Support to Exit Prostitution Bill [HL]

Key Points

• Creates a framework to improve access to exit support (housing, health, mental health, and welfare advice) for people leaving prostitution.
• Places duties on public bodies to fund and coordinate local services, ensuring support is available where it is needed.
• Strengthens safeguarding to protect vulnerable individuals from coercion, exploitation and harm.
• Introduces mechanisms to monitor and evaluate outcomes of exit support services to improve provision.
• Allows for connected provisions to support broader harm-reduction and victim-support objectives.

Progress

The bill is at the second reading stage in the House of Lords. If it passes, it will move on to committee stage in the Lords and then proceed to the House of Commons for consideration.