It was the prostitute who was guilty of soliciting by his or her physical presence. It was not enough for a written advertisement to be placed by him or her, or on their behalf, in a public place . A prostitute who displays an advertisement in a public street indicating that she is available for any one who desires her services does not thereby solicit.
Lord Parker CJ said: ‘I am quite satisfied that soliciting . . involves the physical presence of the prostitute and conduct on her part amounting to an importuning of prospective customers.’
References: [1962] 1 WLR 262
Judges: Lord Parker CJ, with whom Ashworth and MacKenna JJ
Statutes: Street Offences Act 1959 1(1)
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
This case is cited by:
- Cited – Oddy, Regina (on the Application of) v Bugbugs Ltd Admn 12-Nov-2003
A private prosecutor appealed dismissal of his complaint that the respondent had operated an unlicensed man-powered rickshaw service. The district judge had held that it was not a taxi service. It was, under the 1869 Act a stage carriage and . .
(, [2003] EWHC 2865 (Admin))
These lists may be incomplete.
Last Update: 27 November 2020; Ref: scu.193386
