Agendas, reports and minutes

Geraldine Sutherland (GS)

Mike Elsey (ME)

Lisa Donaldson (LD)

Sheena Mackenzie (SM)

Andrea Merchant (AMe)

Susan Grant (SG)

Laura Gunn (LG)

Carol Nicolson (CN)

Angela Mair (AM)

Julie Traynor (JT)

Emma Kennedy (EM)

Elizabeth Toal (ET)

Jackie Muirhead (JM)

David MacKenzie (DM)

Alan Yates (AY)

Claire McArthur (CMcA)

Alison MacArthur – Committee Services

Iain Meredith (IM)

ITEM

NO

DECISION

ACTION

2

Pending applications – 3 monthly considerations

Agreed: to defer determination of the applications, either:

(a) 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

(b) to a future meeting of the Committee when the applications will be

determined in terms of the hearings procedure.

ALL

3

Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
Application for skin piercing or tattooing licence

3.1

Premises: Sleeping Beauty Salon, 14b Margaret Street, Inverness

Written submission received: Yes

Agreed: to GRANT the application subject to an additional condition that no skin piercing or tattooing can be undertaken at the premises until:

• A satisfactory electrical certificate has been submitted, and;
• An updated public liability certificate has been submitted.

ME

4

Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
Private hire car driver’s / operator’s licences

4.1

Licence Holder – Brian Drummond

Written submission received: No

Agreed: to SUSPEND the private hire car driver’s licence with immediate effect and for the remaining portion of the duration of the licence under paragraph 11(2)(a) and 11(2)(c) of Schedule 1 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 on the grounds that the carrying on of the activity to which the licence relates is likely to cause a threat to public safety and that the licence holder is no longer a fit and proper person to hold a licence.

In addition, to grant delegated authority to the Principal Solicitor – Regulatory Services to recall the suspension if, during the period of suspension, the Licensing Authority receives confirmation from a doctor that he is medically fit to meet the Group 2 (PSV) standards.

SG

5

Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982
Taxi driver’s / operator’s licences

5.1

Licence Holder – George Ritchie

Written submission received: No

Agreed: to SUSPEND the taxi driver’s licence with immediate effect and for the remaining portion of the duration of the licence under paragraph 11(2)(a) and 11(2)(c) of Schedule 1 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 on the grounds that the carrying on of the activity to which the licence relates is likely to cause a threat to public safety and that the licence holder is no longer a fit and proper person to hold a licence.

In addition, to grant delegated authority to the Principal Solicitor – Regulatory Services to recall the suspension if, during the period of suspension, the Licensing Authority receives confirmation from a doctor that he is medically fit to meet the Group 2 (PSV) standards.

ME

5.2

Licence Holder – Henry Corr

Written submission received: Yes

Agreed: to SUSPEND the taxi driver’s licence with immediate effect and for the remaining portion of the duration of the licence under paragraph 11(2)(a) and 11(2)(c) of Schedule 1 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 on the grounds that the carrying on of the activity to which the licence relates is likely to cause a threat to public safety and that the licence holder is no longer a fit and proper person to hold a licence.

In addition, to grant delegated authority to the Principal Solicitor – Regulatory Services to recall the suspension if, during the period of suspension, the Licensing Authority receives confirmation from a doctor that he is medically fit to meet the Group 2 (PSV) standards.

ME

5.3

Licence Holder – William Brown

Written submission received: Yes

Agreed: to DEFER consideration of the request to revoke the licence holder’s taxi driver’s licence until the next meeting on 23 June 2020 to allow the licence holder time to obtain and submit to the Licensing Authority a copy of his Social Work background report that he wishes to be taken into consideration.

ME