Agenda, decisions and minutes

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Please note that if any changes are made to this minute at the point of approval, these will be outlined in the subsequent minute and this document will not be retrospectively altered.

The Committee was requested to determine that item 9.1 (Application for Taxi Driver Licence – Review) of business which contained exempt information as described in Schedule 7(A) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, be considered with the press and public excluded.

 

The Committee resolved:-

in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, to exclude the press and public from the meeting during consideration of item 9.1 so as to avoid disclosure of exempt information of the classes described in paragraph 12 of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

The Committee noted that the applications listed in section 8 on the agenda and appendix B of the minute contained confidential information in terms of Section 50A 3(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and therefore would be considered with the press and public excluded.

Members were requested to intimate any declarations of interest in respect of the items on today’s agenda.

 

Thereafter, the following declarations of interest were intimated:

    (i)        Councillor Stuart declared an interest in relation to item 6.9 (Application for the Grant of a Taxi Operator’s Licence – Stephen Mitchell) by virtue of knowing the applicant, and withdrew from the meeting prior to consideration of this item;

  (ii)        Councillor Malik declared an interest in relation to items 6.6 (Application for the Grant of a Taxi Driver’s Licence – Umar Farooq) and 9.1 (Application for Taxi Licence - Review) by virtue of knowing the applicants, and withdrew from the meeting prior to consideration of both of these items; and

 (iii)        Councillor Townson declared an interest in relation to item 9.1 (Application for Taxi Licence - Review) by virtue of knowing the applicant through previous court proceedings, and withdrew from the meeting prior to consideration of this item.

The Committee had before it the minute of its meeting of 13 June 2017.

 

The Committee resolved:

to approve the minute as a correct record.

The Committee had before it the minute of the meeting of the Taxi Consultation Group of 27 June 2017.

 

The Committee resolved:

    (i)        in relation to item 5 (Operation Taber) of the minute, to agree to instruct the Head of Legal and Democratic Services to submit a service update on the process for dealing with all licence renewal applications to ensure that a robust and consistent system was in place to minimise the possibility of unlicensed vehicles and /or drivers operating within the city; and

  (ii)        to otherwise note the contents of the minute.

The Committee had before it, for its consideration, the applications listed in Appendix A to this minute.

 

The Committee resolved:

that all applications be determined on the basis shown in Appendix A and that all licences were subject to the Council’s standard conditions unless otherwise stated.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

 

The press and public were excluded from the meeting for consideration of the applications listed in section 8 on the agenda and appendix B of the minute which contained confidential information in terms of Section 50A 3(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

The Committee had before it, for its consideration, the applications listed in Appendix B to this minute.

 

The Committee resolved:

that all applications be determined on the basis shown in Appendix B and that all licences were subject to the Council’s standard conditions unless otherwise stated.

In accordance with the decision recorded under article 1 of this minute, the following item was considered with the press and public excluded.

 

DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

In accordance with article 2 of this minute, Councillor Townson left the meeting prior to consideration of the following item of business.

to agree to accept a further application from the applicant on the basis of the material change of circumstances and to agree that the fee be waived should a further application be received.

MATTER OF URGENCY

 

At this juncture, the Convener intimated that he had directed in terms of Section 50(B)(4)(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, that the following item be accepted onto the agenda as a matter of urgency as the Licensing Team required to notify the applicant of the processing issue raised as soon as possible. The additional item would be considered as item 9.2 (Application for Taxi Driver Licence – Review) on the agenda.

The Committee was requested to determine that the following additional item 9.2 (Application for Taxi Driver Licence – Review) of business which contained exempt information as described in Schedule 7(A) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, be considered with the press and public excluded.

 

The Committee resolved:-

in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, to exclude the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business (article 10 of this minute refers) so as to avoid disclosure of exempt information of the classes described in paragraph 12 of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

The Committee received a verbal report from Mr Munro, Legal Advisor, regarding a review of an application for a taxi licence.

 

The Committee asked questions of Mr Munro.

 

The Committee resolved:

to agree to accept a further application from the applicant on the basis of the material change of circumstances and to agree that the fee be waived should a further application be received.

- COUNCILLOR JOHN REYNOLDS, Convener.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPENDIX A

 

1.            APPLICATION FOR THE RENEWAL OF A PRIVATE HIRE CAR OPERATOR’S LICENCE – ZOEY ANNE PATERSON

Application Reference Number – 6/1

 

The Committee was advised that the application had been withdrawn.

 

 

2.            APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OF A TEMPORARY PRIVATE HIRE CAR DRIVER'S LICENCE - VASILE-GIOVANI TOMA

Application Reference Number – 6/2

 

With reference to article 27 of appendix A of the minute of the meeting of the Licensing Committee of 13 June 2017, the Committee had before it an information sheet prepared by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services in respect of the application which advised that the application had been placed on the agenda as it required to be determined by 6 September 2017, and to date the applicant had not yet passed the required street knowledge test and he was also required (1) in accordance with the Immigration Act 2016 to provide proof of his right to work in the United Kingdom; and (2) in accordance with the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 to provide his DVLA licence number to evidence that he had held a licence for 12 months prior to his application.

 

The applicant, Mr Vasile-giovani Toma, was not in attendance.

 

The Committee resolved:

to refuse the application.

 

 

3.            APPLICATION FOR THE RENEWAL OF A PRIVATE HIRE CAR DRIVER'S LICENCE - SHEILA MOFFAT

Application Reference Number – 6/3

 

The Committee was advised that the application had been withdrawn.

 

 

4.            APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OF A PRIVATE HIRE CAR DRIVER'S LICENCE - AHMED ALSAWY

Application Reference Number – 6/4

 

With reference to article 19 of appendix A of the minute of the meeting of the Licensing Committee of 13 June 2017, the Committee had before it an information sheet prepared by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services in respect of the application which advised that the application had been placed on the agenda as it required to be determined by 22 August 2017, and to date the applicant had not yet passed the required street knowledge test.

 

The applicant, Mr Ahmed Alsawy, was not in attendance.

 

The Committee resolved:

to refuse the application.

 

 

5.   APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT OF A PRIVATE HIRE CAR DRIVER'S LICENCE - HANNI BEDAWI

Application Reference Number – 6/5

 

With reference to article 20 of appendix A of the minute of the meeting of the Licensing Committee of 13 June 2017, the Committee had before it an information sheet prepared by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services in respect of the application which advised that the application had been placed on the agenda  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10.