- Target:
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
- Region:
- United Kingdom
- Website:
- www.object.org.uk
At present, lap dancing clubs are licensed in the same way as cafes and restaurants. But lap dancing clubs are part of the sex industry, not the ordinary leisure industry.
By adopting Schedule 3 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council will be able to stop licensing lap dancing clubs like cafes and start applying necessary controls and regulations to the clubs. By adopting Schedule 3, local people will also be given a greater say in the licensing process.
The Gender Equality Duty 2007 legally requires local authorities to promote equality between women and men in all that they do. The Gender Equality Duty is particularly relevant in relation to the licensing of sex establishments because of the gendered nature of sex establishments like lap dancing clubs, and because of the negative impact that lap dancing clubs have on efforts to promote equality between women and men.
We, the undersigned, call on Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council to pass a resolution adopting Schedule 3 to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (LGMPA) 1982, as amended by the Policing and Crime Act 2009.
At present, lap dancing clubs are licensed in the same way as cafes and restaurants. But lap dancing clubs are part of the sex industry, not the ordinary leisure industry.
By adopting Schedule 3 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council will be able to stop licensing lap dancing clubs like cafes and start applying necessary controls and regulations to the clubs. By adopting Schedule 3, local people will also be given a greater say in the licensing process.
We strongly recommend introducing a ‘nil’ policy for Sexual Entertainment Venues, as permitted under Schedule 3 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (LGMPA)1982 and amended by Section 27 of the Policing and Crime Act (PCA) 2009.
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The Give our community a greater say in the licensing of lap dancing clubs petition to Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council was written by Abbie Mitchell and is in the category Gender Rights and Issues at GoPetition.