Agenda item

With reference to article 8 of the minute of the previous meeting of 14 May 2025, the Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director of Corporate Services which provided feedback on the results of the formal consultation carried out in relation to the existing Sexual Entertainment Venue Licensing Policy.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      consider the results of the public consultation, which closed on Commonplace on 31 July 2025;

(b)      determine the appropriate upper limit for the number of Sexual Entertainment Venues for Aberdeen city centre;

(c)      determine the appropriate upper limit for the number of Sexual Entertainment Venues located outwith Aberdeen city centre (but within the Local Authority area); and

(d)      determine whether the Committee would like to make any appropriate changes to the existing Sexual Entertainment Venue Licensing Policy and standard conditions attached to Sexual Entertainment Venue Licences in light of the consultation responses, and if so, instruct the Chief Officer – Governance to make the appropriate changes and report a further draft of the policy and standard conditions attached to Sexual Entertainment Venue Licences back to Committee for approval in due course.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to agree that the appropriate upper limit for the number of Sexual Entertainment Venues for Aberdeen city centre would be five;

(ii)      to agree that the limit for the number of Sexual Entertainment Venues located outwith Aberdeen city centre (but within the Local Authority area) would be zero; and

(iii)      to agree that no changes were required to the existing Sexual Entertainment Venue Licensing Policy and standard conditions.