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Lap Dancing • • What Is It? The Law Recent Successes What YOU Can

Lap Dancing • • What Is It? The Law Recent Successes What YOU Can Do

What is Lap Dancing

What is Lap Dancing

What We’re Told it is

What We’re Told it is

What is REALLY is

What is REALLY is

And …

And …

Nearly 30 Press Exposés Despite. . “Max Clifford has done a great job of

Nearly 30 Press Exposés Despite. . “Max Clifford has done a great job of keeping the stories out of the papers. . there have been a lot” Simon Warr CEO Spearmint Rhino CEO Platinum Lace Head Lap Dancing Association

And … • • Harassment, Assault Coercion, Intimidation Sex Acts, Prostitution Pimping, Trafficking Drugs,

And … • • Harassment, Assault Coercion, Intimidation Sex Acts, Prostitution Pimping, Trafficking Drugs, Dealing Alcohol to Drunk Punters Drink Spiking

Evidence • • Testimonies from former Performers Research Press Articles Clubs’ own CCTV/Hearings etc

Evidence • • Testimonies from former Performers Research Press Articles Clubs’ own CCTV/Hearings etc

it wasn’t unusual for I was constantly customers to make it clear called names

it wasn’t unusual for I was constantly customers to make it clear called names such that if they paid for VIP, they’d as slag, whore and expect sex or a blow job at piece of shit. Not the end of it just in one club but in all Samantha Sammy A lot of men are totally blunt and will say. . ”How much for a blowjob? ” Elena

lap dancers were using I speak to several coke and drink, quite ‘customers’ who

lap dancers were using I speak to several coke and drink, quite ‘customers’ who actually blatantly, to get drug dealers, one of hammered whom tells me he used to Lucy supply the management Samantha they would touch me and grab me and one even bit me during a dance Liz sexual assault, harassment, verbal abuse & intimidation. . by staff, customers and other dancers Anon

Why? Money & Misogyny • Prostitution =

Why? Money & Misogyny • Prostitution =

How? • • Vulnerable Women 0 Employment Rights Coercion, Intimidation, Abuse ‘Fake Regulation’

How? • • Vulnerable Women 0 Employment Rights Coercion, Intimidation, Abuse ‘Fake Regulation’

How? • • Vulnerable Women 0 Employment Rights Coercion, Intimidation, Abuse ‘Fake Regulation’

How? • • Vulnerable Women 0 Employment Rights Coercion, Intimidation, Abuse ‘Fake Regulation’

0 Employment Rights 70% Lap Dancers Make NO MONEY by the end of their

0 Employment Rights 70% Lap Dancers Make NO MONEY by the end of their Shift • • • ‘Self Employed’ Pay to Work Pay Portion of Takings Buy Clothes Fined Too Many Performers

0 Employment Rights Stringfellow went to Court 3 times to make sure

0 Employment Rights Stringfellow went to Court 3 times to make sure

Do the Maths “ Strippers make £ 1, 000 s ” • Lap Dance

Do the Maths “ Strippers make £ 1, 000 s ” • Lap Dance = £ 20 • Sex Acts/Intoxicated Punters

How? • • • Vulnerable Women 0 Employment Rights Coercion, Intimidation, Abuse ‘Fake Regulation’

How? • • • Vulnerable Women 0 Employment Rights Coercion, Intimidation, Abuse ‘Fake Regulation’ Veneer of Respectability

How? • • • Vulnerable Women 0 Employment Rights Coercion, Intimidation, Abuse ‘Fake Regulation’

How? • • • Vulnerable Women 0 Employment Rights Coercion, Intimidation, Abuse ‘Fake Regulation’ Veneer of Respectability

Regulation is ‘Regulation’ “ I was drugged & raped by security on CCTV ”

Regulation is ‘Regulation’ “ I was drugged & raped by security on CCTV ” • CCTV • Security Guards • Additional ‘Regulations’ • • ‘No Fining’ Limit no. Performers

Often I was not even paid my wages at the end of the night

Often I was not even paid my wages at the end of the night and told CCTV would be deleted to ensure it looked like I was near even in the premises Sammy Girls. . were left open to sexual assault by customers. . When reported to management or door staff, they had the attitude that ‘you’re a dancer, what do you expect’ . . managers withholding payments that a Anon customer has made by card, keeping the sum (or part of it) for themselves Samantha I was threatened by security with his trained attack dogs Anon

