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What is significant is that Blackpool had very strict conditions for striptease for years before the 2009 Act. This makes it painfully obvious that the licensing scheme has nothing to do with regulation.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/bid-ban-strip-clubs-edinburgh-32055324 Councillors voted 7-2 to have 3 club limit (only Labour councillors voted against). Interestingly, there is an option for a worker-run club which feels pretty enlightened. The Scottish Government is still keen o...

Regulatory Committee due to meet 5 Feb. Licensing to take effect from 31 March. https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/s66488/7.1%20-%20Air%20Weapons%20and%20Licensing%20Scotland%20Act%202015%20Sexual%20Entertainment%20Venues%20Policy%20and%20Condition.pdf Consultation results. City Centre 13....

Consultation open till 3 Oct.

https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.u ... june-2023/

Shocking happening at Rocket Club - allegation of gang rape in September 2021. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/rocket-club-licence-suspended-after-21712772 The club reopened but later closed and the bailiffs moved in in November 2022. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/wha...

Interesting that there have been few objections since the cull. It's almost as if, once people know their city isn't going be overrun with clubs and that they won't be allowed in sensitive locations, most people are fairly OK with clubs. The law has worked better in Leeds than I feared 10 years ago....

Browsing the City Vaults Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cityvaultsnewcastle they have topless dancers on match days which indicates that the SEV licence is valid.
Can't find anything about Whiskey Down though - surprising in view of the struggle they had to get the licence.

Looking again at the Glasgow clubs licensed on 14/09/22. It seems their licences last for 3 years. Pity we can't have this in England and Wales as it would give clubs and dancers far more stability than the current annual licence hearings.

Court overturns nil policy!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland- ... e-64596835


I wonder how this ruling will affect councils who have nil policies with exemptions for existing clubs?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-b ... gn=KARANGA

Licensing Committee votes 10-1 to keep existing policy (though other reports say 9-1).
Bristol Sex Workers Collective have smashed it out of the park!

https://democracy.bristol.gov.uk/docume ... 202021.pdf

Results published. 86% oppose nil cap in city centre, 78% oppose nil cap in Old Market/West Street area.

United Sex Workers crowdfunding legal challenge.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-save- ... e=customer

Petition against nil caps now past 15000 signatures.

https://www.change.org/p/save-our-strip ... rect=false

Facebook showing this has reopened 7 nights a week under new management. I wasn't expecting it to return tbh.

I think you're a lot better at reading between the lines than I am!

Some seriously poor reporting here.
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2022-0 ... le-spiking

The text makes it clear that the spiking took place at Electrik Warehouse but you wouldn't think that from the picture.

Edinburgh seem to be keen on a ban https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/council/edinburgh-councillors-delay-decision-on-banning-strip-clubs-and-lap-dancing-bars-3480501 Meanwhile Glasgow has grandfathered the 3 existing clubs https://uk.news.yahoo.com/forces-nature-dancers-praised-co...

New licence as Club 55
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/199675 ... -go-ahead/

Approved

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/no ... b-21778239

https://bristol.citizenspace.com/bristo ... tion-2021/

Consultation runs to 19/12/21.

Twitter showing both clubs kept their licences.

https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/glasgow-strip-clubs-facing-new-21577520 Article here looks fairly positive. It mentions protection of workers and perhaps grandfather rights for existing clubs. Given that Glasgow has always been anti-SEV in the past, I am wondering whether I should b...

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lap-dancing-ban-dropped-after-no-links-found-to-crime-or-disorder-krq2lhxbk Paywall article from The Times 01/01/21 re Scottish national records for 2005. The gist of the article is that Scotland abandoned any plans for a national ban on clubs after ministers were...

Now reopening as a bar for the time being.

Reopening 6pm 4th July. When they were saying on Facebook that they hoped to open early July I thought it was optimistic .I'm pleasantly surprised.