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Moray Council · 30 April 2025
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Licensing Committee
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Meeting of the Licensing Committee is to be
held at Council Chambers, Council Office, High Street, Elgin, IV30 1BX on
Wednesday, 30 April 2025 at 09:30.
BUSINESS
1. Sederunt
2. Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests *
3. Resolution
Consider, and if so decide, adopt the following resolution:
"That under Section 50A (4) and (5) of the Local Government
(Scotland) Act 1973, as amended, the public and media
representatives be excluded from the meeting for Item 7 of business on
the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information
of the class described in the relevant Paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule
7A of the Act.”
4. Minute of the meeting held 5 February 2025 5 - 8
5. Written Questions **
6. Mandatory review of Taxi Fares and Charges
Report by Depute Chief Executive (Education, Communities and
Organisational Development)
9 - 18
Item(s) which the Committee may wish to consider with
the Press and Public excluded

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7. Possible Suspension of a Taxi Licence [Para 14]
• 14. Information relating to action taken, or to be taken, in
connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of
crime.
Summary of Licensing Committee functions:
To deal with all aspects of the issue of licenses by Local Authorities as
required by Government; to deal with matters of Licensing and
registration not falling within the functions of any other Committee.

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GUIDANCE NOTES
* Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests - The Chair of the
meeting shall seek declarations from any individual or political group at the
beginning of a meeting whether any prior decision has been reached on how
the individual or members of the group will vote on any item(s) of business on
the Agenda, and if so on which item(s).  A prior decision shall be one that the
individual or the group deems to be mandatory on the individual or the group
members such that the individual or the group members will be subject to
sanctions should they not vote in accordance with the prior decision.  Any such
prior decisions will be recorded in the Minute of the meeting.
** Written Questions - Any Member can put one written question about any
relevant and competent business within the specified remits not already on the
agenda, to the Chair provided it is received by the Proper Officer or Committee
Services by 12 noon two working days prior to the day of the meeting.  A copy
of any written answer provided by the Chair will be published on the Council’s
committee management system by 4pm the day before the meeting.  The
Member who has put the question may, after the answer has been published,
ask one supplementary question directly related to the subject matter at the
meeting, but no discussion will be allowed.
No supplementary question can be put or answered more than 10 minutes after
the Council has started on the relevant item of business, except with the
consent of the Chair. If a Member does not have the opportunity to put a
supplementary question because no time remains, then he or she can submit it
in writing to the Proper Officer who will arrange for a written answer to be
provided within 7 working days.

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MORAY COUNCIL
Licensing Committee
SEDERUNT
Councillor Paul McBain  (Chair)
Councillor Peter Bloomfield  (Depute Chair)
Councillor James  Allan  (Member)
Councillor Neil Cameron  (Member)
Councillor Tracy Colyer  (Member)
Councillor Theresa Coull  (Member)
Councillor John Divers  (Member)
Councillor Jérémie Fernandes  (Member)
Councillor Donald Gatt  (Member)
Councillor David Gordon  (Member)
Councillor Juli Harris  (Member)
Councillor Marc Macrae  (Member)
Councillor Ben Williams  (Member)
Clerk Name: Lindsey Robinson
Clerk Telephone: 07966 120593
Clerk Email: committee.services@moray.gov.uk