Minutes of meeting
Renfrewshire Council · 13 November 2025
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Minute of Meeting Regulatory Functions Board Date Time Venue Thursday, 13 November 2025 10:00 Remotely by MS Teams, Present: Councillor Audrey Doig, Councillor Neill Graham, Councillor Janis McDonald, Councillor Cathy McEwan, Councillor John McNaughtan, Councillor Kevin Montgomery, Councillor Sam Mullin, Councillor Andy Steel Chair Councillor McNaughtan, Convener, presided. In Attendance M Conaghan, Head of Corporate Governance, D Campbell, Managing Solicitor (Licensing), E Currie, Senior Committee Services Officer, D Cunningham and A Easdon, both Committee Services & Licensing Officers, K Marriott and S Kerr, both Licensing & Committee Assistants and C Young, Civic Licensing Standards Officer/Licensing Standards Officer (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 Hughes and MacFarlane. 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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Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 10.10 am and resumed at 10.30 am to allow time for the Managing Solicitor (Licensing) to join the meeting. The meeting resumed at 10.30 am with D Campbell, Managing Solicitor (Licensing) in attendance. Order of Business In terms of Standing Order 16, the Convener intimated that he proposed to alter the order of business to facilitate the conduct of the meeting by considering item 6(k) of the agenda before item 6(h) of the agenda; items 6(m), 6(n), 6(o) and 6(p) of the agenda before item 6(i) of the agenda; and item 10 of the agenda before item 8(a) of the agenda. 1 Renewal of Late Hours Catering Licence There was submitted the undernoted application for renewal of a Late Hours Catering Licence:- Applicant: Select Service Partner UK Limited Premises: Central Pier 18-22, Terminal Building, Glasgow Airport, Paisley Activity: café selling hot and cold food and drinks Operating hours: Monday to Sunday – 11.00 pm to 5.00 am Licence No.: LHC-005 After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of two years and that the applicant continue to be an exception to the Board’s policy on trading hours. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of two years and that the applicant continue to be an exception to the Board’s policy on trading hours. 2 Surrender and Re-issue of Taxi Operator's Licence There was submitted the undernoted application for the surrender and re-issue of a Taxi Operator’s Licence:- Present Operator: Raymond Stanley Proposed Operator: Martin Lightbody Licence No.: TX 183 After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted.
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3 Grant of Private Hire Car Operator's Licence - Personal Appearance There was submitted the undernoted application for grant of a Private Hire Car Operator’s Licence. The applicant had been asked to appear personally:- Tharindu U W W Mudiyanselage Mr Mudiyanselage, the applicant, joined the meeting. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of one year and that the applicant be allowed an exception to the Board's policy on vehicle age for this period. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of one year and that the applicant be allowed an exception to the Board's policy on vehicle age for this period. 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. 4 Grant of Private Hire Car Driver's Licence - Personal Appearance There was submitted the undernoted application for grant of a Private Hire Car Driver’s Licence. The applicant had been asked to appear personally:- Kholbozor Malikov Mr Malikov, the applicant, joined the meeting. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of six months. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of six months. 5 Exemption from Mobility Assistance Duties - Personal Appearance There was submitted the undernoted application for exemption from mobility assistance duties under the Equality Act 2020. The applicant had been asked to appear personally:- Applicant: Peter White Licence No.: T2507 Mr White, the applicant, joined the meeting. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for the duration of Mr White’s current Taxi Driver’s Licence. This was agreed unanimously.
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DECIDED: That the application be granted for the duration of Mr White’s current Taxi Driver’s Licence. 6 Grant of Private Hire Car Drivers’ Licences There were submitted the undernoted applications for grant of Private Hire Car Drivers’ Licences. Applicants (b), (f), (i), (m), (n), (o) and (p) had been asked to appear personally together with Police Scotland and applicant (e) had been asked to appear personally:- (a) Tawanda Manjoro After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed 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) Faruk Ahmadi Mr Ahmadi, the applicant, joined the meeting together with Sergeant Craig on behalf of the Chief Constable who had submitted an objection to the application. The applicant requested that consideration of his application be continued to enable him to seek representation. The Convener proposed that consideration of the application be continued and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That consideration of the application be continued to enable Mr Ahmadi to seek representation and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board. (c) Sher Shah Jalazai After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed 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) Inzmam Ul Haq After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed 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. (e) Hakeem Vazhakka Parambil There was no appearance by or on behalf of Mr Parambil, the applicant. The Convener proposed that the application be considered in Mr Parambil’s absence. This was agreed unanimously. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed 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. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 11.20 am and resumed at 11.40 am. (f) Farhan Rafiq Mr Rafiq, the applicant, joined the meeting together with Sergeant Craig on behalf of the Chief Constable who had submitted an objection to the application. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Board adjourned to allow members to consider this application. The meeting was reconvened and the Convener proposed 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. Sederunt Councillor Montgomery left the meeting prior to consideration of the following item of business. (g) Adoibi Cookey After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted until 2 October 2026. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted until 2 October 2026. (h) Haseeb Ahmed After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted until 22 October 2026. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted until 22 October 2026. Sederunt Councillor McDonald left the meeting prior to consideration of the following item of business. (i) Ethsham Alam Mr Alam, the applicant, joined the meeting together with Sergeant Craig on behalf of the Chief Constable who had submitted an objection to the application together with a further letter. The Managing Solicitor 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.
