CONTEXT

In England and Wales at present, it is legal to sell and buy sex. However, many of the activities that take place around the sale of sex are illegal, including soliciting on the street or working with one or more other people from a premises, such as a ‘brothel’. These laws are enforced inconsistently across the UK, more so following recent cuts to policing.

At MASH, we work in partnership with Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) to support an engagement not enforcement model in order to reduce harm and exploitation and increase safety for women who sex work.