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The Local Government and Transport Committee wil meet today 7th November at 2.00 pm in Committee Room 1 and hear evidence on the Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Bill from George Lyon, Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform, Alison Douglas, Head of Corporate Killing and Prostitution Team, Patrick Down, Policy Officer, Corporate Killing and Prostitution Team and Paul Johnston, Solicitor, OSSE; Andrew McIntyre, Principal Procurator Fiscal Depute, Victims and Diversity Policy and Development Department.
Posted by MM on Tue 7th Nov 2006 at 8:19 amThe Local Government and Transport Committee met on Tuesday 31st October at 2pm in Committee Room 2 and heard evidence from Leslie Brown, Community Safety Strategist, Aberdeen City Council, Ann Hamilton, Principal Policy Officer Corporate Policy, Glasgow City Council, Councillor Kingsley Thomas, City of Edinburgh Council, Assistant Chief Constable John Neilson, Strathclyde Police, Assistant Chief Constable Neil Richardson, Lothian and Borders Police, Detective Superintendent James Cameron, Tayside Police and Chief Inspector Mark Cooper, Grampian Police, Dr Teela Sanders, Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Crime and Deviance, Leeds University and Dr Marina Barnard, Centre for Drug Misuse Research at the University of Glasgow Professorial Research Fellow.
Agenda and Papers
“Prostitution Bill ready, but no-one’s buying” Evening News 2.11.06
“Prostitution law ‘will be less effective than before’” Evening News
“Police say vice law too soft” Evening Express
“Change of prostitution laws ‘could be pointless in managed zone’” Press and Journal
“Vice Bill must be tougher on kerb-crawlers” Evening News
“Executive should heed police appeal on prostitution” Evening News
“Prostitution laws ‘will increase Scottish vice trade’” Evening News
“Police warning over new sex law” BBC
On Tuesday October 24th the Local Government and Transport Committee heard evidence on the Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Bill from Ruth Morgan Thomas, Manager, Scot Pep, Jinty Kerr, Co-Chair, Scot Pep Board of Directors, George Lewis, Co-Chair, Scot Pep Board of Directors; Cath Smith, Routes Out Intervention Team and Anne Fallon, Routes Out Intervention Team and then from Amanda Bell, Chairperson Calton for All, Jennifer McCarey, Committee Member Calton for All; Alan Beatson, Chair, Leith Links Residents Association and Senga Bethune, Member Leith Links Residents Association.
“New laws ‘will fail to drive prostitutes from city streets’” Evening News
“Prostitute-plagued residents say new Bill fails community” Evening News
See also
Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Bill site
Local Government and Transport Committee: Papers for meeting of October 24th. Papers include Scot-Pep’s submission.
Scot-Pep
This week in the Parliament saw much interesting debate in Committees, with the first evidence taking session in the inquiry into child sex offenders, and the first examination of the Prostitution Bill. During First Minister’s Questions, concerns regarding the monitoring of people on the sex offenders register were discussed following the murder of a Polish student in Glasgow. Elish Angiolini was recommended by the First Minister as the first female Lord Advocate following Colin Boyd’s sudden resignation, and the Executive published the Custodial Sentences and Weapons (Scotland) Bill.
For the full report go our weekly parliamentary report page.
Posted by MM on Tue 10th Oct 2006 at 7:57 am“Kerb-crawlers to steer clear of law” Evening News
“Prostitution Bill is only game in town” Evening News. Article by Margo MacDonald MSP.
“Reforms won’t lead to fewer prostitutes, MSP warns” Law Society Online
The Local Government and Transport Committee took evidence on the Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Bill on Tuesday October 3rd at 2.00 pm in Committee Room 6 from Alison Douglas, Head of Corporate Killing and Prostitution Team and Patrick Down, Corporate Killing and Prostitution Team and then from Margo MacDonald, MSP.
Press release
“Views sought on Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Bill” Local Government and Transport Committee
“100 men to be prosecuted each year under prostitution law ” Herald
“New vice law ‘will drive prostitution underground’” Scotsman
“Prostitution dilemma remains” Scotsman
“Men who pay prostitutes for sex to face prosecution” STV
“‘Punters’ face charges under new prostitution laws” Holyrood.com
“Kerb crawling to be outlawed in new blitz on the vice trade” Evening News
“Bill cracks down on kerb crawlers” BBC
“Prostitution bill tackles street trade” Law Society Journal Online
Press release
“Legislation on prostitution” Legislation on Prostitution
See also
Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Bill
Draft Guidance for Local Authorities and Their Community Planning Partners on Street Prostitution