Summary
Section 19 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 came into operation in Northern Ireland on 14th January 2015. It requires DHSSPS, along with other Northern Ireland Government departments, to prepare and publish a strategy that will outline the actions to be taken by departments to ensure that a 'Programme of Assistance and Support' (PAS) is in place for people who wish to leave prostitution.
Documents
- Consultation questionnaire
- Strategic consultation document
- Equality screening
- Rural proofing
- Leaving Prostitution: a strategy for help and support
- Departmental response to the consultation
- Consultation response - Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
- Consultation response - Black and Minority Ethnic Women’s Network
- Consultation response - CARE (Christian Action Research and Education) NI
- Consultation response - Disability Action
- Consultation response - Gaye Dalton
- Consultation response - Dr Graham Ellison, Queen’s University Belfast
- Consultation response - HSCB and PHA
- Consultation response - Nexus NI
- Consultation response - NIACRO (NI Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders)
- Consultation response - NICEM (NI Council for Ethnic Minorities)
- Consultation response - Royal College of Nursing
- Consultation response - Ruhama
- Consultation response - UglyMugs.ie
- Consultation response - Western Health and Social Care Trust
- Consultation response - Women’s Aid Federation NI
Consultation description
DHSSPS has developed a Strategy, which includes information on what format the PAS is likely to take. This consultation sought your views on the proposed Strategy and how it might be improved. The consultation opened on 11 September and closed on 23 October 2015.
Consultation responses
The Department received 15 responses to the consultation within the consultation period.
Ways to respond
Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.