Street Offences Act 1959 s1
It shall be an offence for a common prostitute (whether male or female) to loiter or solicit in a street or public place for the purpose of prostitution.
Points to Prove:
Date & location
Common Prostitute
Loitered/Solicited
In Street/Public Place
For Purpose of Prostitution
Sentence:
Summary
6 months
Sexual Offences Act 1985 s1
A person commits an offence if they solicit another person (or different persons) for the purposes of prostitution-
From a motor vehicle while it is in a street or public place, OR
In a street or public place while in the immediate vicinity of a motor vehicle that they have just out of or off,
Persistently, in such a manner or circumstances as to be likely to cause annoyance to the person (or any of the persons) solicited, or nuisance to other persons in the neighbourhood.
Points to Prove:
Date & location
Solicited
Another person/different persons
For purpose of prostitution
From or in the vicinity of
A motor vehicle
In a street/public place
Persistently in such manner/circumstances
As to be likely to cause annoyance
To the other person(s) solicited OR nuisance to other persons in the neighbourhood
Sentence:
Summary
6 months
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 s46
A person commits an offence if-
They place on, or in the immediate vicinity of a public telephone an advertisement relating to prostitution, AND
They do so with the intention that the advertisement should come to the attention of another person or persons.
Points to Prove:
Date & location
Placed
On/in immediate vicinity
Public Telephone
An Advertisement
Relating to Prostitution
With Intent
That advert should come to attention
Of another person or persons
Sentence:
Summary
6 months
Sexual Offences Act 1956 s33
It is an offence for a person to keep a brothel, or to manage, or act or assist in the management of a brothel
Sexual Offences Act 1956 s33a
It is an offence for a person to keep, or to manage, or act or assist in the management of, a brothel to which people resort for practices involving prostitution (whether or not also for other practices).
Sentence:
Either way
7 years
Sexual Offences Act 1985 s2
A person commits an offence if in a street or public place they persistently solicit another person (or different persons) for the purposes of prostitution.
Points to Prove:
Date & location
Being in a street/public place
Persistently Solicited another person/different peoples for purpose of prostitution
Sentence:
Summary
6 months