You may be considering to be an Escort, Working Girl, Prostitute, Courtesan, Floozy, whatever name you call it its the same thing.  Exchanging sexual favours for money, which is Prostitution.

Prostitution is not illegal in England.

But many activities associated with it are.  So its best to know what they are to keep you on the right side of the law, even before you consider working in the sex industry.

A woman working on her own for herself is legal.  When there are more than one on the premises working then that is classed as a brothel and breaking the law.

Advertising your services online or in papers is legal (some papers have strict guidelines on what can be printed).  Putting business cards in shop windows/phone boxes is illegal, it is classed as soliciting.

Soliciting, which is to approach a man on the street/car/hotel/ bar is illegal and yourself and the prospective client can be cautioned or even prosecuted by the Police.

If you set up a brothel/parlour/agency then you can be prosecuted as living off immoral earnings.

If you are planning to tour other countries then it is wise to do your research and see what the law is there.  You don’t want to be in a foreign country and come unstuck with the authorities.  This has happened to some girls.

You have to be over the age of 18 to buy or to sell sexual services.

You also need to be aware of the ‘Policing and Crime Bill’ that is currently working its way through parliament, as this could mean changes in the Law and how we work.  For more information on this please read http://www.prostitutescollective.net/ who have all the up to date information.

If you have any specific questions or anything to add to this article then please do feel free to email me.

Hugs

Penny x x x

Be assured from time to time Journalists/Media will try and contact some of us for stories. I know of many ladies who have been approached by the likes of the Trisha show, wanting them to go on the show to tell their stories. Might sound tempting if you feel that you would like to put your point across, but be assured they will edit the show for their own purposes.

I heard from a lady last week who had made contact with a guy with the purpose of selling a concert ticket. To talk about the process she added him to her MSN Messenger, this Messenger address was her working address. It turned out that he was a journalist and he Googled her working name, and found her website. This obviously greatly concerned the lady, as he also had her real name as she had corresponded from her personal email address. He let her know that he knew who she was, and told her he would not use the information. Hopefully he wont , as he is in a totally different part of the country to where she is.

Most journalists like to ‘out’ working girls in their location, its news, and it sells papers. We have seen this happen a lot since the Ipswich Murders and with new legislation being sought with regards to the industry. Of course most journalists will not be so polite as to inform you that they have your details and will be publishing a story. There have been reports of journalists taking hidden cameras into a booking and asking lots of questions, not going through with the personal service and leaving. So what can we do to help protect ourselves?

1. Make sure that we keep our personal lives and professional lives totally separate as much as possible. Keep your personal email/msn messenger etc for personal use, and your working one for work only.

2. Once you become more experienced with dealing with clients you will know what kind of questions to expect from them. If you get an email or a phone call that seems more intrusive/not the usual questions then be wary.

3. Always go with your gut feeling, if you feel something’s not right when talking/meeting with a client then end the conversation/booking. Its better to loose out on money than to have to face the hassles that come with being ‘outed’.

4. Be aware of any hidden cameras/microphones. If you are doing incall at a location that you know very well, then this does limit this as a problem. Its when you do an outcall to a home or hotel you need to be more careful. I once went to an outcall where the guy had a laptop on in the bedroom, on a dressing table, it had an inbuilt camera. I asked him to switch it off as couldn’t trust he wasn’t recording us.

The main thing is to make sure you keep your eyes and ears open and trust your gut feelings about a situation.

Of course you may decide to co-operate with a journalist or media programme. I have successfully twice been used as research material for two theatre plays, and had written assurances that my identity would remain confidential. It was fun to do, and it turned out well on both instances.

If you have any tips or stories you wish to share then please do contact me.

Stay safe.

Hugs

Penny x x x

Well we are finally here as promised.  Ihope that you like the look and the information here on Escort Buddys.  Feedback is always welcome.

I will be using the Blog page for updates, information and articles relevant to the safety of Escorts.  If you would like to contribute anything then please do so.

On the Links page you will find links to other organisations that support Escorts in the UK.  If you think we have missed any please do let us know.

I will pop some information up about me, and my experiences so that you know who you are in contact with.

I will also pop a list of national and local directories that are useful to use Escorts.

Chat soon.

Penny x x x