Diane Martin CBE

Having survived prostitution and trafficking in her late teens, Diane, a qualified counsellor, has spent nearly 20 years supporting women to exit prostitution; with 15 years as the Founder and Director of a specialist service for women involved in or exited from street prostitution; developing a range of services from street outreach, drop in and court diversion through to aftercare, counselling and life skill groups.

In 2012 Diane started Dovetail Initiative which works with London Borough partnerships, the police and other organisations to develop and improve strategy, policy,service development, prevention and exiting options within a violence against women and girls framework. She is also involved in campaigning for an End Demand approach to prostitution legislation as well as working with Church leadership in progressing work around prostitution and trafficking.She regularly is a key note speaker in relation to prostitution and trafficking and writes on these subjects. In 2013 Diane was awarded a CBE for services to vulnerable women in prostitution.