More than £1 million will be committed to helping keep those who use online services to find clients safe

New support is set to be provided to help keep sex workers safe.

Sacro has received more than £1 million in financial support from the UK Government to provide help to vulnerable women involved in prostitution who use online services to find clients.

The Scotland-wide project will reach out to women online, provide basic safety information and support and signpost them to specialist one-to-one support services.

Sacro chief executive Tom Halpin said: “This is great news for Sacro and our partners from women’s support and the Encompass Network.

“Our Another Way service established our support working with women involved in prostitution for 14 years and we’ve seen how the landscape has changed with the advent of digital technologies. This will enable us to reach many more women; focusing on their safety and health and ensuring they can access support as and when they need it.”

The funding of £1,092,194 has been awarded from the UK Government’s Tampon Tax fund which allocates the proceeds of VAT on women’s sanitary products to charities supporting women.