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Visits to illegal prostitutes to be illegalFriday 06 November 2009 Ministers are working on draft legislation to make it illegal to visit prostitutes who are not registered with the authorities, Trouw reports on Friday. Clients visiting illegal prostitutes can be arrested and may face criminal charges if the legislation is approved by parliament, the paper says. The draft law also includes setting up a national register of prostitutes. Men and women who work as prostitutes but are not on the list may also face charges if caught. Brothels and sex clubs will also be required to apply for a nationwide licence to operate. At the moment brothels are licenced by the local authorities. Council of State Trouw says the draft legislation has now been sent to the government's highest advisory body, the Council of State. The paper says it bases its claims on a document detailing ministers' responses to Council of State recommendations. The aim of the registration system is to help the authorities clamp down on human trafficking and tax evasion. Brothels have been legal in the Netherlands since 2000. The proposals, drawn up by home affairs minister Guusje ter Horst and justice minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin, were circulated to police, justice ministry officials, the tax office and other interested parties for their comments at the end of last year. © DutchNews.nl Get the DutchNews.nl newsletter in your mailbox: Click here to subscribe
So how will potential clients discover whether a person or brothel is licensed? By bobsocks | November 6, 2009 1:21 PM Will you be required to obtain a membership and be a Dutch citizen as well? Cannot have "sex tourists" running around....Crazy Americans holidaying in Holland with the lone intention of visiting a prostitute. By Bobke | November 6, 2009 2:09 PM What a bloody great idea Steve, using OV chip card for registered prostite, I especially look forward to `Over Stappen". By pope | November 6, 2009 3:37 PM This country is completely crazy. All that 'The Hague' seems able to think of is registration, registration, registration. It's só tiring. By Hans | November 6, 2009 5:17 PM Bobke that sounds like discrimination, you would lose SO MUCH money if you restricted it, also push it underground as much as i detest prostituts i would rather have it legal so it can be regulated as opposed to being undergroud where women and CHILDREN are trafficed and raped and so on, can you please legalise cannabis now By adhd | November 6, 2009 6:27 PM Bobke, It's not only crazy Americans visiting prositutes in the Netherlands I have also read in the Dutch news that it is the British, Irish, Russians, etc. Why signal out Americans? Oh! not to mention many other Europeans. By Frances | November 6, 2009 6:35 PM Does this mean the prostitutes will have some form of ID to prove they are registered that a customer would have to ask for? The idea is to stop trafficking, but how about the privacy of the sexworker? In case he/she has to show proof of registration to each customer with his/hers name on it, I doubt that would fly with NL privacy laws.. By Hmm | November 6, 2009 6:39 PM anuther bacward step for the dutch the sooner use get rid of your hardcore christian goverment the better i wish for a return of liberalism in the netherland as use where once the most free contry By freefa11 | November 7, 2009 12:20 AM Q: So how will potential clients discover whether a person or brothel is licensed? By gimp | November 7, 2009 5:40 AM excuse me but may i ask something naive? why should someone come to holland for sex tourism? why not czech rep, ukraine, or the former eastern block countries?? superb quality with 1/4 of the prices they advertise here!!lol By kos | November 7, 2009 10:10 AM Suggestion: Rigister all (Pseudo name ok, to keep real identity confidential), make(m/f)/model(build) /year (range) , indicate price category (range), year of experience, contact(freelance/agent), specialties, smoker/non smoker, establish rating system (star system) set up web site for "status and ratings " and feedback forum from customers. Comment forum for worker. Special offers etc By Doodlebugger | November 9, 2009 2:03 PM Place your comments: |
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So in the near future, one can visit a 'registered prostitute' and pay using the OV chip card system?
By stevie | November 6, 2009 11:31 AM