Minutes of meeting
Renfrewshire Council · 19 August 2026
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Minute of Meeting Regulatory Functions Board Date Time Venue Wednesday, 19 August 2026 10:00 Council Chambers (Renfrewshire), Council Headquarters, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, PA1 1AN Present: Councillor Audrey Doig, Councillor Neill Graham, Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes, Councillor Bruce MacFarlane, Councillor Janis McDonald, Councillor Cathy McEwan, Councillor John McNaughtan, Councillor Andy Steel Chair Councillor McNaughtan, Convener, presided. In Attendance D Campbell, Managing Solicitor (Licensing), C Young and I Scullion, both Civic Licensing Standards Officers/Licensing Standards Officers, D Cunningham, Committee Services & Licensing Officer and E Graham and S Kerr, both Licensing & Committee Assistants (all Finance & Resources). Recording of Meeting Prior to the commencement of the meeting, the Convener intimated that this meeting would be recorded for subsequent broadcast via the Council's internet site. Apologies Councillors Montomery and Mullin. Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements There were no declarations of interest or transparency statements intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.
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Order of Business In terms of Standing Order 16, the Convener altered the order of business to facilitate the conduct of the meeting as reflected in the order of this Minute. 1 Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982: Review of Taxi Fares within Renfrewshire Under reference to item 1 of the Minute of the meeting of this Board held on 4 June 2026, there was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to a review of the taxi fares applying within Renfrewshire. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved (a) that a new fares scale for Renfrewshire be agreed in accordance with the advertised scale set out in paragraph 1.2 and Appendix 1 of the report, except (i) that the £7 advertised for Glasgow Airport pick-up and drop-off be amended to “The prevailing Glasgow Airport charge as set by Glasgow Airport at that time” and (ii) that the Tariff 2 charges as shown in respect of journeys from midnight on 24 December until midnight on 26 December, and from midnight on 31 December until midnight on 2 January, apply where four or fewer passengers are carried and that, in respect of journeys between those times where in excess of four passengers are carried (applicable to 5 or more passenger taxis), the fare chargeable shall be Tariff 2 plus 1/3 (to be known as “Tariff 3”); (b) that it be agreed that the fares scale shall come into effect on 12 October 2026; (c) that it be agreed that officers be authorised to give notice to (i) all operators of taxis operating in Renfrewshire and (ii) the persons and organisations appearing to the Board to be representative of the operators of taxis operating within Renfrewshire (being the parties initially consulted) of the fares scale fixed and its effect, the date on which it is to come into effect and the rights of appeal against the scale, all as set out in Section 17 of the Act, as amended; and (d) that officers be authorised to publish the fares scale, as soon as practicable following expiry of the period for appeal to the Traffic Commissioner (or, if appealed, as soon as practicable after determination of the appeal), by giving notice of the scales in an advertisement in a newspaper circulating in Renfrewshire and to specify therein that the scales shall come into effect on 12 October 2026, all in terms of Section 18A of the Act. DECIDED: (a) That a new fares scale for Renfrewshire be agreed in accordance with the advertised scale set out in paragraph 1.2 and Appendix 1 of the report, except (i) that the £7 advertised for Glasgow Airport pick-up and drop-off be amended to “The prevailing Glasgow Airport charge as set by Glasgow Airport at that time” and (ii) that the Tarif 2 charges as shown in respect of journeys from midnight on 24 December until midnight on 26 December, and from midnight on 31 December until midnight on 2 January, apply where four or fewer passengers are carried and that, in respect of journeys between those times where in excess of four passengers are carried (applicable to 5 or more passenger taxis), the fare chargeable shall be Tariff 2 plus 1/3, to be known as “Tariff 3”; (b) That it be agreed that the fares scale shall come into effect on 12 October 2026;
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(c) That it be agreed that officers be authorised to give notice to (i) all operators of taxis operating in Renfrewshire and (ii) the persons and organisations appearing to the Board to be representative of the operators of taxis operating within Renfrewshire (being the parties initially consulted) of the fares scale fixed and its effect, the date on which it is to come into effect and the rights of appeal against the scale, all as set out in Section 17 of the Act, as amended; and (d) That officers be authorised to publish the fares scale, as soon as practicable following expiry of the period for appeal to the Traffic Commissioner (or, if appealed, as soon as practicable after determination of the appeal), by giving notice of the scales in an advertisement in a newspaper circulating in Renfrewshire and to specify therein that the scales shall