Issue - meetings

The Committee had before it a number of requests for deputation as follows:

(a)         Mr Tommy Campbell, Unite the Union, in relation to item 5.1 (CCTV – Taxis and Private Hire Cars – Policy Outcomes) on today’s agenda (article 9 refers);

(b)         Mr Russell McLeod, Rainbow Cars Ltd, in relation to item 5.2 (Taxi Demand Survey) on today’s agenda (article 8 refers);

(c)         Mr Tommy Campbell, Unite the Union, in relation to item 5.2 (Taxi Demand Survey) on today’s agenda (article 8 refers); and

(d)         Mr Mark Cullen in relation to item 5.2 (Taxi Demand Survey) on today’s agenda (article 8 refers).

The Committee was advised that request 1(d) as detailed above had not been received within the terms outlined in Standing Order 10(1).

The Committee resolved:-

(i)         to agree to hear requests 1(a) – 1(c) prior to consideration of the report at the appropriate point in the agenda; and

(ii)        to suspend Standing Order 10(1), and to agree to hear request 1(d) prior to consideration of the report at the appropriate point in the agenda.