Lap Dancing Association

The Lap Dancing Association is a trade association for the UK lap dancing industry[1] set up in 2008 which operates a Code of Practice for its members.[2] In 2009 the president of the association was Simon Warr,[3] who ran the clubs Platinum Lace[4] and For Your Eyes Only.[5] According to a BBC report, as of November 2008, the association represented roughly one-third of the industry's clubs.[6] Members included For Your Eyes Only and Spearmint Rhino. The association submitted a memorandum to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee in November 2008 when the latter was reviewing the Licensing Act 2003, which was the only legislation regulating Lap Dancing Clubs at that time.[7] The association subsequently opposed the provisions of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 which reclassified lap-dancing clubs as 'sexual entertainment venues' instead of 'entertainment venues', introduced a licensing system for clubs and allowed local authorities to decide the number and location of lap-dancing clubs in their area.[8]

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References

  1. ↑ Paul Lewis (28 April 2008). "Lap dance firms call for tighter regulation". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Turney, Ewan (21 April 2008). "New lap-dancing body launched". Morning Advertiser. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Rachel Cooke (8 March 2009). "Should lap dancing be run out of town?". The Observer. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Would you ever take your girlfriend to watch a lapdancer?". London Evening Standard. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  5. ↑ John Shammas; Stian Alexander (22 April 2016). "Lap dancing boss who invited MP John Whittingdale for strip club tour has club investigated over 'no touching rule breach'". The Mirror. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Lap dancers object to 'sex' label". BBC News. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Memorandum submitted by The Lap Dancing Association (LDA): The Real Body of Evidence". www.parliament.uk. UK Parliament. November 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "New powers to crack down on lap-dancing clubs". BBC News. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
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