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Update on prostitution and the Policing and Crime Bill

Lord Norton

In commenting on the responses to my post on prostitution and the Policing and Crime Bill, McDuff has written:  “This comment thread is, in fact, bloody excellent. How such a thing can happen on the internet is beyond me.”   I rather share his positive evaluation.  The post has attracted some insightful comments, including from people who…

Prostitution and the Policing and Crime Bill

Lord Norton

Next week, on Report stage of the Policing and Crime Bill, the House will return to the provisions relating to prostitution.  What is now Clause 14 (it was previously Clause 13) seeks to protect vulnerable and exploited women through making it an offence to pay for sex with someone who is subjected by a third party to…