UK politicians propose ban on pimping websites | Sex work
By: Amelia Gentleman | Published: 2025-06-18 05:01:00 | Source: www.theguardian.com
A ban on pimping websites has been proposed by MPs, as part of measures designed to rewrite legislation regulating the sexual exploitation of women.
Campaigners say ordering a woman to be sexually exploited has become as straightforward as ordering a takeaway online, with the proliferation of websites that allow buyers to browse images and videos of women, and refine their search by postcode.
A group of 59 cross-party MPs have signed an amendment to the crime and policing bill, to be debated on Wednesday, which would make it a criminal offence to “enable or profit from the prostitution of another person, including by operating a website hosting adverts for prostitution”.
The all-party parliamentary group on commercial sexual exploitation has published research saying that the ease and…
