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Written Question · S7W-03703 · Session 7

What steps the Independent Commission on the Criminalisation of the Purchase of Sex will take to ensure that it consults with groups that r…

Answered Asked by Paul McLennan SNP Lodged 27 Sep 2026

The question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps the Independent Commission on the Criminalisation of the Purchase of Sex will take to ensure that it consults with groups that represent those currently selling sex.

The answer

Answered by Kirsten Oswald on 22 Oct 2026 · 25 days after it was lodged, on time

The Independent Commission on the Criminalisation of the Purchase of Sex operates independently of the Scottish Government and is responsible for determining how it undertakes its work, in line with its published Terms of Reference: Criminalisation of the Purchase of Sex in Scotland: Independent Commission
- terms of reference
- gov.scotThe Commission’s Terms of Reference make clear that its work will be informed by the views and experiences of people with experience of prostitution. Decisions on how those views are sought, including which individuals and organisations are engaged with during the course of its work, are matters for the independent Chair and Commission members.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S7W-03703 by reference.