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Response to Proposed Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill
Ash Reagan MSP's proposed Bill would create an offence of paying for sexual acts, to repeal the offence of soliciting or importuning by...
Jun 24


Presentation by Ms Reem Alsalem, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women to the CPG on CSE Meeting:19th November 2024
Presentation by Ms Reem Alsalem, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls to speak to the CPG on CSE on the...
Jun 24


Amendment to Crime and Policing Bill: Make it a criminal offence to enable or profit from the prostitution of another person
Tonia Antoniazzi MP's proposed clause Crime and Policing Bill (Westminster) would make it a criminal offence to assist, control,...
Jun 24


Scottish Parliament Members' Business: Rhoda Grant MSP: Combating Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Members’ business debate on motion S6M-17004, in the name of Rhoda Grant MSP, on combating commercial sexual exploitation. You can watch...
Jun 24


Nordic Model Now: The Social & Economic Costs of Prostitution & Other Forms of Sexual Exploitation
The Nordic Model Now report provides social and economic arguments for introducing the Nordic Model approach to prostitution policy and...
Jun 24


UK Feminista: “Consent cannot be purchased” report launch
On 10 December 2024, UK Feminista convened an online summit for UK parliamentarians to hear from policy makers, organisations and experts...
Jun 24


Online Safety Act 2023
The Online Safety Act 2023 makes the internet safer, with specific provisions aimed at protecting women and girls from online abuse....
Jun 24


FiLiA: Reflections on the 4th World Congress for the Abolition of Prostitution
This piece combines the reflections of FiLiA’s Anti-Prostitution Lead, Luba Fein, and FiLiA’s Spokeswoman, Raquel Rosario Sánchez, after...
Jun 24


Prostitution and violence against women and girls - Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls
The Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem, submitted a report examing...
Jun 24


Police Chiefs to reconsider ‘Sex Work’ Guidance
A legal challenge means The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), who oversee policing across England and Wales, will now review its...
Jun 24


United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls.
The UN Special Rapporteur, Ms Reem Alsalem, concluded a ten-day official visit to the UK to assess the situation of violence against...
Jun 24


Rhoda Grant MSP Evidence to Inquiry on Modern Slavery: Rising Exploitation and Gaps in Protection
A recent inquiry into human trafficking examined the growing scale and complexity of modern slavery in the UK, with over 16,000 potential...
Jun 24


Abolition Scotland Supports Call to Tackle Demand in Modern Slavery Bill
Abolition Scotland strongly supported proposal put forward by Rhoda Grant MSP, co-convenor of the CPG on CSE, to criminalise the purchase...
Jun 24


Listen: Men Who Buy Sex Must Be Criminalised to Gain Gender Equality in Scotland
In an interview with 'The Steamie' politics podcast in March 2024, Ruth Maguire MSP details how the burden of criminality needs to be...
Jun 17


'Prostitution: the buyers and sellers' - Festival of Politics event
On 11 August 2022, the Festival of Politics and the Cross-Party Group on Commercial Sexual Exploitation held the event, 'Prostitution –...
Oct 14, 2022


Watch: Inquiry findings launch
On 19 March 2021 the Cross-Party Group on Commercial Sexual Exploitation launched the findings of its inquiry into Sexual Exploitation...
Mar 23, 2021


Online Pimping: Inquiry Findings Launched
On 19 March 2021, the Cross-Party Group on Commercial Sexual Exploitation launched the findings of its 2020-2021 inquiry into Sexual...
Mar 19, 2021


Inquiry Findings Launch Event
Date: Friday 19 March 2021 Time: 14:00 – 15:00 GMT Location: Zoom In October 2020, the Cross-Party Group on Commercial Sexual...
Mar 15, 2021


Oral evidence hearings
In 2020, the Cross-Party Group on Commercial Sexual Exploitation launched an inquiry into Sexual Exploitation Advertising websites. ...
Mar 9, 2021


Tackling the sexual exploitation of Romanian women in the UK
Ash Denham MSP, Scotland’s Minister for Community Safety, recently chaired a discussion at an international online summit on combatting...
Feb 23, 2021


Watch: Demand Change webinar
On 2 December 2020 the Cross-Party Group on Commercial Sexual Exploitation hosted a webinar to discuss how the Scottish Government can...
Dec 18, 2020


Contribute to Scottish Government consultation
The Scottish Government is currently consulting on how to reduce men's demand for prostitution.
Dec 2, 2020


Demand Change: online event on challenging men’s demand for prostitution
Date: Wednesday 2nd December 2020 Time: 18:30 – 20:00 GMT Location: Zoom – register for the event to receive a link to join this free...
Nov 9, 2020


Government consults on tackling demand
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on how to challenge men's demand for prostitution.
Oct 10, 2020


Survivor urges Scotland to criminalise paying for sex
Mia de Faoite, a survivor of prostitution, has called on the Scottish Government to criminalise paying for sex in order to combat the...
Oct 10, 2020


Inquiry into 'pimping websites' launched
MSPs launch inquiry into 'pimping websites'
Oct 10, 2020
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