Licensing Sub-committee - 14/12/2017

At a MEETING of the LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 14th December, 2017.

Present:-

Councillor Stewart HUNTER

Councillor Alan ROSS

Councillor Charlie MALONE

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 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 HEARINGS

(i) There was submitted a letter of information from the Chief Constable relevant to the alleged conduct of Mr P L 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 and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, the Sub-Committee agreed that a hearing be held in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr P L to be the holder of a Taxi Drivers Licence.

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.

(ii) There was submitted a letter of information from the Chief Constable relevant to the alleged conduct of Mr R C during the currency of his a Taxi Drivers Licence.

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter.

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 held in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr R C to be the holder of a Taxi Drivers Licence.

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.