Agenda and minutes

Councillor MacAlister declared a financial interest in relation to item 2 of these minutes on the basis that he is the holder of a taxi car licence.  He left the room during discussion of the item and accordingly took no part in the decision making.

Report by Head of Governance and Law

The Senior Solicitor advised that Strathclyde Police had contacted the Licensing Office the previous afternoon to advise that they would be withdrawing their objection to this application.  Their objection had been raised on the basis that they were unaware that the previously pending case had been disposed of prior to the applicants hearing in 2007 and that this had been taken into account when determining the application.

The Head of Governance and Law advised that the outcome of this case had been reported in 2007 when the applicant had been granted his previous licence.  There had been no further complaints since this and therefore in his view, there was no reason why the application should not be renewed.

Decision

Unanimously agreed to renew Mr McTaggart’s taxi driver’s licence for a further 3 year period.

(Ref:  Report by Head of Governance and Law dated 15 December 2010, submitted)