diff --git a/1.2/HalPolicy.cpp b/1.2/HalPolicy.cpp
index f901a31..c8e2968 100644
--- a/1.2/HalPolicy.cpp
+++ b/1.2/HalPolicy.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,63 @@
 
 using namespace armnn;
 
+namespace
+{
+
+bool IsQSymmDequantizeForWeights(const Operation& operation, const Model& model)
+{
+    const Operand* operand = GetInputOperand<hal_1_2::HalPolicy>(operation, 0, model);
+    if (!operand)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if(!IsQSymm8(*operand))
+    {
+        // Only QSymm8 weights are dequantized on the fly by the driver
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!IsOperandConstant<hal_1_2::HalPolicy>(*operand))
+    {
+        // Non-const input is not accepted for weights
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Iterate through all the operations and find the operation feeding from the Dequantize output
+    const size_t outputIndex = operation.outputs[0];
+    for (uint32_t operationIdx = 0; operationIdx < model.operations.size(); ++operationIdx)
+    {
+        const auto& operationIt = model.operations[operationIdx];
+        switch (operationIt.type)
+        {
+            case HalPolicy::OperationType::FULLY_CONNECTED:
+                if (outputIndex == operationIt.inputs[1]) // Weights are bound to slot 1
+                {
+                    // If the output is going into the FC weights return true
+                    return true;
+                }
+                break;
+            case HalPolicy::OperationType::LSTM:
+                for (size_t k = 0; k < operationIt.inputs.size(); ++k)
+                {
+                    if (outputIndex == operationIt.inputs[k])
+                    {
+                        // If the output is going into the LSTM weights return true
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+} // anonymous namespace
+
 bool HalPolicy::ConvertOperation(const Operation& operation, const Model& model, ConversionData& data)
 {
     switch (operation.type)
@@ -561,6 +618,14 @@
 bool HalPolicy::ConvertDequantize(const Operation& operation, const Model& model, ConversionData& data)
 {
     ALOGV("hal_1_2::HalPolicy::ConvertDequantize()");
+
+    if (IsQSymmDequantizeForWeights(operation, model))
+    {
+        // NOTE: QSymm8 weights are dequantized internally by the driver,
+        // therefore this type of Dequantize is implicitly supported
+        return true;
+    }
+
     return ::ConvertDequantize<hal_1_2::HalPolicy>(operation, model, data);
 }
 
diff --git a/ConversionUtils.hpp b/ConversionUtils.hpp
index bcccd27..dbdba4c 100644
--- a/ConversionUtils.hpp
+++ b/ConversionUtils.hpp
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@
            type == V1_2::OperandType::TENSOR_FLOAT16                 ||
            type == V1_2::OperandType::TENSOR_FLOAT32                 ||
            type == V1_2::OperandType::TENSOR_QUANT8_ASYMM            ||
-           type == V1_2::OperandType::TENSOR_QUANT8_SYMM             ||
            type == V1_2::OperandType::TENSOR_QUANT8_SYMM_PER_CHANNEL ||
            type == V1_2::OperandType::TENSOR_QUANT16_SYMM            ||
            type == V1_2::OperandType::TENSOR_INT32;
@@ -715,6 +714,19 @@
 }
 
 template<typename HalPolicy,
+         typename HalOperand = typename HalPolicy::Operand>
+bool IsOperandConstant(const HalOperand& operand)
+{
+    using HalOperandLifeTime = typename HalPolicy::OperandLifeTime;
+
+    HalOperandLifeTime lifetime = operand.lifetime;
+
+    return lifetime == HalOperandLifeTime::CONSTANT_COPY ||
+           lifetime == HalOperandLifeTime::CONSTANT_REFERENCE ||
+           lifetime == HalOperandLifeTime::NO_VALUE;
+}
+
+template<typename HalPolicy,
          typename HalOperand   = typename HalPolicy::Operand,
          typename HalModel     = typename HalPolicy::Model>
 ConstTensorPin ConvertOperandToConstTensorPin(const HalOperand& operand,
@@ -724,18 +736,13 @@
                                               const armnn::TensorShape* overrideTensorShape = nullptr,
                                               bool optional = false)
 {
-    using HalOperandLifeTime = typename HalPolicy::OperandLifeTime;
-
     if (!IsOperandTypeSupportedForTensors(operand.type))
     {
         Fail("%s: unsupported operand type for tensor %s", __func__, toString(operand.type).c_str());
         return ConstTensorPin();
     }
 
