What good clubs do:

• Offer free unrestricted access to a cold drinking water tap or fountain. (You'll have to buy bottled water.)

• Have adequate ventilation - and don't turn it off to make you buy more drinks.

• Turn air conditioning up if it's getting too hot.

• Have a relaxed dress code, so you can take something off without them getting upset.

• Allocate a separate area or a chill out room in the club for you to cool down (Smaller clubs may not have the space, so they should keep the place cooler.)

• Prevent overcrowding - never exceeding the maximum permitted number of people and take steps if some areas get too congested.

• Have at least one first aider on site trained in the effects of taking drugs.

• Allow drug workers inside to give advice and assistance.

• Provide secure, efficient cloakrooms so you can keep outdoor clothes safe and wear as little as you want to dance in.

• Employ trained, registered door and security staff wearing name tags to be noted down if needed.

• Have a clearly displayed policy about searching and a complaints policy.

• Have the right to refuse entry if you refuse a search.

• If they require searches, they provide searchers of both sexes.

• Can insist on searching your outside clothes, pockets or bags.

• Will not insist on a more intimate search without your permission. Only the police (or customs & excise) can search you without agreement. Door supervisors may be charged with assault for performing strip searches or searches inside clothes without permission.

• Will conduct any search with respect to you and in a decent manner.

• Will only conduct strip searches or searches inside clothes in private with an independent witness.

   

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