Equally Safe - challenging men's demand for prostitution: consultation

Consultation seeking views on how best to challenge men’s demand for prostitution in Scotland, reducing the harms associated with prostitution and supporting women involved to exit.


Footnotes

1. European Parliament Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (2014) 'Report on sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality' available at:
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+REPORT+A7-2014-0071+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN

2. United Nations (1979) 'Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, New York, 18 December 1979' available at:
https://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CEDAW.aspx

3. Scottish Government (2018) 'Equally Safe: Scotland's strategy to eradicate violence against women' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/equally-safe-scotlands-strategy-prevent-eradicate-violence-against-women-girls/

4. Scottish Government (2017) 'Exploring available knowledge and evidence on prostitution in Scotland via practitioner-based interviews' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/exploring-available-knowledge-evidence-prostitution-scotland-via-practitioner-based-interviews/pages/20/

5. Scottish Government (2018) 'Equally Safe: Scotland's strategy to eradicate violence against women' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/equally-safe-scotlands-strategy-prevent-eradicate-violence-against-women-girls/

6. Tampep (2009) 'Sex work in Europe - A mapping of the prostitution scene in 25 European Countries' available at:
https://tampep.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/TAMPEP-2009-European-Mapping-Report.pdf

7. Scottish Government (2017) 'Exploring available knowledge and evidence on prostitution in Scotland via practitioner-based interviews' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/exploring-available-knowledge-evidence-prostitution-scotland-via-practitioner-based-interviews/pages/20/

8. United Nations (1993) 'Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 48/104 of 20 December 1993' available at:
https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/violenceagainstwomen.aspx

9. Scottish Government (2017) 'Exploring available knowledge and evidence on prostitution in Scotland via practitioner-based interviews' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/exploring-available-knowledge-evidence-prostitution-scotland-via-practitioner-based-interviews/pages/20/

10. Scottish Government (2020) 'Domestic abuse and other forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) during COVID-19 lockdown for the period 30/3/20 - 22/05/20' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781839608292

11. Scottish Government (2020) 'National Child Sexual Exploitation Group' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/groups/national-child-sexual-exploitation-group/

12. Scottish Government (2017) 'Human trafficking and exploitation strategy' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/trafficking-exploitation-strategy/

13. Scottish Government (2020) 'Trafficking and exploitation strategy: third annual progress report' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/trafficking-exploitation-strategy-third-annual-progress-report-strategy-review/

14. Scottish Government (2019) 'Protecting Scotland's Future: the Government's Programme for Scotland 2019-2020' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/protecting-scotlands-future-governments-programme-scotland-2019-20/

15. Scottish Parliament (2015) 'Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015' available at:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/12/contents

16. Scottish Parliament (2003) 'Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003' available at:
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2003/7/contents

17. UK Parliament (2003) 'Sexual Offences Act 2003' available at:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/42/contents

18. Scottish Government (2018) 'Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy: third annual progress report' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/trafficking-exploitation-strategy-third-annual-progress-report-strategy-review/

19. Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights (2020) 'European Convention on Human Rights' available at:
https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Convention_ENG.pdf

20. Scottish Government (2015) 'Serious Organised Crime Strategy' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-serious-organised-crime-strategy/

21. Scottish Government (2017) 'Human trafficking and exploitation strategy' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/trafficking-exploitation-strategy/

22. UK Government (1982) 'Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982' available at:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/45/section/46

23. Scottish Parliament (2007) 'Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Act 2007' available at:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2007/11/section/1

24. Scottish Government (2020) 'Support for women involved in prostitution' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/news/support-for-women-involved-in-prostitution/

25. Scottish Government (2020) 'Domestic abuse and other forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) during COVID-19 lockdown for the period 30/3/20 - 22/05/20' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781839608292

26. Scottish Government (2020) 'Domestic abuse and other forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) during COVID-19 lockdown for the period 30/3/20 - 22/05/20' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781839608292

