Licensing Committee - 07/01/2019

At a MEETING of the LICENSING COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 7th January, 2019.

Present:-

Bailie Willie SAWERS

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Stewart HUNTER, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 6th December, 2018 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

The 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 - SUSPENSION HEARING

Reference was made to Article II(a) of the minute of meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee held on 27th November, 2018, wherein it was agreed to suspend the Taxi Driver's Licence held by Mr G M with immediate effect and that a hearing be held in due course in relation to the fitness of Mr G M to be the holder of a Taxi Driver's Licence.

There was submitted a letter of information from the Chief Constable relevant to the alleged conduct of Mr G M during the currency of his Taxi Driver's Licence. The Committee noted that the licence holder was not present and agreed that the matter be considered in their absence. The Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter. Thereafter, having heard a representative of the Chief Constable and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, the Committee agreed that consideration of the matter be adjourned to the meeting of this Committee to be held on 2nd May, 2019 to await the outcome of court proceedings and to continue the suspension of the Taxi Driver's Licence held by Mr G M during the intervening period with immediate effect.

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.