URGENT Policing and Crime Bill - take action on Tuesday morning to improve the law 18 May 2009, 18:06

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Halfway through the Policing and Crime Bill's journey through Parliament, the Home Secretary has introduced the first legislation on prostitution that targets violence and coercion rather than consensual sex work.

Tomorrow, the Scrutiny Committee report on the Policing and Crime Bill is presented to the House of Commons, and the Bill receives its third reading. Only one day of parliamentary time has been allotted for this – an astonishingly small amount of time for a large bill: there are 77 clauses, which cover police accountability and effectiveness, alcohol regulation, the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 and airport security as well as sections 13-20 on prostitution.





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