Agenda, decisions and draft 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.

There were no declarations of interest intimated.

The Sub Committee had before it the minute of meeting of the Licensing Committee of 18 February 2020 for approval.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to approve the minute as a correct record.

The Sub Committee had before it the minutes of meetings of the Licensing Sub Committee of 17 March and 20 March 2020, for approval.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to approve the minutes as correct records.

The Sub Committee had before it the committee business planner as prepared by the Chief Officer – Governance.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to note the committee business planner.

The Sub Committee noted that the licence had been granted under delegated powers.

The Sub Committee noted that the licence had been granted under delegated powers.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

The press and public were excluded from the meeting for consideration of the items listed from 5.1 on the agenda and detailed below in this minute which contained confidential information in terms of Section 50A 3(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

The Committee had before it an information sheet prepared by the Chief Officer – Governance in respect of the application which advised that the application had to be determined by 28 August 2020.

The licence holder was not in attendance, nor represented.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to grant the licence for one year only.

The Sub Committee had before it (1) an information sheet prepared by the Chief Officer – Governance in respect of a request for the suspension of a Taxi Driver’s Licence; (2) a letter of representation from the Chief Superintendent, Police Scotland, c/o North East Division dated 1 May 2020; and (3) a letter submitted by the licence holder which also had appended, two character reference letters from employers.

The licence holder was in attendance and spoke in support of his letter.

Sergeant Flett was in attendance and spoke in support of Police Scotland’s letter of representation.

Sergeant Flett and the licence holder both summed up.

The Sub Committee resolved:-

to take no action in relation to the request for suspension of the Taxi Driver’s Licence.

-         COUNCILLOR MARIE BOULTON, Convener