-    if (!optional &&
-        operand.lifetime != HalOperandLifeTime::CONSTANT_COPY &&
-        operand.lifetime != HalOperandLifeTime::CONSTANT_REFERENCE &&
-        operand.lifetime != HalOperandLifeTime::NO_VALUE)
+    if (!optional && !IsOperandConstant<HalPolicy>(operand))
     {
         Fail("%s: invalid operand lifetime: %s", __func__, toString(operand.lifetime).c_str());
         return ConstTensorPin();
@@ -2125,30 +2132,6 @@
 }
 
 template<typename HalPolicy,
-         typename HalOperation = typename HalPolicy::Operation,
-         typename HalModel     = typename HalPolicy::Model>
-bool IsOperandConstant(const HalOperation& operation,
-                       uint32_t inputIndex,
-                       const HalModel& model,
-                       bool& isConstant)
-{
-    using HalOperand = typename HalPolicy::Operand;
-    using HalOperandLifeTime = typename HalPolicy::OperandLifeTime;
-
-    const HalOperand* operand = GetInputOperand<HalPolicy>(operation, inputIndex, model);
-    if (!operand)
-    {
-        return Fail("%s: invalid input operand at index %i", __func__, inputIndex);
-    }
-
-    isConstant = operand->lifetime == HalOperandLifeTime::CONSTANT_COPY ||
-                 operand->lifetime == HalOperandLifeTime::CONSTANT_REFERENCE ||
-                 operand->lifetime == HalOperandLifeTime::NO_VALUE;
-
-    return true;
-}
-
-template<typename HalPolicy,
          typename Operation = typename HalPolicy::Operation,
          typename Model     = typename HalPolicy::Model>
 bool ConvertDequantize(const Operation& operation, const Model& model, ConversionData& data)
@@ -2167,43 +2150,6 @@
         return Fail("%s: Operation has invalid outputs", __func__);
     }
 
-    // If the output is going into the FC weights and input is const just return true
-    const size_t outputIndex = operation.outputs[0];
-    bool input_is_constant = false;
-    if (!IsOperandConstant<HalPolicy>(operation,0,model,input_is_constant) && input_is_constant)
-    {
-        return Fail("Non const input not supported");
-    }
-
-    // Iterate through the nodes and find the operation feeding from the Dequantize output operand
-    for (uint32_t operationIdx = 0; operationIdx < model.operations.size(); ++operationIdx)
-    {
-        // Search for the FC op which consumes the output of Dequantize with index equal to outputIndex
-        const auto& operationIt = model.operations[operationIdx];
-        switch (operationIt.type)
-        {
-        case HalPolicy::OperationType::FULLY_CONNECTED:
-            if (outputIndex == operationIt.inputs[1]) // Weights are bound to slot 1
-            {
-                // If the output is going into the FC weights and input is const just return true
-                return true;
-            }
-            break;
-        case HalPolicy::OperationType::LSTM:
-            for (size_t k = 0; k < operationIt.inputs.size(); ++k)
-            {
-                if (outputIndex == operationIt.inputs[k])
-                {
-                    // If the output is going into the LSTM weights and input is const just return true
-                    return true;
-                }
-            }
-            break;
-        default:
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
     const armnn::TensorInfo& outputInfo = GetTensorInfoForOperand(*outputOperand);
     if (IsDynamicTensor(outputInfo))
     {
@@ -2357,10 +2303,10 @@
 std::tuple<std::unique_ptr<float[]>, size_t, armnn::TensorInfo>
 DequantizeIfRequired(size_t operand_index, const Operation& operation, const Model& model, const ConversionData& data)
 {
-    using Operand = typename HalPolicy::Operand;
+    using HalOperand = typename HalPolicy::Operand;
 
