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Paying the Price, a consultation paper on prostitution, has been published to prompt a public debate on how to deal with the issues raised by prostitution in England and Wales. Views on policy and practice will pave the way for the development of a coordinated strategy for prostitution – aimed at reducing the harms associated with prostitution, experienced by those involved and by those communities in which it takes place. Views are welcome from everyone with an interest in this area of public policy, but particularly from those with experience of involvement in prostitution, those with experience of the impact of prostitution in their neighbourhood, and from those agencies - both voluntary and statutory - working in this field. Exploitation, violence and problematic drug use is a reality for many of those involved in prostitution. Prostitution can also seriously damage the communities in which it takes place. There is also increasing concern about links with organised crime and, in particular, with drug markets and with people trafficking. The Sex Offences Act 2003 introduced new offences for those who exploit children or adults for the purposes of prostitution or pornography. Preventing children and young people from becoming vulnerable to abuse through prostitution, and offering protection and support for all those already involved, still needs to be addressed. This paper identifies examples of existing good practice and seeks views on how we can build on these to develop a clear and coherent, systematic approach to tackling prostitution. Other approaches in place around the world are also explored as a basis for a sensible and mature debate on how best to respond to this difficult issue. How to access the consultation paper The consultation paper, Paying the Price, is available below as a PDF
document. An accompanying partial Regulatory Impact Assessment is available below
as a Word document: Printed copies of the paper are also available, free of charge, from the address below. How to contact the review team The consultation has now closed. We are in the process of analysing the responses. If you would like to contact the review team please use the contact options given below. Prostitution Review Team Or by e-mail to: Consulting those involved in prostitution It is important that the views of those with first-hand experience of prostitution are heard during the consultation period. We have devised a questionnaire for projects to use at drop-in sessions as a basis for discussion and to enable the views of those women supported by the projects to be fed into the consultation exercise. If you work for a project that is keen to use the questionnaire, we would be grateful if the discussions could take place in time for responses to be returned to the review team by mid-September (at the address above). Responses will form the base part of discussions with project managers and workers at seminars planned for later in the year. Questions
for discussion A random selection of the responses we have received so far on the issue of licensing brothels and communities are now available. These responses are intended to provide a sample of the views expressed to date and are in no way an indication of the likely outcome of the review. Consultation
Responses - Communities Consultation
Responses - Licensing Brothels Paying the Price includes a good deal of information about the nature and scale of prostitution, and about existing initiatives which can have an impact on the issues associated with prostitution. This page also provides links to related information, which will be added to as new information becomes available. If you have information which you think may be of interest to those engaging in this consultation exercise, please contact the prostitution review team at the above address. Related documents Tackling Street Prostitution: Towards an Holistic Approach Department of Health (2000) - Safeguarding Children Involved in Prostitution Self, H (2003) Prostitution, Women and the Misuse of the Law: The Fallen Daughters of Eve - provides a helpful overview of the background to the present laws relating to prostitution. (London, Frank Cass) Other Home Office sites Crime
Reduction website - offers a trafficking toolkit relevant for those
who have responsibility for addressing sexual offences, prostitution and
violence against women in the context of trafficking for the purpose of
sexual exploitation Other Government sites Area Child Protection
Committees website - provides information about the work of the ACP
Committees to safeguard children from abuse and neglect External organisations Barnardo’s
website - tells you more about the work Barnardo's do to support vulnerable
children and young people and tells you how you can get involved |
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