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
Has prostitution effectively been decriminalised in England and Wales while we weren’t looking?
Latest data on the prostitution-related offences in England & Wales show the police do not enforce the law & these offences are now practically decriminalised. 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
Metropolitan Police officers are now banned from paying for prostitution
London police officers are now banned from paying for sex. This is a significant step in changing the culture within the Met and is recognition that buying sex is incompatible with sex equality. Read More
Sign the petition: Change the sexist police culture. Ban cops from paying for sex.
Why you should sign and share our petition calling for a change in the sexist police culture by banning police from paying for sex. 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