Agenda Document Pack - Licensing Committee - 12/11/2025
Moray Council · 12 November 2025
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Licensing Committee Wednesday, 12 November 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, 12 November 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 6 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 Licensing Committee held 3 September 2025 5 - 6 5. Written Questions ** Item(s) which the Committee may wish to consider with the Press and Public excluded Page 1
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6. Application for Renewal of Taxi Driver Licence [Para 3] • 3. Information relating to any particular applicant for, or recipient or former recipient of, any service provided by the Authority; 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. Page 2
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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 5pm three working days prior to the day of the meeting, please see Standing Order 36 for deadlines. A copy of any written answer provided by the Chair will be published on the Council’s committee management system by 12pm the day before the meeting. The Member who has put the question may, after the answer has been published, may 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. Page 3
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MORAY COUNCIL Licensing Committee SEDERUNT Councillor Tracy Colyer (Chair) Councillor Peter Bloomfield (Depute Chair) Councillor James Allan (Member) Councillor Neil Cameron (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 Elaine Kirby (Member) Councillor Marc Macrae (Member) Councillor Ben Williams (Member) Clerk Name: Lindsey Robinson Clerk Telephone: 07966 120593 Clerk Email: committee.services@moray.gov.uk Page 4
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MORAY COUNCIL Minute of Meeting of the Licensing Committee Wednesday, 03 September 2025 Council Chambers, Council Office, High Street, Elgin, IV30 1BX PRESENT Councillor James Allan, Councillor Peter Bloomfield, Councillor Neil Cameron, Councillor John Divers, Councillor Jérémie Fernandes, Councillor Donald Gatt, Councillor David Gordon, Councillor Juli Harris, Councillor Elaine Kirby, Councillor Marc Macrae, Councillor Ben Williams APOLOGIES Councillor Tracy Colyer, Councillor Theresa Coull IN ATTENDANCE Sean Hoath, Senior Solicitor; Jennifer Smith, Legal Advisor; Lindsey Robinson, Committee Services Officer; all Moray Council and PC Kevin Skivington, Police Scotland 1. Chair Councillor Peter Bloomfield, as Depute Chair, chaired the meeting. 2. Welcome The Committee joined the Chair in welcoming Councillor Elaine Kirby to her first meeting of the Licensing Committee. 3. Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests In terms of Standing Order 21 and 23 and the Councillors' Code of Conduct, there were no declarations from Group Leaders or Spokespersons in regard to any prior decisions taken on how Members will vote on any item on the agenda or any declarations of Member's interests in respect of any item on the agenda. 4. Written Questions The meeting noted that no written questions had been submitted. 5. Minute of the meeting held 18 June 2025 The minute of the meeting of the Licensing Committee held on 18 June 2025 was submitted and approved. 6. Annual Review of Income and Expenditure Item 4. Page 5
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The meeting had before it a report by the Executive Director for Economy, Enterprise and Operations, updating the Committee on the overall income versus expenditure for civic and other related licensing for the last financial year by the way of an annual report. During consideration, Councillor Cameron moved that the recommendations be agreed as printed. Councillor Kirby sought clarification on the comparison with other local authorities. In response, the Senior Solicitor advised that there had been more Short Term Let applications than expected and the legislation changed during the process, but other Local Authorities would have had the same issues. He further advised that he was confident in the fee level set. Councillor Gatt sought clarification on whether, in the future, this report could be an information report with delegated authority given to the Senior Solicitor to publish the financial report, as there is no legal requirement for the functions and finances to be published. He was of the opinion that there was no need to have this report on a one item agenda. In response, the Senior Solicitor advised that there were other items of business due to be heard by the Committee, but they were resolved in the background and that was the reason for there only being one item on the agenda. He added that the possibility of this report being an information report would be explored. Councillor Macrae sought clarification on the current fees, as the cost for a copy or variation of licence currently depends on the licence type. In response, the Senior Solicitor advised that a review of the fees is underway and that standardisation was being looked at. There being no one otherwise minded, the Board unanimously agreed: i. to note the current fees at Appendix 1; ii. to note the financial report on income and expenditure data at Appendix 2; and iii. to publish the financial report. Page 6