[WiLT] Tackling Prostitution Conference - Developing a Local, Multi-agency Approach

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Tackling Prostitution Conference - Developing a Local, Multi-agency
Approach

Tuesday 11th December 2007 - Central London

Prostitution is one of the largest - and most invisible - industry
sectors in the UK. It generates between £700 million to £1bn per year.
But its 80,000 workers - and the communities in which they operate -
are vulnerable.

This is a complex issue that is dealt with by multiple agencies; the
police, health services, voluntary and local organisations, who all
come together through Local Strategic Partnerships and Crime and
Disorder Reduction Partnerships to develop local strategies to reduce
the impact of prostitution on the sex-workers themselves and their
communities.

Set against the backdrop of the ongoing debate over how best to
protect sex workers, this conference aims to examine through practical
case studies, presentations and an in-depth panel discussion how to
work effectively in partnership to implement successful approaches to
prevention, demand and routes out.

Attend this conference to engage with colleagues across a range of
services and discover how local partnerships can deliver successful
strategies in your area.

Benefits of attending
* Learn to effectively implement local solutions through practical and
insightful case studies
* Hear from ex-service users on what works - and what doesn't
* Develop peer research into sex work and a genuinely 'needs-led'
service
* Implement innovative interventions to work with men and women with
multiple, complex needs
* Find out what your local partnerships should be doing
* Put in place appropriate on-street and off-street interventions
* Gain a deeper insight into the complexities of the industry and how
to overcome barriers to partnership working

Ministerial Address:
* Barbara Follett MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Work and Pensions

Other Speakers include:
* Chair: Dr Belinda Brooks-Gordon, Reader in Psychology and Social
Policy School of Psychology, Birkbeck, University of London
* Rosie Campbell Chair, UK Network of Sex Work Projects
* Kelle Holliday and Colin Elliott, Service Users, now Volunteers GAP
* Laura Seebohm Manager, The Tyneside Cyrenians GAP Project
* Hannah Besley Lead Street Prostitution, Ipswich Borough Council
* Cllr Sue Murphy, Manchester City Council
* Julie Bindel, Consultant The POPPY Project, Writer and Campaigner
* Susan Johnson Director, Prostitute Outreach Workers Project
Nottingham
* Anni Marjoram, Mayor's Adviser Women and Women's Issues Greater
London Authority
* Justin Gaffney RN Chief Executive/Clinical Director, SohoBoyz
Limited
* Debbie Shearing Project Manager Door of Hope
* Sharyn Charlton Representative Counted4

Charity Sector Fee: £195.00 + £34.13(VAT) = £229.13

You can view a more detailed description of subjects being discussed
as well as who should attend, booking form and prices by downloading
the brochure at
http://www.capitaconferences.co.uk/OurConferences/LocalGovernment/Prostitution.htm

Posted on WiLT blog at
http://www.freecharity.org.uk/~womeninlondon/?p=464