Last week the Government published a new paper entitled ‘A Coordinated Prostitution Strategy’ aimed at cracking down on prostitution and addressing its negative consequences for communities in England and Wales. The social concern charity CARE has welcomed the proposals with caution.

The General Director of CARE, Nola Leach, explained the position of the charity on the issue: "We believe that the existence of prostitution should be challenged whenever possible – it is absolutely exploitative, usually of those who are already vulnerable because of social, economic and personal problems such as drug and alcohol addiction, lack of educational achievement and family breakdown."

She continued by expressing support for the Government paper: "It is difficult to justify an industry that allows such exploitation and violence to continue and therefore CARE welcomes these proposals."