-    bool weights_constant = false;
-    if (!(IsOperandConstant<HalPolicy>(operation, operand_index, model, weights_constant) && !weights_constant))
+    const HalOperand* weightsOperand = GetInputOperand<HalPolicy>(operation, operand_index, model);
+    if (!weightsOperand || IsOperandConstant<HalPolicy>(*weightsOperand))
     {
         return { nullptr, 0, armnn::TensorInfo() };
     }
@@ -2371,30 +2317,27 @@
     // Iterate over the nodes and find the previous operation which should be DEQUANTIZE
     for (uint32_t operationIdx = 0; operationIdx < model.operations.size(); ++operationIdx)
     {
-        const auto& operationIt = model.operations[operationIdx];
-        size_t outOpIndex = weightsInputIndex + 1;
-
         // Search for the DEQUANTIZE op which has the operand with index equal to operandIndex
+        const auto& operationIt = model.operations[operationIdx];
         if (operationIt.type != HalPolicy::OperationType::DEQUANTIZE)
         {
             continue;
         }
 
-        for (size_t i = 0; outOpIndex != weightsInputIndex && i < operation.outputs.size(); ++i)
+        size_t outOpIndex = weightsInputIndex + 1;
+        for (size_t i = 0; outOpIndex != weightsInputIndex && i < operationIt.outputs.size(); ++i)
         {
             outOpIndex = operationIt.outputs[i];
-            break;
         }
 
         if (outOpIndex != weightsInputIndex)
         {
-            break;
+            continue;
         }
 
-        const Operand* operand = GetInputOperand<HalPolicy>(operationIt, 0, model);
+        const HalOperand* operand = GetInputOperand<HalPolicy>(operationIt, 0, model);
         BOOST_ASSERT(operand);
 
-        armnn::TensorInfo tensorInfo = GetTensorInfoForOperand(*operand);
         if (!IsQSymm8(*operand))
         {
             // Only supporting dequantize from QSYMM8 to FLOAT
@@ -2411,7 +2354,8 @@
 
         const uint8_t* quantizedBuffer = reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(startValue);
         size_t dequantizedBufferLength = operand->location.length;
-        const float quantizationScale = tensorInfo.GetQuantizationScale();
+        const float quantizationScale  = operand->scale;
+
         auto dequantizedBuffer = std::make_unique<float[]>(dequantizedBufferLength + 1);
         for (size_t i = 0; i < dequantizedBufferLength; ++i)
         {
@@ -2420,7 +2364,11 @@
             *dstPtr++ = quantizedBuffer[i] * quantizationScale;
         }
 
-        tensorInfo.SetDataType(armnn::DataType::Float32);
+        // Construct tensor info for dequantized ConstTensor
+        armnn::TensorInfo tensorInfo(operand->dimensions.size(),
+                                     operand->dimensions.data(),
+                                     armnn::DataType::Float32);
+
         return { std::move(dequantizedBuffer), dequantizedBufferLength * sizeof(float), std::move(tensorInfo) };
     }
 
@@ -2476,9 +2424,8 @@
         return Fail("%s: Dynamic output tensors are not supported", __func__);
     }
 
-    ConstTensorPin weightsPin = DequantizeAndMakeConstTensorPin<HalPolicy, Operation, Model>(operation, model, data, 1);
-
-    ConstTensorPin biasPin = ConvertOperationInputToConstTensorPin<HalPolicy>(operation, 2, model, data); // 1D
+    ConstTensorPin weightsPin = DequantizeAndMakeConstTensorPin<HalPolicy>(operation, model, data, 1);
+    ConstTensorPin biasPin    = ConvertOperationInputToConstTensorPin<HalPolicy>(operation, 2, model, data); // 1D
 
     if (!weightsPin.IsValid())
     {
diff --git a/Utils.cpp b/Utils.cpp
index 555039c..246d641 100644
--- a/Utils.cpp
+++ b/Utils.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@
             type = armnn::DataType::QuantizedSymm8PerAxis;
             break;
         case V1_2::OperandType::TENSOR_QUANT8_ASYMM:
-        case V1_2::OperandType::TENSOR_QUANT8_SYMM:
             type = armnn::DataType::QuantisedAsymm8;
             break;
         case V1_2::OperandType::TENSOR_QUANT16_SYMM: