1.    To adopt the proposed policy for Sexual Entertainment Venues which:

a.    establishes a nil limit on licenses for new premises;

b.    allows existing licensed sexual entertainment venues to continue to      operate subject to regulatory controls and license fees.

2.    To agree that the policy for Sex Establishments should take effect on the same day that Schedule 3 takes effect in Tower Hamlets.

3.    To note that the Licensing Committee will be asked to resolve that Schedule 3 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 as amended by section 27 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 be applied in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets area to enable the proposed Sexual Entertainment Venues Policy to be brought into effect:

4.    To note that the Licensing Committee will be asked to make regulations prescribing standard conditions as set out in Appendix 2.

5.    To note that the Licensing Committee will be asked to resolve that fees as set out in Appendix 3 should apply to applications for Sexual Entertainment Venues.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR COMMUNITIES, LOCALITIES AND CULTURE (S. HALSEY)

(Head of Consumer and Business Regulations Service (D Tolley)

Councillor Ohid Ahmed, the Deputy Mayor, introduced the report. He highlighted the extensive, and evenly split, consultation exercise and that the resulting proposal was a Nil policy where existing businesses would be allowed to continue.

The Mayor agreed the recommendations as set out in the report.

RESOLVED

1.    To adopt the proposed policy for Sexual Entertainment Venues which:

a.    establishes a nil limit on licenses for new premises;

b.    allows existing licensed sexual entertainment venues to continue to      operate subject to regulatory controls and license fees.

2.    To agree that the policy for Sex Establishments should take effect on the same day that Schedule 3 takes effect in Tower Hamlets.

3.    To note that the Licensing Committee will be asked to resolve that Schedule 3 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 as amended by section 27 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 be applied in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets area to enable the proposed Sexual Entertainment Venues Policy to be brought into effect:

4.    To note that the Licensing Committee will be asked to make regulations prescribing standard conditions as set out in Appendix 2.

5.    To note that the Licensing Committee will be asked to resolve that fees as set out in Appendix 3 should apply to applications for Sexual Entertainment Venues.