Agenda and minutes

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The Sub Committee had before it a note outlining the procedure to be adopted by the Sub Committee in dealing with the hearing of the request for suspension of a licence as listed on today’s agenda.

The Sub Committee resolved:

to note the procedure to be adopted.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

The press and public were excluded from the meeting for consideration of the following items which contained confidential information in terms of Section 50A 3(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

The Sub Committee had before it (1) an information sheet prepared by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services in respect of the request for suspension of the licence holder; and (2) a letter dated 22 February 2017 from the Chief Constable, Police Scotland, c/o Aberdeen City Division, which in terms Paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, requested the suspension of the licence holder’s private hire car driver’s licence.

The licence holder was not in attendance.

Sergeant Flett was in attendance on behalf of Police Scotland.

Sergeant Flett spoke in support of the request for suspension from Police Scotland.

The Sub Committee resolved:

to agree to suspend the licence holder’s private hire car driver’s licence with immediate effect for its unexpired portion in terms of Paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 on the basis of that the applicant was not a fit and proper person.

- MARIE BOULTON, Convener