Editing Solicitation (section)

==England and Wales==
In [[England and Wales]], the term '''soliciting''' is usually "for a person (whether male or female) persistently to loiter or solicit in a street or public place for the purpose of [[prostitution in the United Kingdom|prostitution]]" under the [[Street Offences Act 1959]] as amended.<ref>[http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/legResults.aspx?LegType=All+Legislation&title=street+offences+act+&searchEnacted=0&extentMatchOnly=0&confersPower=0&blanketAmendment=0&TYPE=QS&NavFrom=0&activeTextDocId=1127916&PageNumber=1&SortAlpha=0 UK Statutes website: Street Offences Act]. For the latest Home Office proposals on this offence, see {{cite web |url=http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/cons-paying-the-price/Paying-the-Price-RIA.pdf |title=Regulatory Impact Assessment - A coordinated strategy for prostitution |access-date=2007-10-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928072452/http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/cons-paying-the-price/Paying-the-Price-RIA.pdf |archive-date=2007-09-28 }}.</ref> The crime of soliciting should not be confused with the profession of a [[solicitor]], which under UK law is typically that of a [[lawyer]], who may also function as a legal [[Agent (law)|agent]] to obtain the services of a [[barrister]] on behalf of a client.