A Coordinated Prostitution Strategy
and a summary of responses to Paying the Price

Paying the Price, a public consultation paper on
prostitution was published in July 2004. Over 850 responses were received from a
wide range of individuals and organisations with an interest in the issues
associated with prostitution. Together with information from relevant research,
from consultative seminars and from specially commissioned focus groups, the
responses to Paying the Price have been used as a basis for the development of a
coordinated strategy for prostitution.

The Government has published the responses to Paying the
Price, together with the coordinated strategy for prostitution

An updated Regulatory Impact Assessment is also available

The coordinated strategy for prostitution provides a
framework for communities to tackle street prostitution and all forms of
commercial sexual exploitation, through preventative measures; tackling demand;
developing routes out for those in prostitution; and ensuring justice by
cracking down on groomers, traffickers and other abusers. Where prostitution is
an issue, local Crime and Disorder Partnerships will have the task of working
with local communities to developing coherent and comprehensive measures as part
of the Crime and disorder and drugs strategy.

The key objectives of the strategy are to:

• challenge the view that street prostitution is
  inevitable and here to stay
• achieve an overall reduction in street
  prostitution
• improve the safety and quality of life of those
  communities affected by prostitution
• reduce all forms of commercial sexual
  exploitation

Further information, and hard copies of the strategy, are
available by writing to prostitutionreview@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

Date: Tue Jan 18 09:30:00 GMT 2005

• A Coordinated Prostitution Strategy and a summary of
  responses to Paying the Price (PDF 316 K )
• Regulatory Impact Assessment – A coordinated strategy for
  prostitution (PDF 113 K )
• Paying the Price – Consultation (PDF 618 K )

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