Banjaxed
16-07-12, 18:03
I'm sure anyone who is "switched on" will be aware of it's existence already, but I thought it might be useful to continue to spread knowledge of it's existence.
The scheme is a pilot program funded through the Home Office and administered by the UK Network of Sex Work Projects (UKNSWP) and supported by SAAFE and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).
It welcomes individual escorts, escort directories and agencies, and sex work projects to become members, with detailed information provided at http://www.uknswp.org/ugly-mugs/
Support and complement local Ugly Mugs schemes, promote best practice, enhance their quality and outcomes – local schemes will still be structured to meet local needs but will be supported by a network of fellow projects and will also be able to offer enhanced alerts and provisions to service users.
Support and complement existing Ugly Mugs warning boards on online escort sites and forums.
Be supported by the Serious Crimes Analysis Section (SCAS), a national database of serious sexual crimes, which will analyse the data providing better intelligence to deal with and prevent crimes against sex workers.
Improve the level of intelligence regarding crimes committed against sex workers throughout the UK providing a more comprehensive national picture. No other country has an integrated scheme.
Encourage and increase the level of reporting of crimes against sex workers – both third party and with permission to share the information with the police.
Provide a mechanism for sex workers, who are not in touch with a project or do not have one in their area, to report incidents if they wish to.
Support mobile sex workers who may travel from region to region by allowing them to access alerts for different areas through one database and in a way convenient for them (e-mail, SMS text message, phone app, by logging onto the website or by visiting a local project).
Help warn against and bring to justice mobile offenders by feeding local incidents into a national database and issuing alerts to members throughout the country.
The scheme is a pilot program funded through the Home Office and administered by the UK Network of Sex Work Projects (UKNSWP) and supported by SAAFE and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).
It welcomes individual escorts, escort directories and agencies, and sex work projects to become members, with detailed information provided at http://www.uknswp.org/ugly-mugs/
Support and complement local Ugly Mugs schemes, promote best practice, enhance their quality and outcomes – local schemes will still be structured to meet local needs but will be supported by a network of fellow projects and will also be able to offer enhanced alerts and provisions to service users.
Support and complement existing Ugly Mugs warning boards on online escort sites and forums.
Be supported by the Serious Crimes Analysis Section (SCAS), a national database of serious sexual crimes, which will analyse the data providing better intelligence to deal with and prevent crimes against sex workers.
Improve the level of intelligence regarding crimes committed against sex workers throughout the UK providing a more comprehensive national picture. No other country has an integrated scheme.
Encourage and increase the level of reporting of crimes against sex workers – both third party and with permission to share the information with the police.
Provide a mechanism for sex workers, who are not in touch with a project or do not have one in their area, to report incidents if they wish to.
Support mobile sex workers who may travel from region to region by allowing them to access alerts for different areas through one database and in a way convenient for them (e-mail, SMS text message, phone app, by logging onto the website or by visiting a local project).
Help warn against and bring to justice mobile offenders by feeding local incidents into a national database and issuing alerts to members throughout the country.