APPROVED Minute - Special Licensing Commitee - 4 May 2023 v.4
West Dunbartonshire Council · 4 May 2023
Back to Licensing Committee — 4 May 2023 and its agenda
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LICENSING COMMITTEE At a Special Meeting of the Licensing Committee held in the Council Chambers, Clydebank Town Hall, 5 Hall Street, Clydebank, on Thursday, 4 May 2023 at 10.00 a.m. Present: Councillors Ian Dickson, Gurpreet Singh Johal, James McElhill, June McKay and Lawrence O’Neill. Attending: Michael McDougall, Section Head – Licensing; Bob Mackie, Senior Licensing Officer; and Lynn Straker, Committee Officer. Also Attending: Licensing Sergeant David Holmes, Police Scotland. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors John Millar, 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. EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC The Committee agreed to approve the following Resolution. “That under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it may involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 14 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.” HEARING REGARDING POSSIBLE SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF A TAXI DRIVER’S/PRIVATE HIRE CAR DRIVER’S LICENCE A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration asking Members to consider a request from the Chief Constable of Police Scotland for the suspension of a Taxi Driver's/Private Hire Car Driver's Licence. Having heard from Mr. McDougall, Section Head – Licensing and Sergeant David Holmes, Police Scotland and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee
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agreed to suspend the Taxi Driver's/Private Hire Car Driver's Licence with immediate effect, for the remainder of the term of the Licence, due to the holder not being considered a fit and proper person to hold the Licence. The meeting closed at 10.10 a.m.