Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 27
27
Deferred
Paragraph: 98
Extend legislation to prohibit individuals or companies enabling or profiting from another's online prostitution.
Conclusion
Legislation which bans third party profit-taking from the prostitution of another person should be extended to prohibit any individual or company from enabling and/ or profiting from the prostitution of another person, including facilitation that takes place via online, digital services, websites and the internet.
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges different legislative approaches to prostitution in Europe but states it has not yet seen unequivocal evidence that any one approach is better at tackling associated harm and exploitation, thus not committing to extending legislation to prohibit enabling or profiting from another's prostitution online.
Paragraph Reference:
98
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
27. The Government is aware of different legislative approaches to prostitution across Europe, including in Northern Ireland, where all buying of sex has been criminalised and selling decriminalised. We have yet to see unequivocal evidence that any one approach is better at tackling the harm and exploitation associated with prostitution.