Issue - meetings

The Sub Committee had before it an information sheet prepared by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services in respect of the request for exemption from the Committee’s street knowledge test for taxi drivers.

Mr Munro, Legal Advisor, provided the Sub Committee with a verbal update on the application.

The applicant was in attendance, accompanied by her union representative, who spoke in support of the request.

Members asked questions of the applicant.

The Committee resolved:-

to agree that the applicant be exempt from the requirement to undertake a street knowledge test on the basis of the individual circumstances and thereby to grant the application.

-           COUNCILLOR MALIK, Convener

The Sub Committee had before itan information note prepared by the Chief Officer - Governance in respect of the applicant which advised that the application had been placed on the agenda as it required to be determined by 30 April 2018 and that the applicant had still not passed the street knowledge test.

Mr Munro, Legal Advisor, provided the Sub Committee with a verbal update on the application.

The applicant was in attendance and spoke in support of the application. The applicant was accompanied by a translator.

Members asked questions of the applicant.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

(i)      to refuse the application; and

(ii)     should the applicant submit a new application, to agree to waive the fee for that single application and street knowledge test; and

(iii)    to note that officers would arrange for the applicant to undertake the street knowledge test in Polish.

-           COUNCILLOR JOHN REYNOLDS, Convener