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Sex shop, cinema or sexual entertainment licence
Summary
To run a sex shop - i.e. any premises selling sex toys, books or videos - you may need a licence from the local authority. To run a venue where explicit films are shown to members of the public, you also need a licence from the local authority. Sexual entertainment venues, such as lap dancing clubs, may also need a licence.
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Consultation: Sex Establishment Licensing (shop, cinema and entertainment venues)
Babergh District Council is consulting on its draft policy, procedures and fee levels between the dates of 01 April 2012 and 25 May 2012. The consultation documents are linked below. If you would like to comment please do so in writing by 25 May 2012 stating your name, address, and details of any body or organisation you are responding on behalf of to the Licensing Team, Babergh District Council, Corks Lane, Hadleigh, IPSWICH, Suffolk IP7 6SJ or via email to licensingsection@babergh.gov.uk
Consultation documents (PDF format):
1. Consultation background information.pdf
2. Policy document - Sex Establishment Licensing (Draft).pdf
3. Application form and procedure (Draft).pdf
4. Standard conditions for Sex Establishment Licences (Draft).pdf
Sex shop and cinema licence
| Licence summary |
To run a sex shop - i.e. any premises selling sex toys, books or videos - you may need a licence from the local authority. To run a venue where explicit films are shown to members of the public, you also need a licence from the local authority.
However, you may apply to the local authority requesting them to waive the requirement of a licence, but there are no circumstances currently where Babergh considers a licence inappropriate. |
| Eligibility Criteria |
An applicant:
- must be at least 18 years old
- must not be disqualified from holding a licence
- must not have been refused the grant or renewal of a licence for the premises in question within the last 12 months unless the refusal has been reversed on appeal
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| Regulation Summary |
A summary of the eligibility criteria for this licence |
| Application Evaluation Process |
Fees will be payable for applications and conditions may be attached.
Applications must contain any information the local authority requires, as well as the applicant's name, address and, where the applicant is an individual, their age, plus the address of the premises.
Applicants must give public notice of their application by publishing an advertisement in a local newspaper. |
| Will Tacit Consent Apply? |
No. It is in the public interest that the authority must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from the local authority within 42 calendar days, please contact us. You can do this online if you applied through the UK Welcomes service or use the contact details below. |
| Apply online (You will need Version 9 (or higher) of Adobe Reader) |
Apply for a licence for a sex establishment
Tell us about a change to your existing sex establishment licence |
| Failed Application Redress |
Please contact the Local Authority in the first instance.
Any applicant who is refused a licence, or refused the renewal of a licence, may, within 21 days of being notified of the refusal, appeal to the local magistrates' court.
However, the right to appeal does not apply where the licence was refused on the grounds that:
- the number of sex establishments in the area exceeds the number which the authority consider is appropriate
- the grant of the licence would be inappropriate considering the character of the area, the nature of other premises in the area, or the premises themselves
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| Licence Holder Redress |
Please contact the Local Authority in the first instance.
A licence holder who wishes to appeal against a condition can appeal to a local magistrates' court. |
| Consumer Complaint |
We would always advise that in the event of a complaint the first contact is made with the trader by you - preferably in the form a letter (with proof of delivery). If that has not worked, if you are located in the UK, Consumer Direct will give you advice. From outside the UK contact the UK European Consumer Centre.
Licence holders may at any time apply to the authority for a variation of the terms, conditions or restrictions in their licence.
If an application for a variation is refused, or if the licence is revoked, the licence holder may, within 21 days of being notified of the imposition of, or the refusal to vary, the term, condition or restriction in question, or of the revocation, appeal to the local magistrates' court.
A licence holder may also appeal to the crown court against a decision of a magistrates' court. |
| Other Redress |
Any person objecting to an application for the grant, renewal or transfer of a licence may give written notice of their objection to the relevant authority, stating the grounds of the objection, within 28 days of the date of the application. |
| Trade Associations |
Adult Industry Trade Association |
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External links ...
Consumer Direct
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UK European Consumer Centre
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Legislation.gov.uk
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Last updated on: 03 April 2012 | Date of next review: 03 April 2013
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