Ash Regan bids to criminalise paying for sex in Scotland
2023-10-18
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Former candidate for leadership within the Scottish National Party (SNP), Ash Regan, has embarked on an initiative known as the "Unbuyable" campaign, with the primary objective of establishing a legal prohibition on the transactional aspect of sexual services. Regan, a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) and previously a minister responsible for community safety, seeks to curtail th .....
The responses from the Scotland Consultation on Sex Work
2022-01-03
elrond
The Scottish Parliament has published the responses on the consultation on sex work, framed with the negative question of 'A consultation on challenging men's demand for prostitution , working to reduce the harms associated with prostitution and helping women to exit'. I understand from previous press releases, the majority of resondants were in favour of some decriminilisation .....
Scottish Law banning purchase of sex would be a "rapist's charter" says charity
2020-09-12
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A sex worker charity has criticised a Government consultation which could lead to men being banned from buying sex. A sex worker involved with SCOTPEP warned that a law criminalising clients would be a “rapist’s charter” by forcing women to take greater risks.
Labour MSP Rhoda Grant previously lodged a bill to criminalise the purchase of sex, but it did not pass.
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Struggling sex workers open up on how lockdown has hit them hard
2020-06-08
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Many street workers have to choose between being penniless or risking their lives having sex with reckless strangers. The Scottish Governments response has been totally inadequate, providing £60,000 to go between an estimated 1,000 sex workers. Giving money to an organisation which likely will only fund staff and not money to the sex workers. Four sex workers speak out, putting the record s .....