I think if you are offering sex and clients are coming to your home where your child lives social services could get involved if they find out and potentially you could have your child taken away so it's up to you if you want to take the risk.

I know this because a friend of mine who only did outcalls and had a baby sitter when she was out the house working had someone tell social services she was a hooker they investigated came out spoke to her and the children and the school. She never admitted she was doing sex work but what they did say was if she was offering sex from her home
where her kids lived she could lose them.

Just to point out obviously if your teenager was 18 or above it would not be a problem but depends on the age of your child.

This is always going to be a controversial topic topic it really looks as though you've made this post to find people who agree with you, as opposed to what their real feelings are on this matter.

The previous poster is right - SS will 100% step in if you are hosting meetings in your home where children live, whether or not they are present at the time.

You say your child is older and therefore, SS is not a problem. You want an opinion? I don't agree with your decision. Your child lives with you because he or she feels safe in THEIR home. Regardless of your vetting procedure and who you invite, you are essentially having sex for money in the place your child (age irrelevant) sees as their safe place. I imagine you don't want people to disagree with you, hence the reason you came here asking for advice that contradicts what your friends says.

Go book a hotel for a few days at a time or tell your child what you are doing so they can choose whether or not they want to continue living there. Imposing these circumstances on your child is selfish and really unfair.

The more I have been pressed with the matter, the more I am deterring from my original post and I am feeling terribly guilty!! I suppose Iv had my rose tinted glasses on over the past few months of doing it. I think I will definitely look into hotels for when they open, so if anyone has any advice on how hotels work post lockdowns and Covid it would be much appreciated!!

Oh god that’s horrible and I’m sorry that happened to you English Green. I hope he was dealt with accordingly by the police.

There are definitely risks in this job and I think I have blind sided myself due to keeping it in a low profile but in retrospect anything could happen with any client even a regular. Iv always worked through agencies until recently and I have now realised the agencies girls probably did put up with a lot of flack!! And I always had a driver for protection which the clients knew about.

Thank you to you both, and I guess to my friend too. As I probably wouldn’t of thought about this in the ways I am now if the subject hadn’t been raised. I guess it’s hotels and serviced apartments from now on. I’ll have to get in the know of how if all works

XxX

Thanks Kay, I’m glad Iv shared these points of views and it has opened my eyes up to a bit of reality to be fair. I think we can live in a bubble sometimes can’t we, especially when everything has been hunky dory but the sad reality is there’s another side to our job that can cause a risk to ourselves and others.
I have enquired with a work friend and she is going to give me a list of apartments to use in our area.

First of all don't worry bout social services. I work from home and have done for 3 years with no issues regarding the safety of some. His safety is paramount! He is always first and always at school when I do this and if he's ill or gets sent home wouldn't skip a heartbeat to cancel on someone. I have found no issues with working from home to be fair except for the fact they know I have a child and sometimes ask about my family life but that is quickly nipped in the butt! I've had 2 people report me to social for doing this in the family home. Social phoned me, I said I'd rather speak to them face to face but they said they don't do home visits anymore for some reason! Anyway I'm out to everyone, family, friends, officials I always find if your honest from the get go it really helps. If they find outbyou lied about 1 thing they are going to question everything you have said. They said they weren't worried about my extra curricular activities along as my child is not in the house when it takes place. They were happy with everything and I've never heard off them again. I'll probably get flack for this post but I thought I'd share my view. May not be an ideal situation but it's been fine with me the past 3 years never once have I worried that child is at risk. Obviously I'm at risk doing this job like every single person here but I don't feel like my child is in danger, I may get held up at gun point or robbed or hit by a bus or mugged on the street but my child is safe and sound in school. Seen alot of posts locally that random people been trying to walk into their houses and they aren't sw. We can all have these ifs and buts but at the end of the day anything can happen at anytime to anybody were just a higher risk.  Different strokes for different folks though I spose xx

I didn't intend on upsetting you with my brutal honesty, this is just an area I have strong feelings about, particularly due to my experiences.

I am rather concerned about the information your sw organisation is giving you, although I suppose it would depend on the age of your child. But for anyone else reading this, I want to clarify the stance SS will take if working from home where children live - have no doubts, they will 100% get involved.

I have never worked from home but have had SS and police at my door unannounced, whilst my children were present, no less than 6 times over the last 4 years. My ex is a nasty guy and wanted to make sure my life was less than breezy, so has continually made false reports to SS and police.

When SS came to interview me, they made it clear that if it were found that I was working from home in any way, even just webcam, they would be taking matters further, including removing my children. The latest visit from police was around 6 months ago, with the accusation being that I work from home whilst my children were present - I was made to feel like a criminal in my own home and they were insinuating that my partner is my pimp.

Thankfully, I had all the documents to hand which show I own another property, where I conduct my work. But this ongoing treatment towards me was carried out with zero evidence, just a few hoax phone calls. Imagine how they would treat you if they accusations were true.