Glasgow’s three lap dancing clubs can stay open after licences were handed out for the first time - despite fears the city could become the “sex capital”.
Seventh Heaven, Diamond Dolls and Platinum Lace were granted three-year sexual entertainment venue licences by the cityIt comes after councillors decided in March that no new clubs can open in Glasgow but venues already in operation would have ‘grandfather rights’ and could apply for licences.
Edinburgh’s licensing board voted in favour of introducing a ‘nil-cap’ policy on SEVs from April 2023, which will stop the city’s four strip bars from operating legally and prevent new venues from opening. He said consultation on the “robust” policy had included the violence against women partnership, the GMB sex workers’ union, dancers, club owners and lawyers.
These include ensuring signs are “discreet” and performers are “always appropriately clothed when they are outside the venue at any time it is open”. Archie MacIver, the licensing lawyer representing Seventh Heaven and Diamond Dolls, told the committee: “We are not making a decision based on morals, we are all perfectly entitled to have those but that is not something to factor into your decision-making today, it is on the application of the law.”
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