Written Question·Home Office·UIN 107310
Prostitution: Decriminalisation
Tabled: 20 January 2026
Answered: 28 January 2026
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to abolish laws which criminalise brothel keeping.
Answer
Jess PhillipsCriminal justice is devolved to Scotland and Northern Ireland. The Home Office is responsible for legislation in England and Wales. Under the current law in England and Wales, the acts of buying and selling sex are not in themselves illegal. There are exi...
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