Licensing Sub-committee - 10/03/2025

At a MEETING of the LICENSING SUB-COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 10th March, 2025.

 

APPENDIX V

 

Present:-

 

Councillor Stewart HUNTER

Deputy Lord Provost Kevin CORDELL

Councillor George McIRVINE

 

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 ground 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

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

II CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982

 

(a) TAXI OPERATORS LICENCE REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION

 

There was submitted a letter of information from a Licensing Standards Officer relative to the alleged conduct of M B during the currency of their Taxi Operators Licence.

 

The Sub-Committee gave consideration to the content of the letter. Thereafter, having heard the representative of a Licensing Standards Officer and consideration of the advice of the Legal Officer, the Sub‑Committee agreed that the Taxi Operators Licence held by M B be suspended with immediate effect until testing has taken place and that a suspension hearing be held in due course in relation to the fitness of M B to be the holder of a Taxi Operators Licence.

 

 

 

 

Stewart HUNTER, Convener.