Clauses 14, 16, 17 & 21 of Policing and Crime Bill

Forget the propaganda and hear the evidence

on rape, trafficking and prostitution

6-7pm   Monday 2 November  

Committee Room 3A

House of Lords

The day before the final debate on the prostitution clauses in the PCB, we held a discussion of the evidence.   Whatever your views on the sex industry, women’s safety must be the priority.  Trafficking cannot be stopped by driving prostitution further underground.   

Speakers included:

Lisa Longstaff, Women Against Rape 
Baroness Sue Miller, Liberal Democrat, Chief Spokesman on Home Affairs 
Niki Adams, English Collective of Prostitutes

Jean Johnson, Women's Institute, Hampshire Federation (speaking)To her right: Georgina Perry, Open Doors, Service Manager

Dr Nick Mai - Author 'Migrant Workers in the UK Sex Industry', the latest research on trafficking and prostitution, Institute of European Transformations (ISET), London Metropolitan University (speaking)

John McDonnell MP

Fiona Rhys-Jenkins, Chair, Soho Society (speaking)

Niamh Eastwood, Release Head of Legal Services and Deputy Director (speaking)