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Consultation over plan to decriminalise prostitution
8 SEP 2015 BBC SCOTLAND
Proposals to decriminalise prostitution and pave the way for legal brothels have been put forward at Holyrood.
Independent MSP Jean Urquhart is consulting on a member's bill aimed at making prostitution safer.
The plans include allowing more than one prostitute to work from the same premises and giving sex workers more employment rights in the workplace.
The bill would not be passed before the next election but Ms Urquhart hopes to begin a debate on the issue.
The Highlands and Islands MSP said: "Sex workers have been systematically ignored while laws which expose them to violence and stigma have been preserved or extended.
"These proposals take on board not only the experience and concerns of sex workers, but also reflect a growing international consensus that what sex workers most need is safety and labour rights, not the risks which come from criminalisation."
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