Call for end to ‘draconian’ police cautions for UK sex workers that last until age of 100

A ‘prostitute’s caution’, unlike other cautions, does not require a person to admit an offence or agree to it

Police must be banned from issuing a “draconian” caution that exclusively targets sex workers, both politicians and campaigners have said.

A “prostitute’s caution”, unlike other police cautions, does not require a person to admit to an offence or agree to accept it. Police canissue them to anyone they have “reasonable cause” to believe has broken prostitution laws, meaning little evidence is required.

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