Report Summary
This report provides members of the Scottish Police Authority Policing Performance Committee with an update on the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.
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Meeting
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Policing Performance Committee - 18 September 2024
Date : 18 September 2024
Location : online
Prostitution
The Scottish Government Strategy on their approach to deterring men’s demand for prostitution and supporting the recovery of those involved in prostitution was published earlier in the year. We are working closely with Scottish Government and other key partners in setting up Support Hubs across Scotland which will tackle the issue.
To combat significant underreporting of sexual and violent crime by women involved in prostitution, a Single Point of Contact has been established within our National Public Protection Team for National Ugly Mugs (NUM), an organisation who support women involved in prostitution and who operate a concern reporting and sharing service. NUM staff have been trained on Partners Intelligence Portal (PIP) which is a system that allows organisations to share intelligence with Police Scotland directly using a portal on our Police Scotland internet page.
