Agenda and draft minutes

Moved by Councillor Mary Dooley and seconded by Councillor Will Fletcher

RESOLVED that Councillor Duncan McGregor be elected as Chair for the meeting.

Councillor Duncan McGregor in the Chair

There were no apologies for absence.

Members should declare the existence and nature of any Disclosable Pecuniary Interest and Non Statutory Interest as defined by the Members’ Code of Conduct in respect of:

a) any business on the agenda

b) any urgent additional items to be considered

c) any matters arising out of those items

and if appropriate, withdraw from the meeting at the relevant time.

There were no declarations of interest made.

To consider the minutes of a General Licensing Sub Committee meeting held on 16^th April 2026.

Moved by Councillor Duncan McGregor and seconded by Councillor Will Fletcher

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the General Licensing Sub Committee held on 16^th April 2026 be approved as a true and correct record.

To move:-

“That the public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of the following items of business to avoid the disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1, Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006)”.

RESOLVED that under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the stated Paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act and it is not in the public interest for that to be revealed.

The Chair opened the meeting and welcomed those in attendance.

The Licence Holder was not in attendance – the supplementary document provided a written statement and reasons for non-attendance.

Moved by Councillor Duncan McGregor and seconded by Councillor Mary Dooley

RESOLVED that the Sub Committee proceeds with the hearing in the absence of the Licence Holder.

The Licensing and Enforcement Officer presented the report to the Sub Committee.

The Sub Committee procedure was followed.

The Sub Committee was adjourned at 10:27 hours and the Licensing and Enforcement Officer left the meeting for Members to deliberate.

The Sub Committee was reconvened at 10:50 hours and the Licensing and Enforcement Officer returned to the meeting.

The Chair invited the Legal Officer to set out in summary the Sub Committee’s decision.

The Legal Officer stated the decision of the General Licensing Sub Committee was: to REVOKE the Hackney Carriage / Private Hire Vehicle Driver’s Licence with immediate effect.

The decision letter would be posted to the Licence Holder within 5 days.  There was a right of appeal against the Sub Committee’s decision to the Magistrates’ Court no later than 21 days  from receipt of the notification.

The Chair thanked all in attendance.