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Kink Vendors : feasability of a new market? (53)

This post is on the Manchester (M) topics page and the BDSM Events web board.

UK(SG), 3 yrs

Attitude_Adjuster wrote:

I don't see the basis that they could decline on under FoI... I'm sure many don't have particular policies and operate on a "make it up as you along basis".

However a bit of digging on Manchester's web site yields that of the 5142 pounds for the license only 1000 is administrative, and the rest a charge for 'enforcement' (I presume they mean cost on inspections etc.). If they don't approve the app, I can't see the basis on which they could keep the 'enforcement' money. It appears to be the police who have the arbitrary and unaccountable veto tho.

the funny thing is ETO magazine FOI'd 50 councils in the last 6 months

whats interesting is that more than 1 council quoted a non refundable application fee, and in the same request said that they had a zero sex establishment policy

stevenage, a town not to far from me, has 2 licensed sex shops in the main shopping precinct, one 15 paces from the other, and funnily enough . . . no ann summers lol

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24 Jan 10, 1:46 PM
Attitude_Adjuster
UK(N), 6 yrs

WDTrading wrote:

whats interesting is that more than 1 council quoted a non refundable application fee, and in the same request said that they had a zero sex establishment policy

Which makes it fraud?

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25 Jan 10, 10:55 PM
DOM_estics

UK(SG), 3 yrs

Attitude_Adjuster wrote:

WDTrading wrote:

whats interesting is that more than 1 council quoted a non refundable application fee, and in the same request said that they had a zero sex establishment policy

Which makes it fraud?

it would definately be an interesting test case

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