The last effort to ban the strip clubs failed - and landed the tax payer with a huge legal bill.
Councillor Cammy Day said he would urge members to support the controversial move - as it the legal bill for the last failed attempt rose above £200,000, reports Edinburgh Live.
Judge Lord Richardson said the Regulatory Committee had been “wrongly advised” that the nil-cap “would not constitute a ban on SEVs”. His ruling was not that the nil-cap itself was unlawful, but that there was a “realistic possibility” if councillors had been “properly advised” that “a different decision may have been taken”.
Commenting on the expense, Lib Dem councillor Lewis Younie said: “What a travesty that this is the road we travelled down.” We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like.If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
However, as the political make-up of the council has changed since the last vote to a minority of committee members in favour of the ban – three Labour and Conservative councillors against six SNP, Greens and Lib Dems – is it unlikely to pass this time around.“I’m firmly of the view that a modern progressive city like Edinburgh doesn’t need thee type of venues,” the council leader told the LDRS.
She said if the zero policy is retained clubs are banned she would work to “ensure that the council and the Scottish Government remain committed to helping current SEV workers transition towards more sustainable employment, rather than into other commercial sexual exploitation activities”.
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