Robust legislation is needed to tackle the online advertising of prostitution, Lesley Manley, barrister at Church Court Chambers, urges in this week’s NLJ. New laws have been mooted, and must be ‘enforceable and effective’ and ‘avoid any unintended consequences’, she writes.
Manley writes: ‘It is undeniable that this vile trade has grown markedly in recent years, as criminals, traffickers and pimps have adopted various online platforms to advertise more widely.’ However, the websites hosting these adverts are legal because technology has outpaced legislation, even though they facilitate trafficking and appalling exploitation of vulnerable people.
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