Off-Street Prostitution Policy - 248/20

Date Responded 02 March 2020

Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')

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You asked:

What is the Northumbria Police policy on off-street prostitution?

In Response:

Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted with the Safeguarding Department of Northumbria Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is not held by Northumbria Police.

We do not have a specific policy/procedure around ‘off street prostitution’.

However, in order to aid and assist you we can advise that we do have a procedure entitled Dealing with Prostitution and Sex Workers which supports our Protecting the Vulnerable Policy (please note this is currently under review) - which I have attached above; these are used alongside National Guidance, to which I have provided a link to below:

http://library.college.police.uk/docs/appref/Sex-Work-and-Prostitution-Guidance-Jan-2019.pdf

Off-Street Prostitution Policy - 248/20

FOI 248-20 Dealing with Prostitution and Sex Workers Procedure.pdf

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FOI 248-20 Protecting the Vulnerable Policy.pdf

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