Five major Dutch cities are concerned that a proposed law to regulate sex work nationally could have negative consequences for ‘vulnerable’ groups. The mayors of Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, The Hague and Groningen have submitted an official reaction to the new law’s online consultation raising their worries. Although they welcome better regulation ‘to regulate the sex trade and fight human trafficking’, they fear that a national registration scheme for all prostitutes and businesses involved in sex work could be counterproductive in...