Agendas, reports and minutes

A meeting of the Highland Licensing Committee will take place remotely via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday, 23 June 2020 at 10.00 am.

You are invited to attend and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

Webcast Notice:  This meeting will be filmed and broadcast over the internet on the Highland Council website and will be archived and available for viewing for 12 months thereafter.

Members are reminded that during determination of Licensing Items, in order to be entitled to participate in any vote, Members must be present throughout all of the proceedings.

Members are further reminded that mobile devices, including mobile phones, can be used for following the agenda/reports and delivering speeches but should not be used for any form of communication (text or tweet) during the meeting.

Yours faithfully

Claire McArthur, Principal Solicitor – Regulatory Services
(for Head of Corporate Governance)  

Business

1.  Apologies for absence
Leisgeulan

2.  Declarations of interest
Foillseachaidhean Com-pàirt

Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting.  Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest. Advice may be sought from Officers prior to the meeting taking place.

3.  Confirmation of minutes
Dearbhadh a’ gheàrr-chunntais

There is submitted for confirmation as a correct record the minute of the meeting of the Highland Licensing Committee held on 18 February 2020.

4.  Licences granted under delegated powers 
Ceadachdan a bhuilicheadh fo ùghdarras air a thiomnadh

There is circulated Report No HLC/018/20, Report No HLC/019/20 and Report No HLC/020/20 (pp 6 – 18) by the Principal Solicitor which details all Licences which have been granted under delegated powers under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 in the period from 6 February 2020 to 3 June 2020.

There is also circulated an action note detailing the decisions taken at the consultation meeting with the Chair and Vice Chair of the Highland Licensing Committee on 12 May 2020 under the temporary revised Scheme of Delegation put in place to allow business continuity during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Committee is invited to note the reports.

5.  Pending applications – 3 monthly considerations 
Iarrtasan ri thighinn – beachdachaidhean 3 mìosach

There is circulated Report No HLC/021/20 by the Principal Solicitor relating to applications which are currently pending for the grant or renewal of licences under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.

The Report recommends that the Committee agree to defer the determination of the applications, either:

1. to allow them to be approved under delegated powers in the event that no objections/representations are received and all outstanding documentation has been received from the applicants; or
2. to a future meeting of the Committee when the applications will be determined in terms of the Hearings Procedure.

6.  The Committee is asked to resolve that, under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the public be excluded from the meeting during discussion of the following Items on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

7.  Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
Taxi driver’s / operator’s licences
Achd Riaghaltais Chatharra (Alba) 1982
Ceadachdan Dhràibhearan / Oibrichean Tagsaidh

7.1  Licence Holder – William MacKintosh

There is circulated to members only Report No HLC/022/20 by the Principal Solicitor relating to a licensed taxi driver (Inverness Central Ward).

The Committee is invited to determine this matter.

7.2  Licence Holder – William Brown

There is circulated to members only Report No HLC/023/20 by the Principal Solicitor relating to a licensed taxi driver (Inverness Ness-side Ward).

The Committee is invited to determine this matter.

7.3  Taxi Driver’s Licence – Christopher Jaffray

There is circulated to members only Report No HLC/024/20 by the Principal Solicitor relating to a licensed taxi driver (Ward 6 – Cromarty Firth).

The Committee is invited to determine this matter.