Our quarterly bulletins on raids, arrests and prosecutions of sex workers have become an important source of data for the media in particular, on what is happening with the policing of prostitution in the UK.
Press Release: Hundreds of sex workers criminalised despite parliamentary committee recommending decriminalisation
Bulletins
- Bulletin 7: January – October 2018The English Collective of Prostitutes gathers reports from our nationwide network and the media, and regularly publishes them in the form of a bulletin. These reports show that police crackdowns on prostitution are widespread, that women are subjected to surveillance … Continue reading → The post Bulletin 7: January – October 2018 appeared first on […]
- Bulletin 6: September 2017 – January 2018The English Collective of Prostitutes collect and publish reports of raids and arrests that we receive through our network, they show how the police continue to criminalise women selling sex in a variety of ways. It is completely unjust that … Continue reading → The post Bulletin 6: September 2017 – January 2018 appeared first […]
- Bulletin 5: May – September 2017Each year hundreds of sex workers are arrested, raided, prosecuted and even imprisoned under the prostitution laws. The bulletin below documents some of the cases which have been compiled by women in the ECP network from the media and other … Continue reading → The post Bulletin 5: May – September 2017 appeared first on […]
- Bulletin 4: January – April 2017This bulletin is compiled by the English Collective of Prostitutes from information from our network around the UK and from press reports. It shows that the police continue to take action against sex workers on the streets and working together … Continue reading → The post Bulletin 4: January – April 2017 appeared first on […]
- Bulletin 3: October – December 2016The English Collective of Prostitutes has compiled the information below on raids, arrests and prosecutions of sex workers. These continue despite recommendations from a prestigious parliamentary committee that sex workers should be decriminalised. In July 2016, the Home Affairs Committee … Continue reading → The post Bulletin 3: October – December 2016 appeared first on […]
- Bulletin 2: April – September 2016This bulletin listing the raids, arrests, closures and prosecutions of sex workers and people sex workers associate with, shows that hundreds of women are being criminalised each year, with little protest or investigation into the impact of such criminalisation. In … Continue reading → The post Bulletin 2: April – September 2016 appeared first on […]
- Bulletin 1: January – April 2016May 20, 2016 The prostitution laws are unjust and devious and lead to thousands of women a year being arrested, raided, prosecuted and even imprisoned. Police crackdowns break up safety networks. (i) Street workers are forced into isolated areas and … Continue reading → The post Bulletin 1: January – April 2016 appeared first on […]
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