All Party Group recommends criminalising paying for sex 30 May, 2018 — By Tom Foot An earlier ECP protest FINDINGS from an inquiry investigating pop-up brothels have been blasted as “shoddy”, according to the English Collective of Prostitutes. The All Party Parliamentary … Continue reading
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Metro: Why the Parliamentary Group on Prostitution is wrong to suggest criminalising the buying of sex
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Miranda Kane Monday 21 May 2018 3:54 pm What’s wrong with a safe and consensual transaction? (Picture: Ella Byworth for Metro.co.uk) Another day, another flurry of media and morality where the world is convinced sex trafficking is around every corner. … Continue reading
Another sham Inquiry from the self-appointed partisan All-Party Parliamentary Group on Prostitution
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Breaking news: a self-appointed group of MPs, that got together for the sole purpose of lobbying for the criminalisation of sex workers’ clients, conduct Inquiry and recommend the criminalisation of clients! No surprise there then. Cari Mitchell, spokeswoman for the … Continue reading
New Statesman: The dangerous myth of the “pop-up brothel”
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By Dulcie Lee, 9 March 2018 The reality behind a buzzword that is hindering the fight for women’s safety Hundreds of pop-up brothels are springing up across the country. Budget holiday homes, Airbnbs, and private lets are being turned into “sex clubs”. … Continue reading
ECP submission to APPG on Prostitution inquiry into ‘pop-up’ brothels
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Contact the ECP at ecp@prostitutescollective.net or on 020 7482 2496 Summary 1 “Pop-up brothels” are not a new tactic by criminals to exploit women, as implied by this Inquiry. They are the direct result of police raids and closure orders … Continue reading
Guardian: How ‘pop-up’ brothels transformed Britain’s suburban sex industry
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MPs are investigating a surge in flats being used short-term for prostitution – but the women who work in them say they often have no safer option Dulcie Lee Sat 25 Nov 2017 21.00 GMT Last modified on Tue 19 Dec … Continue reading
Urgent: All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Prostitution launches inquiry on ‘pop-up’ brothels.
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Dear Friends, The APPG on Prostitution and the Global Sex Trade has launched an inquiry into the increase of “pop-up” brothels – short terms lets in which people sell sex. The APPG states that the investigation has been prompted by … Continue reading
Guardian: Parliament’s inquiry into ‘pop-up brothels’ is misguided and one-sided
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Frankie Mullin Thursday 26 October 2017 MPs should speak to sex workers about the realities of the off-street trade before they rush to judgment. The pro-criminalisation Nordic model is flawed An investigation into “pop-up brothels” – short-term lets in which people … Continue reading
Guardian: MPs to launch inquiry into growth of pop-up brothels
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Dulcie Lee Sunday 22 October 2017 Risks grow as police closures force sex workers to rent Airbnb and other short-term properties The growth of “pop-up brothels” in Airbnb and other short-term properties is to be investigated by MPs. The all-party … Continue reading
Express & Star: Call for legal prostitution zone
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By Alex Ross | News | Published: Aug 30, 2017 A legal ‘prostitution zone’ should be introduced in a bid to tackle sex slavery in the West Midlands, an expert has said. The slavery investigator, whose identity cannot be revealed, … Continue reading