How it will ensure that new legislation resulting from recommendations contained in Being Outside: Constructing A Response To Street Prosti…

Answered Asked by Pauline McNeill Lab Lodged 21 Mar 2006

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that new legislation resulting from recommendations contained in Being Outside: Constructing A Response To Street Prostitution will address the harm caused to women through prostitution as well as the harm to communities.

The answer

Answered by Hugh Henry on 4 Apr 2006 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

The creation of a new streetprostitution related offence is only one aspect of the Executive’s policy onstreet prostitution.
The new offence will focuson the nuisance or offence caused by street prostitution related activity,whether caused by the purchaser or the seller.
In addition, we havecommitted to produce guidance for local authorities and their communityplanning partners on how they should address street prostitution within thecontext of an overarching approach to tackling violence against women and ofbuilding safer stronger communities. The guidance will outline how they shouldtackle the demand for prostitution, prevent vulnerable individuals frombecoming involved in prostitution, reduce the harm to those who are involved,assist those ready to leave prostitution to do so, and ensure the safety oflocal communities.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-24541 by reference.