Safety First Coalition Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/tag/safety-first-coalition/ 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. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:55:43 +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 Safety First Coalition Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/tag/safety-first-coalition/ 32 32 Briefing: Online Safety Bill – Criminalising sex workers’ online adverts will undermine safety https://prostitutescollective.net/briefing-online-safety-bill/ Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:30:31 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=16248 Please click here to use our quick online tool and template letter to ask your MP to call for the removal of Clause 16 (Section 7 – Priority Offences) of the Online Safety Bill and urge them to speak out against this dangerous attempt to criminalise sex workers’ online advertising. Online Safety Bill: Criminalising sex […]

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]]> Press Release: Sex workers win support in their opposition to MP’s proposal to criminalise their clients https://prostitutescollective.net/press-release-sex-workers-win-support-in-their-opposition-to-mps-proposal-to-criminalise-their-clients/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 08:33:26 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=14890 Sex workers, trade unionists, women’s and human rights organisations are briefing MPs against a Ten-Minute Rule Motion to criminalise sex workers’ clients, being read in Parliament today, Wednesday, 9 December.  The motion, tabled by Diana Johnson MP, proposes a Bill to “criminalise paying for sex” and target sex workers who advertise online. The briefing  documents […]

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]]> Briefing for MPs against Ten-Minute Rule Motion “Sexual Exploitation” put forward by Diana Johnson MP https://prostitutescollective.net/briefing-for-mps-against-ten-minute-rule-motion/ Tue, 08 Dec 2020 14:56:13 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=14875 Issued by The Safety First Coalition (SFC) The SFC which campaigns to decriminalise sex work and prioritise women’s safety is coordinated by the English Collective of Prostitutes and was launched in 2006 following the murders of five young women in Ipswich. The coalition includes anti-poverty campaigners, church people & residents from Ipswich and elsewhere, members […]

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]]> Statement: In loving memory, Jean Johnson, Hampshire WI https://prostitutescollective.net/loving-memory-jean-johnson-hampshire-wi/ Wed, 19 Oct 2016 11:00:28 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=5038 It was with shock and sadness that we heard of the death of our wonderful friend and colleague, Jean Johnson, Chair of Hampshire Women’s Institute. Jean died suddenly on 4 October and her funeral is today. Her passing is a terrible loss not only for her family and friends but for sex workers and single […]

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]]> Safety First: Petition to decriminalise sex work and prioritise safety https://prostitutescollective.net/safety-first-petition-to-decriminalise-sex-work-and-prioritise-safety/ Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:32:24 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=863 The tragic murders of five young women in Ipswich caused an unprecedented outcry. Each of us deserves to be safe regardless of gender, occupation, sexual preference, race, age, nationality, immigration status or lifestyle. Prostitution is a survival strategy to deal with poverty, debt, rape, low wages, homelessness, unemployment... Most sex workers are mothers or young […]

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]]> Statement: Sweden has not made it safer for women https://prostitutescollective.net/sweden-has-not-made-it-safer-for-women-3-2/ Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:55:02 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=597 In 1999 Sweden criminalised men who buy sex, who on conviction face six months in jail. In 2003 the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Police Affairs launched a Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Women and Children. One of the measures in the plan was the appointment of a working group to collect experiences for […]

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]]> Statement: Impact of the Policing and Crime Bill on the health and safety of sex workers https://prostitutescollective.net/impact-of-the-policing-and-crime-bill-on-the-health-and-safety-of-sex-workers-2/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:09:07 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=338 As individuals and organisations concerned with health and safety, we believe that legislation on prostitution should be judged first of all by whether it helps sex workers, especially women and their families.  We don’t think the Policing and Crime Bill now before parliament does that. The harsher definition of persistent soliciting (twice over a period […]

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]]> Briefing: Policing and Crime Bill second reading https://prostitutescollective.net/briefing-on-the-policing-and-crime-bill-2009-4/ Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:37:30 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=396 By the English Collective of Prostitutes. Co-ordinators of the SAFETY FIRST COALITION House of Lords, second reading Wednesday 3 June. Using flawed trafficking statistics as justification, the measures target anyone involved in prostitution whether or not there is force or coercion.  They would drive prostitution further underground and sex workers into even more danger.  In […]

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]]> Press Release: Policing and Crime Bill MPs third reading https://prostitutescollective.net/press-notice-re-mps-third-reading-2/ Tue, 19 May 2009 14:06:08 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=431 PUBLIC PRESSURE WINS GOVERNMENT CLIMB DOWN ON CRIMINALISING CLIENTS – BUT WHAT ABOUT SEX WORKERS?  WHY ARE WE BEING ARRESTED?  The government has been forced to amend Clause 13 of the Bill which made it a criminal offence for a man to have sex with a person “controlled for gain” whether he knew it or not.  “Controlled […]

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]]> Briefing: Policing and Crime Bill third reading https://prostitutescollective.net/briefing-on-the-policing-and-crime-bill-2009-2-2/ Tue, 19 May 2009 14:04:11 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=427 By the English Collective of Prostitutes. Co-ordinators of the SAFETY FIRST COALITION  Third Reading Tuesday 19 May. Using flawed trafficking statistics as justification, the measures target anyone involved in prostitution whether or not there is force or coercion.  They would drive prostitution further underground and sex workers into even more danger.  In the present recession, and combined […]

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