22-12-2022, 04:13 PM
Maya Oppenheim
Thu, 22 December 2022 at 3:34 am SGT
The government must review prostitution laws to ensure sex workers can work together on the same premises to remain safe, a senior police officer has said.
Dan Vajzovic, the National Police Chief Council’s lead for prostitution and sex work, told The Independent he is working alongside government officials to reassess brothel keeping legislation.
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Brothel keeping laws make it illegal for more than one sex worker to operate from premises despite the fact this is something many in the industry do to keep safe.
The legislation dates back almost seven decades to the 1956 Sexual Offences Act which made brothel keeping a crime for the first time – with the law amended in 2003 to increase the maximum prison sentence from six months to seven years.
Mr Vajzovic, Bedfordshire Police’s temporary deputy chief constable, said present laws mean brothel keeping is an offence even if it is done to “improve their safety”.
Thu, 22 December 2022 at 3:34 am SGT
The government must review prostitution laws to ensure sex workers can work together on the same premises to remain safe, a senior police officer has said.
Dan Vajzovic, the National Police Chief Council’s lead for prostitution and sex work, told The Independent he is working alongside government officials to reassess brothel keeping legislation.
......
Brothel keeping laws make it illegal for more than one sex worker to operate from premises despite the fact this is something many in the industry do to keep safe.
The legislation dates back almost seven decades to the 1956 Sexual Offences Act which made brothel keeping a crime for the first time – with the law amended in 2003 to increase the maximum prison sentence from six months to seven years.
Mr Vajzovic, Bedfordshire Police’s temporary deputy chief constable, said present laws mean brothel keeping is an offence even if it is done to “improve their safety”.