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The Department of Safety and Human Resources, headed Nuria Fuentes, has taken a step towards the implementation of the Ordinance to Fight Prostitution in the city of Murcia.
Once collected suggestions from residents, merchants, associations and other organizations, will be approved Wednesday by the Governing Board, next Monday in Parliament and Commission open a public exhibition period for the conduct of claims.
The Ordinance has been modified from the draft that was presented at first adding suggestions as Municipal Board of El Carmen, who asked to be extended the distance for prostitution near schools and towns of 200 meters which contained the draft.
The new law sets a minimum distance of 300 meters.
Also, it has changed the name going to be called Municipal Ordinance against Prostitution and Trafficking for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation Ordinance to Fight Prostitution in the Municipality of Murcia, as the fight against trafficking for sexual exploitation to be a crime, can not be regulated by municipal ordinance.
Also, at the request of the Department of Health and Social Welfare and groups that work with prostitution has decoupled economic sanctions reinsertion program.
The draft was collected elimination of the penalty if the prostitute involved in reintegration programs.
The Ordinance has disappeared because it is understood that participation in reintegration activities is voluntary and should not be motivated by the removal of economic sanctions.
The City Council and associations working in prostitution have assistance programs for people who want to leave prostitution.
Nuria Fuentes recalled that meetings were held with groups, residents, associations and political groups in order that the Ordinance is born of consensus.
In this regard, he stressed that IU has strongly opposed the new rules, and PSOE, after months requiring the Ordinance has been criticized, without providing any suggestion and showing no interest.
For his part, has made various contributions UPyD and have collected various Graduation regarding sanctions.
Another of the additions that have been made is that underage customers can switch the economic sanction social work, provided that the parents authorize, and only applies to the first sanction.
Ordinance to combat prostitution in the city of Murcia is approved on Wednesday by the Governing Board and will be plenary Commission Culture, Decentralization and Social Affairs on Monday.
From that moment, will open a period of public information and hearing a month to enable interested parties to make submissions.
Finished this period will resolve the allegations and will be approved by the House.
If no arguments are finally approved.
It shall come into force upon publication in the BORM.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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