Licensing Committee - 24/08/2017

At a MEETING of the LICENSING COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 24th August, 2017.

Present:-

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Stewart HUNTER, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 13th July, 2017 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 items of business on the grounds that they involve 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 25th July 2017, wherein it was agreed to suspend the Taxi Drivers Licence held by Mr J T with immediate effect and to hold a hearing in relation to the fitness of Mr J T to be the holder of a Taxi Drivers Licence.

There was submitted a letter of information from the Chief Constable relevant to the alleged conduct of Mr J T during the currency of his Taxi Drivers Licence.

The Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter.

Thereafter, having heard a representative of the Chief Constable, a representative on behalf of the licence holder and the licence holder on their own behalf, the Committee agreed to adjourn the hearing in relation to the alleged conduct of Mr J T during the currency of his Taxi Drivers Licence until the meeting of this Committee to be held on 5th October, 2017 to await the outcome of court proceedings and to recall the suspension of the Taxi Drivers Licence held by Mr J T during the intervening period with immediate effect.

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.