You miss my point. I am an ATCO. My ATIS says "Runway 26, ILS/DME approach". On first contact I tell the pilot "vectoring for an ILS/DME approach, runway 26". Frequently, the pilot will report the aerodrome in sight and request a visual approach, which I will then approve (subject to traffic). This goes for every controller at my unit, and I expect at a lot of others too.