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After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Board adjourned to allow members to consider this application. The meeting was reconvened and the Convener proposed that the application be refused. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be refused. (j) Muhammad Hunain Mehboob After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed 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) Hanad Ise Sharif After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed 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) Zain Akhter After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted. (m) Craig Thomson The Managing Solicitor (Licensing) advised that Police Scotland had withdrawn their objection to this application and that the application had been granted under delegated authority for a period of one year. DECIDED: That it be noted that Police Scotland had withdrawn their objection to this application and that the application had been granted under delegated authority for a period of one year. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 1.25 pm and resumed at 2.00 pm. (n) Mohammed Sayem - temporary grant (o) Mohammed Sayem There was no appearance by or on behalf of Mr Sayem, the applicant. Sergeant Craig on behalf of the Chief Constable who had submitted an objection to both applications joined the meeting. The Convener proposed that both applications be considered in Mr Sayem’s absence and that separate decisions be taken. This was agreed unanimously. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Board adjourned to allow members to consider these applications. The meeting was reconvened and the Convener proposed (i) that Mr Sayem’s application for the temporary grant of a Private Hire Car Driver’s Licence be refused and (ii) that Mr Sayem’s application for grant of a Private Hire Car Driver’s Licence be refused. This was agreed unanimously.
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DECIDED: (a) That Mr Sayem’s application for the temporary grant of a Private Hire Car Driver’s Licence be refused; and (b) That Mr Sayem’s application for grant of a Private Hire Car Driver’s Licence be refused. (p) Blair Ardern Mr Ardern, the applicant, joined the meeting. Sergeant Craig remained in the meeting having not left after the previous item of business on behalf of the Chief Constable who had submitted an objection to the application. Sergeant Craig requested that consideration of the application be continued to allow Police Scotland an opportunity to submit further information. The Board adjourned to allow members to consider this request. The meeting was reconvened and the Convener proposed that consideration of the application be continued to allow Police Scotland to submit further information and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That consideration of the application be continued to allow Police Scotland to submit further information and that the applicant be invited to a future meeting of the Board. 7 Renewal of Private Hire Car Drivers’ Licences – Personal Appearances There were submitted the undernoted applications for renewal of Private Hire Car Drivers’ Licences. The applicants had been asked to appear personally together with Police Scotland:- (a) Applicant: Brian Stewart Licence No.: P0227 Mr Stewart, the applicant, joined the meeting. Sergeant Craig remained in the meeting having not left after the previous item of business on behalf of the Chief Constable who had submitted an objection received outwith the statutory timescale to the application. On hearing the reasons for the lateness of the objection, the Convener proposed that the objection be taken into account when the application was being considered. This was agreed unanimously. Mr Stewart objected to the late objection being taken into account. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Board adjourned to allow members to consider this application. The meeting was reconvened and the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of two years. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of two years. (b) Applicant: Alan Easdale Licence No.: P0895
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Mr Easdale, the applicant, joined the meeting. Sergeant Craig remained in the meeting having not left after the previous item of business on behalf of the Chief Constable who had submitted a representation to the application. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of two years. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of two years. 8 Surrender and Re-issue of Taxi Operator’s Licence – Personal Appearance There was submitted the undernoted application for the surrender and re-issue of a Taxi Operator’s Licence. The applicants had been asked to appear personally:- Present Operator: Thomas Robertson Proposed Operator: Mohammed Shafiq Moughal Licence No.: TX080 Mr Robertson and Mr Moughal, the applicants, joined the meeting. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted. 9 Grant of Private Hire Car Operators’ Licences There were submitted the undernoted applications for grant of Private Hire Car Operators’ Licences. Applicant (a) had been asked to appear personally:- (a) Jamshid Naseri Mr Naseri, the applicant, joined the meeting. After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed 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) Apon Mitra After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed 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. 10 Renewal of Private Hire Car Operators’ Licences – Personal Appearances There were submitted the undernoted applications for renewal of Private Hire Car Operators’ Licences. The applicant had been asked to appear personally together with Police Scotland:-
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(a) Applicant: John Sutherland Licence No.:PH0532 (b) Applicant: John Sutherland Licence No.:PH1292 (c) Applicant: John Sutherland Licence No.:PH1570 The Managing Solicitor (Licensing) advised that Police Scotland had withdrawn their objection to these applications and that all three applications had been granted under delegated authority for a period of two years. DECIDED: That it be noted that Police Scotland had withdrawn their objection to these applications and that all three applications had been granted under delegated authority for a period of two years. 11 Grant of Short-term Let Licence There was submitted the undernoted application for grant of a Short-term Let Licence:- Applicant: Ana Buzov Premises: Flat 0/1, 69 Bruce Road, Paisley After consideration of all matters before the Board, the Convener proposed that the application be granted for a period of three years. This was agreed unanimously. DECIDED: That the application be granted for a period of three years.