Does Scotland need to change its laws on prostitution?
BBC News By Chris Clements Published image captionThe "Nordic model" decriminalises the sale of sex while targeting the buyers A 12-week Scottish government consultation, which has just ended, called for views on how best to protect women involved in prostitution. At present, soliciting in public, "kerb crawling" and brothel-keeping are illegal. The government is to decide whether to adopt the "Nordic model". Introduced two decades ago in Sweden, the policy decriminalises the sale of sex but targets the buyers of sexual services. Proponents argue that it would make Scotland less attractive to...
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