Item 3b - DRAFT Minute of Meeting of Licensing Committee - 19 June 2025 v4
West Dunbartonshire Council · 6 August 2025
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LICENSING COMMITTEE At a Special Meeting of the Licensing Committee held in the Civic Space, 16, Church Street, Dumbarton on Thursday, 19 June 2025 at 2.00 p.m. Present: Councillors Ian Dickson, Gurpreet Singh Johal, John Millar, Lawrence O’Neill and Gordon Scanlan. Attending: Michael McDougall, Manager of Legal Services; Robert Mackie, Senior Licensing Officer; Lawrence Knighton, Civic Licensing Standards Officer and Lynn Straker, Committee Officer. Also Attending: Sergeant David Holmes, Police Scotland; Mr Allan Wright, Taxi Partnership Licence Holder and Mr Stephen McGowan, Solicitor. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors Fiona Hennebry, Chris Pollock and Hazel Sorrell. Councillor Lawrence O’Neill in Chair DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST It was noted that there were no declarations of interest in any of the items of business on the agenda. HEARING REGARDING A COMPLAINT RELATING TO A TAXI PARTNERSHIP LICENCE A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration requesting Members to consider the complaint relating to Taxi Partnership Licence Plate No. 59 held by Mr Allan Wright, 83 Clairinsh, Balloch, Alexandria G83 8SE and Mr. John McEwan, 17 Helenslee Court, Dumbarton G82 4HT. Members first heard from Mr Lawrence Knighton, Civic Licensing Standards Officer in detail of the complaint raised. Members then heard from Mr Stephen McGowan, Solicitor, in response to the terms of the complaint. . After discussion and having heard the Solicitor and Licence holder in further detail of the complaint and in answer to Members’ questions, Members of the Committee
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agreed not to suspend or revoke the licence and to issue a warning as to future conduct. DECIDED: After discussion and having heard the Solicitor and Licence holder in further detail of the complaint and in answer to Members’ questions, Members of the Committee agreed not to suspend or revoke the licence and to issue a warning as to future conduct. HEARING REGARDING A COMPLAINT RELATING TO A TAXI PARTNERSHIP LICENCE A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration requesting Members to consider the complaint relating to Taxi Partnership Licence Plate No. 136 held by Mr Allan Wright, 83 Clairinsh, Balloch, Alexandria G83 8SE and Mr. John McEwan, 17 Helenslee Court, Dumbarton G82 4HT. Members first heard from Mr Lawrence Knighton, Civic Licensing Standards Officer in detail of the complaint raised. Members then heard from Mr Stephen McGowan, Solicitor, in response to the terms of the complaint. After discussion and having heard the Solicitor and Licence holder in further detail of the complaint and in answer to Members’ questions, Members of the Committee agreed not to suspend or revoke the licence and to issue a warning as to future conduct. DECIDED: After discussion and having heard the Solicitor and Licence holder in further detail of the complaint and in answer to Members’ questions, Members of the Committee agreed not to suspend or revoke the licence and to issue a warning as to future conduct. HEARING REGARDING A COMPLAINT RELATING TO A TAXI PARTNERSHIP LICENCE Submit report by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration requesting Members to consider the complaint relating to Taxi Partnership Licence Plate No. 161 held by Mr Allan Wright, 83 Clairinsh, Balloch, Alexandria G83 8SE and Mr. John McEwan, 17 Helenslee Court, Dumbarton G82 4HT. Members first heard from Mr Lawrence Knighton, Civic Licensing Standards Officer in detail of the complaint raised. Members then heard from Mr Stephen McGowan, Solicitor, in response to the terms
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of the complaint. After discussion and having heard the Solicitor and Licence holder in further detail of the complaint and in answer to Members’ questions, Members of the Committee agreed not to suspend or revoke the licence and to issue a warning as to future conduct. DECIDED: After discussion and having heard the Solicitor and Licence holder in further detail of the complaint and in answer to Members’ questions, Members of the Committee agreed not to suspend or revoke the licence and to issue a warning as to future conduct. HEARING REGARDING A COMPLAINT RELATING TO A TAXI PARTNERSHIP LICENCE A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration requesting Members to consider the complaint relating to Taxi Partnership Licence Plate No. 172 held by Mr Allan Wright, 83 Clairinsh, Balloch, Alexandria G83 8SE and Mrs Linda Wright, 83 Clairinsh, Balloch, Alexandria G83 8SE. Members first heard from Mr Lawrence Knighton, Civic Licensing Standards Officer in detail of the complaint raised. Members then heard from Mr Stephen McGowan, Solicitor, in response to the terms of the complaint. After discussion and having heard the Solicitor and Licence holder in further detail of the complaint and in answer to Members’ questions, Members of the Committee agreed not to suspend or revoke the licence and to issue a warning as to future conduct. DECIDED: After discussion and having heard the Solicitor and Licence holder in further detail of the complaint and in answer to Members’ questions, Members of the Committee agreed not to suspend or revoke the licence and to issue a warning as to future conduct. HEARING REGARDING A COMPLAINT RELATING TO A TAXI BOOKING OFFICE LICENCE A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration requesting Members to consider the complaint relating to Taxi Booking Office Licence Wright Taxi Co. (Scotland) Ltd. Members first heard from Mr Lawrence Knighton, Civic Licensing Standards Officer in detail of the complaint raised and the sworn Affidavit from the Licence holder, Mr
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Wright in explanation of the incident. Members first heard from Mr Lawrence Knighton, Civic Licensing Standards Officer in detail of the complaint raised. Members then heard from Mr Stephen McGowan, Solicitor, in response to the terms of the complaint. After discussion and having heard the Solicitor and Licence holder in further detail of the complaint and in answer to Members’ questions, Members of the Committee agreed not to suspend or revoke the licence and to issue a warning as to future conduct. DECIDED: After discussion and having heard the Solicitor and Licence holder in further detail of the complaint and in answer to Members’ questions, Members of the Committee agreed not to suspend or revoke the licence and to issue a warning as to future conduct. HEARING REGARDING A COMPLAINT RELATING TO A TAXI PARTNERSHIP LICENCE A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration requesting Members to consider the complaint relating to Taxi Booking Office Licence Wright Taxi Co. (Scotland) Ltd. Members first heard from Mr Lawrence Knighton, Civic Licensing Standards Officer in detail of the complaint raised. Members then heard from Mr Stephen McGowan, Solicitor, in response to the terms of the complaint. After discussion and having heard the Solicitor and Licence holder in further detail of the complaint and in answer to Members’ questions, Members of the Committee agreed not to suspend or revoke the licence and to issue a warning as to future conduct. DECIDED: After discussion and having heard the Solicitor and Licence holder in further detail of the complaint and in answer to Members’ questions, Members of the Committee agreed not to suspend or revoke the licence and to issue a warning as to future conduct. The meeting closed at 2.51 p.m.