FOI requests reveal that when developing their ‘sex work’ guidance, the NPCC did not fulfil their duties under the Public Sector Equality Duty. Read More
Why do the NPCC police chiefs act like equality law does not apply to them?
The updated NPCC ‘Sex Work National Police Guidance’: Pandering to men and failing women
Our response to the new NPCC Sex Work National Police Guidance, released after a closed consultation in 2024. Read More
The New National Police Sex Work Guidance: The good, the bad and the downright shameful
A discussion of the new NPCC Sex Work National Police Guidance for the UK, welcoming its new ban on police buying sex but showing that in other ways it is misguided, ill informed, naive, and worse. Read More
The only way to reduce the sexual exploitation facilitated by commercial sex websites is to shut them down
Esther, sex trade survivor and activist, explains the institutional failure exposed by the decision of the NPCC and the National Crime Agency to collaborate with the University of Leicester in “research” into how websites that facilitate sexual exploitation can “address” sexual exploitation. Read More
A Sexist Prism: National Police Guidance on Policing Prostitution
In January 2019, the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) released new national Guidance for ‘Policing Sex Work and Prostitution’ in England and Wales. While we welcome its emphasis on treating those involved in prostitution with respect and not as criminals, we have some major concerns about this Guidance, which we set out in this article. Read More
Submission to the Women & Equalities Committee’s inquiry into the enforcement of the Equality Act
This is our submission (sent on 4 October 2018) to the UK Parliament’s Women and Equalities Select Committee’s inquiry into ‘Enforcing the Equality Act: the law and the role of the EHRC.’ Read More