come into effect on 12 October 2026, all in terms of Section 18A of the Act. 2 Grant of Short-term Let Licence There was submitted the undernoted application:- Brian Cunningham - RN00180N Mr Cunningham, the applicant, having been cited, and his property management representative, Ms Soler, were in attendance and both were heard in relation to the application. Mr Galbraith, Mr and Mrs Adam and Mr McCombe, objectors to the application were also heard. Following an adjournment, in terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of three years with the additional condition that residents in neighbouring properties be provided with 24-hour contact details for the applicant and the property management company, and that the undertaking given by the applicant that the property management plan would provide advice to minimise the impact of occupants’ parking on neighbours be noted. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of three years with the additional condition that residents in neighbouring properties be provided with 24-hour contact details for the applicant and the property management company and that the undertaking given by the applicant that the property management plan would provide advice to minimise the impact of occupants’ parking on neighbours be noted. Exclusion of Press and Public The Board resolved that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business as it was likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, that if members of the press and public were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part I of schedule 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. 3 Exemption from Mobility Assistance Duties and Renewal of Taxi Operator’s Licence There were submitted the undernoted applications:- (a) Andrew Barr – T2450
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(b) Andrew Barr – TX169 Mr Barr, the applicant, having been cited, was in attendance. The Convener proposed that both applications be considered together and that separate decisions be taken. This was agreed unanimously. The applicant was heard in relation to both applications. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that application (a) be granted for the duration of Mr Barr’s current Taxi Driver’s Licence and that application (b) be granted for a period of two years and the applicant continue to be allowed an exception to the Board’s policy relating to wheelchair accessible vehicles. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: (a) That application (a) be granted for the duration of Mr Barr’s current Taxi Driver’s Licence; and (b) That application (b) be granted for a period of two years and the applicant continue to be allowed an exception to the Board’s policy relating to wheelchair accessible vehicles. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 11.45 am and reconvened at 11.50 am. 4 Surrender & Reissue of Taxi Operator’s Licence There was submitted the undernoted application:- James Liddell to Safdar Hussain – TX134 In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted. 5 Landlord Registration There was submitted the undernoted application:- Barry Wilson - 578424-350-29081 There was no appearance by Mr Wilson, the applicant, having been cited. The application was considered in Mr Wilson’s absence The Managing Solicitor (Licensing) provided the Board with a verbal update with information received from the applicant. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be refused. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be refused
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6 Grant of Late Hours Catering Licence There was submitted the undernoted application:- Pizza Glasgow Limited Mr Anwar, on behalf of Pizza Glasgow Limited, the applicant, having been cited was in attendance and was heard in relation to the application. A representative from Police Scotland was also heard. On hearing the reasons for the lateness of the objection, letter 1, the Convener proposed that that the objection be taken into account when the application was considered. The Managing Solicitor (Licensing) advised that the further letter, letter 2, contained details of matters which could only be considered if the interests of justice so required. On hearing further from Police Scotland, the Convener proposed that the interests of justice required that this further letter also be considered. This was agreed unanimously. Following an adjournment, in terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be refused. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be refused. 7 Grant of Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence There was submitted the undernoted application:- Avinash Palattiyil Paul In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. 8 Grant of Private Hire Car Drivers’ Licences There were submitted the undernoted applications:- (a) Mark Bolger Mr Bolger, the applicant, having been cited and his partner Ms Ashcroft were in attendance and both were heard in relation to this application. A representative from Police Scotland was also heard. Following an adjournment, in terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (b) Mohammad Wali Arman Mr Arman, the applicant, having been cited was in attendance and was heard in relation to his application. A representative from Police Scotland was also heard. Following an adjournment, in terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan
