is prostitution illigal in the uk?

Answer 1

Prostitution - exchanging participation in sexual activities for money or other goods - has always been legal in the UK

Age

It is now illegal to pay for otherwise legal sex with someone who is 16 or 17. Controlling someone under 18's prostitution is a more serious offence - no element of gain is necessary and the penalties are up to fourteen years in prison.

Streetwork

The laws on working on the street have become 'gender neutral'. Anyone, male or female, on the street (or on a balcony or in a window) can be found guilty of soliciting for the purpose of prostitution.

Streetwork is one of the few areas where clients of adult workers can get into trouble too - anyone kerb-crawling (approaching other people from or near a vehicle they've just got out of for the purpose of prostitution) is particularly at risk, not least as their vehicle can now be seized.

In fact it is illegal in general to persistently solicit anyone on the street for the purposes of prostitution, but this is much less fequently prosecuted, not least because if they are in fact prostitutes, they don't count for this law!

Working alone indoors, or for an agency or in a brothel

All remain legal. Provided the worker is at least 18, buying sex from them is also legal.

'Pimping', running an agency or brothel

All remain illegal.

But controlling another adult's prostitution is now only illegal if you gain from it (or know that someone else does). Looked at another way, gaining from someone else's prostitution is now legal: it's the control for gain that's illegal.

So sex workers' families should now be free of the risk of being charged with "living on the earnings of prostitution", however owners of escort agencies and brothels as well as 'pimps' will still be at risk.

In addition, it is specifically illegal to own or run a 'disorderly house' or brothel - anywhere more than one woman or man resorts to for non-marital sex. As this doesn't necessarily have to be at the same time, or involve sexual intercouse or, indeed, any payment, a very wide range of places are therefore 'brothels', including many hotels. (Remember that it's legal to be a sex worker at a brothel provided you don't assist in its management.)

The penalties for owning or running a brothel involving prostitution have been increased.

Taken directly from:
http://www.sw5.info/law.htm
(see this website for more information)

Answer 2

I debated this subject for an hour in college. Debating the pro-legalization point was extremely difficult because people can't take their eyes off the issues of morality. And I got a bunch of asinine questions like, "would they get holiday pay?" But there are issues about proper registering and getting clinical check-ups. There are a lot people don't know... -there's never been a recorded transmission of an STD from a worker to a john. -they promote safe sex -feminists and retired prostitutes speak of atrocities due to law enforcement disregarding their claims. -the success of the "bunny ranches" -working women being the #1 target for rapists/murderers In the end, I only changed one person's mind on the issue. One person actually said, "What you said made a lot of sense, but I would never vote for legalizing prostitution."

Answer 3

Yes

Answer 4

yes it is that is why the prostitutes and punters are discreet as possible about it, i think it is only legal in holland of all the european countries. many prostitutes over here are arrested and if found guilty (which is hard to prove) can be sent to prison altho many just end up with asbo's.

Answer 5

prostitution is illegal in the UK but because of recent events in the UK they are thinking of making it legal but right now It is illegal

Answer 6

Not sure it's illigal but quite convinced it's illegal (unfortunately)

Answer 7

It is not, the person who gets arrested is the punter. It should be after the horrific events that are happening in Ipswich though

Answer 8

Prostitution is not illegal,but street walking is.(Soliciting for sex)

Answer 9

Yes.

Answer 10

is it? i know it's a death sentence if your a prostitute and walking the streets over there