It is in the committee stage and they are accepting written evidence. Send it in ASAP. The deadline really is in days.
https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2025/march/crime-and-policing-bill-call-for-evidence/
"Do you have relevant expertise and experience or a special interest in the Crime and Policing Bill which is currently passing through Parliament?
If so, you can submit your views in writing to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee which is going to consider this Bill.
The Public Bill Committee is now able to receive written evidence. The sooner you send in your submission, the more time the Committee will have to take it into consideration.
The Public Bill Committee will scrutinise the Bill line by line. The Public Bill Committee will meet for the first time on Thursday 27 March 2025 to consider the Bill and is expected to report by 5pm on Tuesday 13 May. When the Committee concludes its consideration of the Bill it is no longer able to receive written evidence and it can conclude earlier than the expected deadline of 5.00pm on Tuesday 13 May 2025. You are strongly advised to submit your written evidence as soon as possible."
Ask your clients to send in evidence too.
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You should obviously write about whatever you like, especially as it applies to you.
I'll post what I write here later today, just to help.
But first, here is my brainstorm on it:
For my part I'm not going to say this law will fling me into poverty and into the arms of pimps and on the streets, because that isn't true and I think it plays into the narrative that we are uneducated and unqualified and need looking after.
My approach would be more that I am a self-employed independent business woman (and graduate, note that 1/3 of us have degrees). I deliberately chose this profession for its many positive aspects, including good income, part-time work, choosing my own hours to fit with children, as well as the job satisfaction of helping people.
I will point out that my client's needs are more than pure sex and most of my clients are single. Loneliness is a common problem among them.
I see people with many psychological problems and there is a crisis in men's mental health. I have particularly helped men with issues of cancer, loneliness, body-image, grief, and men who have been victims of violence. I have training in counseling and feel well able to deal with these clients (I specifically advertise for them), and I wouldn't expect every sex worker to deal with them.
I would point out that the government shouldn't have a role in the harmless sexual behaviour of consenting adults.
I will point out that the legislation is unworkable nonsense because it says that no one should work for us if they suspect we do sex work: we employ accountants to do our taxes.
I will point out that it contradicts other legislation and government policy, such as on housing. Many sex workers work from home and if they rent this legislation requires their landlord to evict them.
I might point out that while I can see one or two clients in half a day and take £200-£300 gross, whereas if I had to work as a straight no-sex masseuse, it might take me 6 hours to take that money, and I currently never work 6 hours a day. There is no sense in which you can say sex workers will be better off it they aren't sex workers.
I might point out that We Buy Any Car employees are at work from 9.30am until after 7 pm 5 days a week on minimum pay. Each day, they earn less than I take in 2 hours. They are expected to work in terrible conditions and put in unpaid overtime. They are the exploited ones.
I might point out that trafficked and exploited people are more often found working in nail bars and car washes, but no one is campaigning to ban those businesses.
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