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Watford Beavers lap dancing club's 'astonishing rule breaches'
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A lap dancing club's licence renewal has been refused after an undercover police operation discovered "astonishing breaches" of regulations.
Beavers in Watford applied to the council for a sexual entertainment venue (SEV) licence in August.
Officers from Hertfordshire Police investigated the club after concerns about their conduct.
They found "flagrant" breaches of rules including staff offering sexual services and touching customers.
The "multiple breaches" of SEV licence laws were discovered by officers on the first night of the operation, the force said.
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Police found staff were:
Offering sexual services
Simulating sexual acts
Touching customers below chest level
Sitting on customers' laps or straddling them
Putting their feet on seats while performing
Source: Hertfordshire Police
A spokesman said evidence revealed this was "not an isolated incident".
"The methods employed by dancers at the venue that regularly breached the terms of the licence were widespread," he added.
Hertfordshire Police licensing officer John Corkett said: "The very nature of the activities that go on at such venues means that the management try their very best to avoid police attention and tend to 'keep under the radar'.
"It was quite astonishing that the undercover police operation detected such flagrant breaches of the licence on the very first night that they went into the club."
The club's legal representatives have yet to comment on the decisio
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Watford Beavers lap dancing club's 'astonishing rule breaches'
Continue reading the main story
Related Stories
Lap dance rules 'should be clear'
A lap dancing club's licence renewal has been refused after an undercover police operation discovered "astonishing breaches" of regulations.
Beavers in Watford applied to the council for a sexual entertainment venue (SEV) licence in August.
Officers from Hertfordshire Police investigated the club after concerns about their conduct.
They found "flagrant" breaches of rules including staff offering sexual services and touching customers.
The "multiple breaches" of SEV licence laws were discovered by officers on the first night of the operation, the force said.
Continue reading the main story
Police found staff were:
Offering sexual services
Simulating sexual acts
Touching customers below chest level
Sitting on customers' laps or straddling them
Putting their feet on seats while performing
Source: Hertfordshire Police
A spokesman said evidence revealed this was "not an isolated incident".
"The methods employed by dancers at the venue that regularly breached the terms of the licence were widespread," he added.
Hertfordshire Police licensing officer John Corkett said: "The very nature of the activities that go on at such venues means that the management try their very best to avoid police attention and tend to 'keep under the radar'.
"It was quite astonishing that the undercover police operation detected such flagrant breaches of the licence on the very first night that they went into the club."
The club's legal representatives have yet to comment on the decisio