Practice resources

• CLiCK bitesize - online safety
  ​A training resource exploring the safety needs of women involved in the 'sex industry'. Includes PowerPoint slides and training notes. 
• CLiCK Cast Episode 3: Online safety
  This podcast episode by CLiCK Scotland discusses how selling/exchanging sex online, women's safety concerns and what the law says. See show notes.
• Encompass Focus On... briefings
  ​These briefings are based on the snapshot of Encompass services and the needs presented by the 150 women they support. Each leaflet includes a section relevant to safety. They can be found on the Encompass Network site under 'CSE briefings 2022.'
• Encompass Focus On... children and families social work
  ​A briefing looking at the links between selling or exchanging sex, childhood sexual abuse and women as parents, as well as their experiences with social work.​

Resources for women

• Safety leaflet for women who sell/exchange sex
  Published by the Encompass Network, this booklet aimed at women highlights risks women may face while selling/exchanging sexual activity and offers safety tips and strategies informed by women in the 'sex industry.' ​Also available in Polish and Romanian.
• Think safety when exchanging sex - Vice Versa safety tips
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• Ugly Mugs -  app to report buyers/ client’s behaviour
  
  
• Client eye - app to report buyers/ client’s behaviour
  
  
• Safety tips for sex workers
  
  
• The Esther Project safety tips
  
  
• Beyond the Gaze - Safety and privacy for online sex workers​​

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​Research and reports

• Assisting Trafficked Women - best practice principles
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• Working Girls: Abuse or Choice in Street-Level Sex Work? A Study of Homeless Women in Nottingham
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• Violence against sex workers in the UK​
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• Umbrella Lane Needs Assessment - Summary September 2020
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• ‘I feel trapped’ - WISE Women report on public sexual harassment ​