27. Scottish Government (2020) 'Domestic abuse and other forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) during COVID-19 lockdown for the period 30/3/20 - 22/05/20' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781839608292

28. Scottish Government (2020) 'Domestic abuse and other forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) during COVID-19 lockdown for the period 30/3/20 - 22/05/20' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781839608292

29. Scottish Government (2020) 'Domestic abuse and other forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) during COVID-19 lockdown for the period 30/3/20 - 22/05/20' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781839608292

30. New Zealand Parliamentary Counsel Office (2003) 'Prostitution Reform Act 2003' available at:
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2003/0028/latest/DLM197815.html

31. Government of Sweden (1997) 'Bill 1997/98:55 Kvinnofrid [Women's peace]'

32. Available at: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000032396046&categorieLien=id

33. Northern Ireland Assembly (2015) 'Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015' available at:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2015/2/contents

34. European Commission (2005) 'Study on National Legislation on Prostitution and the Trafficking in Women and Children' available at:
https://ec.europa.eu/anti-trafficking/publications/study-national-legislation-prostitution-and-trafficking-women-and-children_en

35. Scottish Government (2017) 'Exploring available knowledge and evidence on prostitution in Scotland via practitioner-based interviews' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/exploring-available-knowledge-evidence-prostitution-scotland-via-practitioner-based-interviews/pages/20/

36. Scottish Government (2017) 'Exploring available knowledge and evidence on prostitution in Scotland via practitioner-based interviews' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/exploring-available-knowledge-evidence-prostitution-scotland-via-practitioner-based-interviews/pages/20/

37. Scottish Government (2019) 'Recorded crime in Scotland: 2018-2019' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/recorded-crime-scotland-2018-19/pages/1/

38. Women's Support Project (2008) 'Challenging Men's Demand for Prostitution in Scotland' available at:
http://www.womenssupportproject.co.uk/userfiles/file/uploads/Challenging_Men%C2%92s_Demand.pdf

39. Groom & Nandwani (2006 ) 'Characteristics of men who pay for sex: a UK sexual health clinic survey' available at:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17012511

40. Women's Support Project (2008) 'Challenging Men's Demand for Prostitution in Scotland' available at:
http://www.womenssupportproject.co.uk/userfiles/file/uploads/Challenging_Men%C2%92s_Demand.pdf

41. Scottish Government (2017) 'Exploring available knowledge and evidence on prostitution in Scotland via practitioner-based interviews' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/exploring-available-knowledge-evidence-prostitution-scotland-via-practitioner-based-interviews/pages/20/

42. Equally Safe Delivery Plan (2017) available at :
https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/strategy-plan/2017/11/equally-safe-delivery-plan-scotlands-strategy-prevent-violence-against-women/documents/00528064-pdf/00528064-pdf/govscot%3Adocument/00528064.pdf

43. More information on the Equally Safe in Colleges and Universities Working Group is available at:
https://www.gov.scot/groups/equally-safe-in-further-and-higher-education-working-group/

44. Scottish Government (2017) 'Exploring available knowledge and evidence on prostitution in Scotland via practitioner-based interviews' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/exploring-available-knowledge-evidence-prostitution-scotland-via-practitioner-based-interviews/pages/20/

45. Scottish Government (2017) 'Exploring available knowledge and evidence on prostitution in Scotland via practitioner-based interviews' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/exploring-available-knowledge-evidence-prostitution-scotland-via-practitioner-based-interviews/pages/20/

46. Scottish Government (2020) 'Domestic abuse and other forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) during COVID-19 lockdown for the period 30/3/20 - 22/05/20' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781839608292

47. Scottish Government (2020) 'Domestic abuse and other forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) during COVID-19 lockdown for the period 30/3/20 - 22/05/20' available at:
https://www.gov.scot/isbn/9781839608292

48. Scottish Parliament (2002) 'Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002' available at:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2002/13/contents

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