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Item 5 Appendix 1 - Police Scotland Letter - Mr Gary McArthur

West Dunbartonshire Council · 11 December 2024
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1 November 2024 
Your Ref:       
Our Ref:  L/LIC/JSY 
Mr Robert Mackie
West Dunbartonshire Council
Municipal Buildings
College Street
DUMBARTON
G82 1NR 
Argyll & West Dunbartonshire
‘L’ Division Headquarters 
Stirling Road 
DUMBARTON 
G82 3PT 
Tel:  01389 822033 
Dear Sir 
CIVIC GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1982: SECTION 13
APPLICATION FOR A TEMPORARY TAXI DRIVER’S LICENCE 
APPLICANT: GARY MCARTHUR, DOB 27/07/1982 
Having been consulted in terms of Paragraph 7(3)(a) of Schedule 1 of the Act in
relation to the above application, the following is submitted for your information when
considering same. 
The applicant has been convicted as follows: 
Date Court  Crime/Offence  Disposal
25.02.2019 Dumbarton Sheriff
& Jury 
Assault to Severe Injury &
Permanent Disfigurement
Agg: Bail 
Imprisonment 2
years, to date from
09/10/2018 
The circumstances of this conviction are that on 30 September 2018 within a licensed
premises within Clydebank, Mr McArthur engaged in a fight with another male and
during same, bit a section of his left ear off.   
Date Court  Crime/Offence  Disposal
30.03.2004 Dumbarton Sheriff
& Jury 
Assault to Severe
Injury & Permanent
Disfigurement 
Sentence deferred to
04/05/2004, then
imprisonment 1 year.
Appeal lodged on
22/07/2004, then, on
22/10/2004, sentence
varied on appeal to
imprisonment 9
months, to date from
04/05/2004 
The circumstances of this conviction are that on 28 July 2003 within a licensed
premises within Clydebank, Mr Mcarthur struck a steward on the head with a bottle,
causing same to smash and repeatedly struck him to the side of the head with same.

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OFFICIAL 
I must emphasise that this letter is for the information of the Licensing Committee,
solely in connection with this application and not for any other purpose. 
Yours faithfully 
Gary I’Anson
Divisional Commander