The Metropolitan Police is piloting a two-officer female team in north London to engage with street sex workers and improve trust between them and the force.
The initiative reflects calls from officers for the Met to move away from criminalising sex workers. The pilot follows failings linked to Levy, although the supplied information does not provide further details about those failings.
The team is made up of two female officers and is intended to create a different approach to contact with people working on the street. Its stated aim is to strengthen confidence and communication rather than rely primarily on criminal enforcement.
The pilot is focused on north London. No timeframe, assessment criteria or results have been provided, so its impact remains to be established. The latest position is that the Met is testing the approach as part of a wider effort to improve trust with street sex workers.
