Why is it still legal to pay for sex?
CARE say it s time for a law that properly recognises the exploitative nature of prostitution | Credit: Adobe James Mildred, Chief Communications Officer | CARE
We must explore options to criminalise the purchase of sex, sending the message that exploitation will not be tolerated.
Do we want to live in a society where you can buy sexual consent? That was the question posed two years ago in a ground-breaking report from the Conservative Human Rights Commission. It recommended that buying sex should be criminalised and people in prostitution supported through clear exit pathways and strategies. Now, two years on, are we any further forward?