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Poll shows the public want a loosening of restrictions on
prostitution
A opinion
poll released today shows that three in five people would
support a change in the law. It is currently legal for a
person to work as a prostitute in the UK provided that they
work from premises and that they work alone. It has been
suggested on the grounds of safety and security of the
individual the law should be changed to allow more than one
person to work as a prostitute at the same address.
The
question said
Regardless of your opinion of prostitution do you think on
the grounds of safety and the security of the individual it
would be a good idea or a bad idea to allow more than one
person to work as a prostitute at the same address?
A total of
955 people responded to the question. A total of 60.0% said
it was a good idea, 20.8% said it was a bad idea.
Furthermore 10.5% said they did not believe in prostitution
and 8.6% said that they did not know. The survey was
carried out by GFK/NOP at the request of Professor Colin
Francome of the Campaign for Social Change. Interviewing
took place on the 1st and 2nd of
November.
A committee
of the House of Lords is due to vote on the issue today.
Cari Mitchell of the English
Collective
of Prostitutes comments ‘This confirms what we have been
saying for some time that the public is moving towards a
decriminalisation of prostitution which will help protect
women. The Bill before Parliament is leading to an increase
in police raids towards sex workers both in the streets and
in premises’.
Other
findings from the survey were
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People in Scotland were
those most in favour of the change with two thirds in
support. Those from Ireland were the least in support (52%)
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The three higher class
groups AB, C1 and C2 were all over 60% in support. For Des
it was 55%.
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There was little difference
between the sexes but married people (63.5%) were more in
support than average.
Contact
Professor Colin Francome on 07787513808 or 0208-205-6110
E mail
Francome44@ hotmail.co.uk
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