Minute of Meeting of Licensing Committee of 25 March 2025 for Approval

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LICENSING COMMITTEE
Minute of hybrid meeting of the Licensing Committee held in the Council Chambers,
2 High Street, Perth, on Tuesday 25 March 2025 at 1.00pm.
Present: Bailie R Brock, Councillors H Anderson, A Chan, M Frampton, K Harvey,
I MacPherson, C Mair and A Watt.
In Attendance: M McLaren, K Engelberts, S Michie, M Pasternak A Brown and R
Ramsay (all Legal and Governance),
Apologies for Absence: Bailie M Williamson, Councillors K Allan, B Brawn, S Carr
and W Robertson.
Councillor I MacPherson, Vice-Convener, Presiding.
1. Welcome and Apologies
The Vice-Convener welcomed all present to the meeting.  Apologies for
absence were noted as above.
2. Declarations of Interest
No Declarations of Interest were made in terms of the Councillors’ Code of
Conduct.
3. Request for Public Consultation – Unmet Demand Survey Perth
There was submitted a report by the Head of Legal and Governance Services
(25/63) (1) updating the Licensing Committee in relation to the outcome of the latest
Unmet Demand Survey, (2) recommending that a public consultation be undertaken
regarding the options set out in the survey, (3) seeking authority to consult on
proposals to either increase the limit for taxis in Perth City by a further 24 licences or
to remove the limit on the numbers of taxis which may operate in Perth City.
Resolved:
(i) The contents of this Report, be noted.
(ii) It be requested that the Strategic Lead – Legal and Governance undertakes
consultation with the public and the taxi and private hire trade in relation to
either:
(a) the issuing of a further 24 taxi licences within Perth City, or
(b) the removal of any limit on the numbers of taxis that may operate in Perth
City.
(iii) It be requested that the Strategic Lead – Legal and Governance reports back
to a future meeting of the Committee in due course with the outcome of the
consultation and any recommendations.
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