Agenda item - Sex Entertainment Venue Licensing Policy

Report of the Strategic Director of Place (copy attached)

21.1         The Committee considered a report of the Director of Place setting out the City’ proposed sex establishment licensing policy for approval as.set out in Appendix A to the report

21.2    The Licensing Manager, Mrs Cranford explained that on 5 February 2009 and 25 June 2010, the Committee had been apprised of the Policing and Crime Bill relating to sex establishments including lap dancing clubs. was an existing policy on sex establishments, sex shops and sex cinemas which included standard conditions.That policy had been reviewed and extended to cover the new category of sex entertainment venue.

21.3    On 15 July 2010 full Council had passed a resolution specifying that amendments made by Section 27 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 to Schedule 3 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 should apply to Brighton and Hove with effect from 19 November 2010.

21.4    A vote was taken and Members voted unanimously that the Sex Establishment Licensing Policy be agreed.

21.5    RESOLVED – That the Committee adopts the Sex Establishment  Licensing Policy set out at Appendix A to the report.