 I have given up my work space . . Leaving it in the

I have given up my work space . . Leaving it in the evening means running the gauntlet of men outside the club harassing women who are passing. This includes the bouncers Sheffield Resident men come out shouting ’Why should I pay some slapper in there when I could have sex with you? ’ A lot of women take the long way home now. . the centre of town is a no-go zone Tracy, Cornwall “If a woman, whether objectively justified or not, fears to use part of the town centre characterised by sex establishments, this may be argued to amount to discrimination” Philip Colvin, QC Licensing Expert

How? • • • Vulnerable Women 0 Employment Rights Coercion, Intimidation, Abuse ‘Fake Regulation’

How? • • • Vulnerable Women 0 Employment Rights Coercion, Intimidation, Abuse ‘Fake Regulation’ Veneer of Respectability

Licensing Law

Licensing Law

Strip Clubs = Cafes 2005 -2010

Strip Clubs = Cafes 2005 -2010

Sexual Entertainment Venues Sweeping Powers: • Refuse New Clubs • Refuse Re-License Existing •

Sexual Entertainment Venues Sweeping Powers: • Refuse New Clubs • Refuse Re-License Existing • Set Zero Limit From 2011

But …

But …

And … Councils: • Write licensing policy AROUND existing clubs • Do NOT apply

And … Councils: • Write licensing policy AROUND existing clubs • Do NOT apply Policy to existing clubs

Equality Law

Equality Law

Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) ‘Due regard to the need to’: • Eliminate harassment,

Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) ‘Due regard to the need to’: • Eliminate harassment, discrimination, victimisation • Promote Good Relations between the Sexes

Sheffield 2 Court Case Successes using PSED 1 = Breached in Licensing of Club

Sheffield 2 Court Case Successes using PSED 1 = Breached in Licensing of Club 2= Breach in entire Licensing Policy

Sheffield’s Defence

Sheffield’s Defence

Strip Clubs = Anti Equalities A local authority. . must look long and hard

Strip Clubs = Anti Equalities A local authority. . must look long and hard at the adverse impact on gender equality of letting such an enterprise exist at all. . Otherwise it will be acting unlawfully and will be subject to legal challenge Louise Whitfield, Deighton Pierce Glynn

High Court Challenge(s) WEP Sheffield, MPs, Councillors, EVAW, Fawcett Local People, former Lap Dancers

High Court Challenge(s) WEP Sheffield, MPs, Councillors, EVAW, Fawcett Local People, former Lap Dancers

Sexual Harassment Report Women and Equalities Committee

Sexual Harassment Report Women and Equalities Committee

Sexual Harassment Report Karon Monaghan

Sexual Harassment Report Karon Monaghan

Reports Newsletter Sign up www. notbuyingit. org. uk/Newsletter All Publications: Press Coverage: www. notbuyingit.

Reports Newsletter Sign up www. notbuyingit. org. uk/Newsletter All Publications: Press Coverage: www. notbuyingit. org. uk/Publications www. notbuyingit. org. uk/in-the-news Dispatches Video [Sexual Content]: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? time_continue=16&v=Xgix. L_6 IVs 8 Key Info A 5 Flier: www. notbuyingit. org. uk/A 5 Flier This is Lap Dancing : www. notbuyingit. org. uk/Thisis. Lap. Dancing Recent Incidences in Clubs: www. notbuyingit. org. uk/Strip. Sleaze How Councils breach Equality Law: www. notbuyingit. org. uk/13 Reasons. Why. Not In depth licensing report for Councils: www. notbuyingit. org. uk/Zero. Option Our Demands to Home Office: Our Demands to Councils: www. notbuyingit. org. uk/Home. Office www. notbuyingit. org. uk/Councils

More Reports! Faq This is Lap Dancing : Testimonies from Performers: Unsafe Work: www.

More Reports! Faq This is Lap Dancing : Testimonies from Performers: Unsafe Work: www. notbuyingit. org. uk/Thisis. Lap. Dancing www. notbuyingit. org. uk/Performers www. notbuyingit. org. uk/Unsafe. Unfit No Successful Court Challenges by Clubs: www. notbuyingit. org. uk/inthe. Docks No Go Zones outside clubs : www. notbuyingit. org. uk/No. Go. Zones Myths ‘Strippers are Loaded’: You’ll Put Women Out of Work’: ‘It’s a Choice’: It will ‘Go Underground’: www. notbuyingit. org. uk/Loaded www. notbuyingit. org. uk/Poverty www. notbuyingit. org. uk/Choice www. notbuyingit. org. uk/Going. Underground