licensing Sub-committee - 06/11/2015

At a MEETING of the LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 6th November, 2015.

Present:-

Councillor Stewart HUNTER

Councillor Ken LYNN

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 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 AND TAXI OPERATORS LICENCE - REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION

There was submitted a letter of information from the Chief Constable relative to the alleged conduct of Mr D McI during the currency of his Taxi Driver's Licence and Taxi Operators 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 D McI be suspended with immediate effect and that a suspension hearing be held in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr D McI to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence. No action would be taken on the Taxi Operators Licence held by Mr D McI during the intervening period.

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.