Scottish Borders Council

Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Minute pdf icon PDF 113 KB

Minute of Meeting held on 20 August 2021 to be approved and signed by the Chairman.  (Copy attached.)

Minutes:

1.            Minute

The minute of the meeting held on Friday, 20 August 2021 had been circulated.

 

DECISION

APPROVED and signed by the Chairman.

 

2.

Licences issued under Delegated Powers pdf icon PDF 333 KB

·         17 September 2021 – 14 October 2021

·         15 October 2021 – 6 December 2021

 

(Copies attached.)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

2.            Licences issued under Delegated Powers

For Members’ information there had been circulated copies of lists of licences dealt with under delegated powers for the periods 17 September 2021 – 14 October 2021 and 15 October 2021 – 6 December 2021.

DECISION
NOTED.

 

3.

Items Likely to be Taken in Private

Before proceeding with the private business, the following motion should be approved:

 

“That under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 the public be exclude from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 14 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the aforementioned Act.”

Minutes:

3.               Private Business

DECISION

AGREED under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the business detailed in the Appendix to this Minute on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 14  of part 1 of Schedule 7A to the Act.

 

SUMMARY OF PRIVATE BUSINESS

 

 

4.         RENEWAL OF TAXI DRIVER LICENCE

            The Committee agreed to grant the application for a renewal Taxi drivers Licence submitted by Lisa Dawkins.

 

DECISION
APPROVED.

 

5.         REVOCATION OF TAXI DRIVERS LICENCE

The Committee agreed to revoke the Taxi Drivers Licence in respect of the Licence holder with immediate effect following its consideration of the report received from the Licensing Standards and Enforcement Officer and the submissions made by the Licence holder in verbal, written and video footage format and also the submissions received in writing from the Licence holder’s solicitor.

 

DECISION
AGREED.

 

4.

Hearing to Consider renewal of Taxi Driver Licence

(Copy application attached.)

5.

Hearing to consider request for Revocation of Taxi Driver Licence

(Copy reports from Police Scotland and Licensing Standards Enforcement Officer attached.)

 

 

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