Lap-dancing and strip clubs are harmful to women, the Dundee Violence Against Women Partnership has said.
It took part in a consultation on a Bill going through the Scottish Parliament that will bring in a new licensing system for sexual entertainment venues.
This will give local authorities the power to set the allowed number of such clubs in its area at zero.
The partnership comprises Dundee City Council, NHS Tayside, Police Scotland Tayside division and voluntary sector bodies that work with women and families.
It told ministers it supported a new licensing regime, but said members remained concerned it would simply regulate a “form of social harm” rather than seek to end it altogether.
“Overall we feel that an improvement in the current licensing regime is preferable to the status quo, but stress that our support for the proposals does not in any way lessen our belief that all forms of commercial sexual exploitation are forms of violence against women and are fundamentally harmful to all women.
“We believe that Scotland should aspire to be a country in which there are no sexual entertainment venues,” the partnership said.
Members agreed it was right that local authorities should have the power to decide if there should not be any sexual entertainment venues in their area.
The Scottish Government has warned that local authorities face the risk that a decision to refuse a licence, particularly in the case of an application from an operator already working in the sector, could result in a costly court case.
Clubs could also face hefty bills if the conditions of being granted a licence mean they have to upgrade facilities, such as the dancers’ changing rooms.
The Bill to introduce the licensing scheme was introduced at the Scottish Parliament in May and is still in the first of three stages before it becomes law.