Found: CPG Minutes Commercial Sexual Exploitation 16th March 2022

Mentions:
1: Ewing, Annabelle (SNP - Cowdenbeath) must join the growing number of countries taking action to combat commercial sexual exploitation by - Speech Link
2: Grant, Rhoda (Lab - Highlands and Islands) That report highlights what Scotland can learn from other countries to combat commercial sexual exploitation - Speech Link
3: Regan, Ash (Alba - Edinburgh Eastern) I also commend the Parliament’s cross-party group on commercial sexual exploitation for all its work - Speech Link
4: Brown, Siobhian (SNP - Ayr) Model for Scotland alliance for its work in raising awareness of commercial sexual exploitation. - Speech Link

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Asked by: Ewing, Annabelle (Scottish National Party - Cowdenbeath)

Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether the multi-agency group on commercial sexual exploitation has been established, and, if so, what the membership of the group is, and whether the remit of the group will include consideration of the criminalisation of the purchase of sex.

Answered by Brown, Siobhian - Minister for Victims and Community Safety

The new multi-agency group on commercial sexual exploitation held its first meeting on 27 March 2024. The membership of the Group includes representatives from the third and public sector. Details about the group can be accessed here: https://www.gov.scot/groups/commercial-sexual-exploitation/ . It is anticipated that part of the remit of the group will be to help inform the implementation and delivery of our strategic approach to challenging and deterring men’s demand for prostitution.

Found: Cross -Party Group Registration Form Name of Cross -Party Group Cross -Party Group on Sexual Commercial

Feb. 06 2024

Found: Within this Strategy , where the abbreviation CSE is used, it refers to commercial sexual exploitation

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Asked by: Grant, Rhoda (Scottish Labour - Highlands and Islands)

Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its commitment in its refreshed Equally Safe strategy of December 2023 to "eradicate all forms of violence against women and girls" (VAWG), what specific action it will propose to eliminate the various forms of VAWG identified in the strategy, in particular "commercial sexual exploitation, including prostitution".

Answered by Brown, Siobhian - Minister for Victims and Community Safety

The Scottish Government will publish a Framework that effectively tackles and challenges men’s demand for prostitution, and to support those with experience of it, early this year. The Framework takes a holistic approach, recognising the links to wider forms of commercial sexual exploitation and violence against women and girls - aligning with the refresh of our Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy and Equally Safe.

In parallel, and to support this approach, the Framework’s implementation will be supported by the creation of a new multi-agency stakeholder group on Commercial Sexual Exploitation. More details will be made available once the group has been established.

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Asked by: Grant, Rhoda (Scottish Labour - Highlands and Islands)

Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recognition in its Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement, published in November 2023, of "behaviours which are particularly linked to human trafficking and exploitation, such as commercial sexual exploitation", what action it will propose to criminalise men who purchase women for sex.

Answered by Brown, Siobhian - Minister for Victims and Community Safety

The Scottish Government will publish a Framework to challenge men’s demand for prostitution and to support those with experience of it, early this year. The Framework will form part of Scotland’s collective approach to tackling commercial sexual exploitation and is cognisant of its links to Scotland’s Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy.

Once published, our focus will be on the delivery of the Framework, which will also improve access to support for women with experience of prostitution, with the implementation of it helping to inform any future legislative considerations.

Dec. 20 2023

Found: This violence includes that perpetrated by men in relation to acts of commercial sexual exploitation