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| Newport prostitutes plan must 'not turn city into Amsterdam' | Newport prostitutes plan must 'not turn city into Amsterdam' |
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| A part of Newport which is being earmarked as a designated area for prostitutes should not become like Amsterdam, an MP has warned. | A part of Newport which is being earmarked as a designated area for prostitutes should not become like Amsterdam, an MP has warned. |
| Gwent Police is considering plans to have a non-residential area of Pill for prostitutes. | Gwent Police is considering plans to have a non-residential area of Pill for prostitutes. |
| A police spokeswoman said enforcement alone was "not an effective solution". | A police spokeswoman said enforcement alone was "not an effective solution". |
| But Monmouth MP David Davies, who has debated prostitution on the Council of Europe, is cautious about the proposed move. | But Monmouth MP David Davies, who has debated prostitution on the Council of Europe, is cautious about the proposed move. |
| "I have some concerns about it. I wouldn't want parts of Newport being turned into the centre of Amsterdam," he told BBC Radio Wales. | "I have some concerns about it. I wouldn't want parts of Newport being turned into the centre of Amsterdam," he told BBC Radio Wales. |
| "If it is about women who work as sex workers having availability to talk to health professionals or finding ways of getting them out of that lifestyle then I can see the arguments for it. | "If it is about women who work as sex workers having availability to talk to health professionals or finding ways of getting them out of that lifestyle then I can see the arguments for it. |
| "If it's a case of 'let's just shove everybody out of the way and keep it out of sight' then obviously that's not a good thing. | "If it's a case of 'let's just shove everybody out of the way and keep it out of sight' then obviously that's not a good thing. |
| "Those women who work on the streets are the most vulnerable to attack and women who work as sex workers are attacked a lot." | |
| 'Good idea' | 'Good idea' |
| Alex Feis-Bryce, chief executive of National Ugly Mugs, a support service for sex workers when they are victims of crime, welcomed any move that does not involve enforcement. | Alex Feis-Bryce, chief executive of National Ugly Mugs, a support service for sex workers when they are victims of crime, welcomed any move that does not involve enforcement. |
| "It's a good thing," he said. | "It's a good thing," he said. |
| "I think any approach by police that is a move away from enforcement is a good idea. | |
| "One effect of having less criminalisation and less enforcement is sex workers are able to report to police when they're targeted, and they are frequently targeted in many areas by rapists, the most dangerous criminals." | "One effect of having less criminalisation and less enforcement is sex workers are able to report to police when they're targeted, and they are frequently targeted in many areas by rapists, the most dangerous criminals." |
| He added: "Many sex workers want to move away from police. There's a certain lack of trust between sex workers and police. | He added: "Many sex workers want to move away from police. There's a certain lack of trust between sex workers and police. |
| "If this policy is being perused it will have to be part of a bigger conversation with local support agencies, with sex workers themselves, with police, in order to ensure sex workers do want to work in the area that's been designated and they're willing to do so or the policy won't work." | |
| The plans follow a similar pilot scheme in the north of England. | The plans follow a similar pilot scheme in the north of England. |