Home Office research 2019 Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/tag/home-office-research-2019/ Since 1975, the English Collective of Prostitutes has been campaigning for the abolition of the prostitution laws which criminalize sex workers and our families, and for economic alternatives and higher benefits and wages. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:32:40 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://prostitutescollective.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/favicon-260-x-260-150x150.png Home Office research 2019 Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/tag/home-office-research-2019/ 32 32 Bristol Home Office Research (2019) https://prostitutescollective.net/bristol-home-office-research-2019/ Mon, 25 Nov 2019 18:06:05 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=14403 In response to the 2016 Home Affairs Committee recommendation that sex workers on the street and working together in premises be decriminalised, the University of Bristol Centre for Gender and Violence Research was commissioned by the government to investigate. The ECP mobilised its network to give evidence to ensure sex workers voices were heard. The […]

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]]> Independent: Austerity pushing women into sex work and criminalisation endangering them, major report finds https://prostitutescollective.net/independent-austerity-pushing-women-into-sex-work-and-criminalisation-endangering-them-major-report-finds/ Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:14:17 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=9108 'I was in a desperate financial situation, no parents to support me and about to become homeless. As I am disabled and was in full-time education, my opportunities for work were, and remain, limited,' says womanMaya Oppenheim Women's Correspondent @mayaoppenheimAusterity is pushing women into prostitution and the criminalisation of the industry is putting them in danger, according […]

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]]> Press Release: Government research proves sex workers feel unsafe under the current law https://prostitutescollective.net/press-release-government-research-proves-sex-workers-feel-unsafe-under-the-current-law/ Wed, 30 Oct 2019 11:28:08 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=9105 Government research proves sex workers feel unsafe under the current law; they want decriminalisation and so does the public.Government research published today provides evidence that the current prostitution laws increase the chance of harm and undermine sex workers’ safety.Laura Watson from the English Collective of Prostitutes which submitted evidence from its national network of sex workers working […]

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]]> Action Alert: Urgent – Please fill out government survey – deadline 16 July https://prostitutescollective.net/urgent-please-fill-out-government-survey-deadline-16-july/ Fri, 06 Jul 2018 14:16:22 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=7388 Thousands of people responded to a call to action this week and lobbied their MP to speak against proposals to ban sex workers advertising online. Thanks to everyone who wrote. We write now to ask for your help with another urgent action. The government has commissioned research on prostitution and it would be great if […]

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