Edinburgh sauna licences consultation approved 15 November 2013 Last updated at 11:58 A consultation is to be held on whether Edinburgh Council should end its long-standing tolerant approach to the sex trade by scrapping licences for saunas. Councillors have approved plans for the consultation on changing public entertainment licence rules. It will be open to responses from the public from Tuesday. Convener of the council's regulatory committee, Councillor Gavin Barrie, said: "The regulatory committee today approved plans to hold a consultation on potentially removing the requirement for saunas and massage premises to be licensed. The consultation will be open to responses from the public and interested organisations from Tuesday, 19 November.