Item 3 - DRAFT Minute of Meeting of Licensing Committee - 6 August 2025 v3
West Dunbartonshire Council · 8 October 2025
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LICENSING COMMITTEE At a Meeting of the Licensing Committee held in the Council Chambers, Clydebank Town Hall, 5 Hall Street, Clydebank on Wednesday, 6 August 2025 at 2.00 p.m. Present: Councillors Ian Dickson, Gurpreet Singh Johal, Lawrence O’Neill and Chris Pollock. Attending: Michael McDougall, Manager of Legal Services; Robert Mackie, Senior Licensing Officer; and Lynn Straker, Committee Officer. Also Attending: Sergeant Ben Rusden, Police Scotland. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors Fiona Hennebry, John Millar, Gordon Scanlan 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. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS The Minutes of Meetings of the Licensing Committee held on 4 June 2025 (Ordinary) and 19 June 2025 (Special) were submitted and approved as correct records. OPEN FORUM The Committee noted that no open forum questions had been submitted by members of the public. APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A TAXI/PRIVATE HIRE CAR DRIVER’S LICENCE Having heard Councillor O’Neill, Chair, the Committee noted the application for renewal of a Taxi/Private Hire Car Driver’s Licence submitted by Mr Ian Thomson had been withdrawn.
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APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A TAXI/PRIVATE HIRE CAR DRIVER’S LICENCE A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration requesting consideration of an application for renewal of a Taxi/Private Hire Car Driver’s Licence submitted by Mr James McCallum. Members first heard from Mr Michael McDougall, Manager of Legal Services, in detail of the application, and then from Sergeant Ben Rusden in detail of the representation from Police Scotland. Members then heard from the applicant, Mr James McCallum, in support of his application. After discussion and having heard the applicant in further explanation of the report and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed to grant the renewal of the licence, subject to the condition that the applicant provides written confirmation from his consultant that the medical condition he alerted the Committee to has no adverse effect on his ability to operate as a Taxi/Private Hire car driver. DECIDED:- The Committee agreed to grant the renewal of the licence for a period of one year, subject to the condition that the applicant provides written confirmation from his consultant that the medical condition he alerted the Committee to has no adverse effect on his ability to operate as a Taxi/Private Hire car driver. The meeting closed at 2.23 p.m.