Agenda and minutes

APPOINTMENT OF CONVENER

The Managing Solicitor welcomed everyone to the meeting of the Scottish Borders Licensing Board.  In the absence of Councillor Greenwell, Councillor Richards proposed that Councillor Weatherston be appointed as Convener for the meeting.  This was seconded by Councillor Turnbull and unanimously agreed.

DECISION

AGREED that Councillor Weatherston be appointed Convener for this meeting.

Minute of Meeting held on 28 February 2022 to be approved and signed by the Chairman.  (Copy attached.)

1.            Minute

The minute of the meeting held on Friday, 17 December 2021 had been circulated.

DECISION

APPROVED and signed by the Chairman.

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 7 December 2021 – 15 February 2022.

DECISION
NOTE.

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.”

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

2.            IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION OF TAXI DRIVERS LICENCE

The Committee agreed to immediately suspend the taxi drivers licence of the holder until the next meeting of the Committee on 22 April 2022 following its consideration of the request received from Police Scotland.

3.            MINUTE

The private section of the minute of the meeting held on Friday, 17 December 2021.

Hearing to consider request for suspension of Taxi Driver Licence. (Copy report from Police Scotland attached.)

Private section of Minute of Meeting held on 28 February 2022 to be approved and signed by the Chairman.  (Copy attached.)