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moved that the application be refused. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be refused. (c) Said Lamime Mr Lamime, the applicant, having been cited was in attendance and was heard in relation to his application. A representative from Police Scotland was also heard. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (d) Yassin Ginawi Mr Ginawi, the applicant, having been cited was in attendance and was heard in relation to his application. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted to 20 May 2027. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted to 20 May 2027. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 1.40 pm and resumed at 2.15 pm. (e) Bilal Ahmad Mr Ahmad, the applicant, having been cited and his brother Mr Chaudhry were in attendance and were heard in relation to this application. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. 9 Hearings into Possible Suspension or Revocation of Private Hire Car Drivers’ Licences The Board considered the possible suspension or revocation of the undernoted licences:- (a) Jama Farah - P1293 Mr Farah, the Licence holder, having been cited was in attendance. Mr McLaren on behalf of Ms Hegarty, the complainant, was also in attendance and both were heard in relation to this matter. Mr Young, Civic Licensing Standards Officer/Licensing Standards Officer was also heard. A representative from Police Scotland was also present. Following an adjournment, in terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that Mr Farah’s licence be revoked. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That Mr Farah’s licence be revoked.
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Sederunt Councillor McDonald left the meeting during consideration of the following item of business. (b) Hugh Crawford - P1008 Mr Crawford, the Licence holder, having been cited and Ms Donnachie, Johnstone TOA, were in attendance and were heard in relation to this matter. A representative from Police Scotland was also heard. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that consideration of the possible suspension or revocation of this licence be continued and that the Licence holder be invited to a future meeting of the Board if required. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That consideration of the possible suspension or revocation of this licence be continued and that the Licence holder be invited to a future meeting of the Board if required. 10 Grant of Private Hire Car Driver’s Licence There was submitted the undernoted application:- Rafaqat Hussain There was no appearance by or on behalf of Mr Hussain, who had been cited to attend. The application was considered in Mr Hussain’s absence. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 4.10 pm and resumed at 4.15 pm. 11 Hearing into Possible Suspension or Revocation of Private Hire Car Driver’s Licence The Board considered the possible suspension or revocation of the undernoted licence:- Adeyemi Michael Adekanmbi - P1288 Mr Adekanmbi, the Licence holder, having been cited was in attendance. A representative from Police Scotland was also heard. Following an adjournment, in terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that Mr Adekanmbi’s licence be suspended for a period of 5 days. This was agreed unanimously.
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DECIDED: That Mr Adekanmbi’s licence be suspended for a period of 5 days. 12 Grant of Private Hire Car Drivers' Licences There were submitted the undernoted applications:- (a) Declan Lappin There was no appearance by or on behalf of Mr Lappin, who had been cited to attend. The application was considered in Mr Lappin’s absence. A representative from Police Scotland was heard. In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be refused. DECIDED: That the application be refused. (b) Danyal Amini In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (c) Harem Saeed In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (d) Ibrahim Almaszada In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted to 10 August 2027. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted to 10 August 2027. (e) Zakerullah Adel In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (f) Dilman Mohammed Abdullah In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year.
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(g) Abdul Rahim Rahmani In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (h) Aymen Hassan In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (i) Mahmood Katreeb In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (j) Hossain Nikouei In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (k) Mohammad Tawab Zeyar In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year. (l) Maksym Huslavskyi In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted to 22 November 2026. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted to 22 November 2026. (m) Roman Kuziv In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted to 3 December 2026. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted to 3 December 2026. (n) Hasib Ullah Aymaq In terms of Standing Order 59 Councillor McNaughtan moved that the application be granted for a period of one year. This was agreed unanimously.
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DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year.