Most of the inhabited territories are internally self-governing, with the UK retaining responsibility for defence and foreign relations.
[3] Prostitution is legal in Anguilla, but related activities such as brothel keeping, are illegal under sections 171 - 181 of the Criminal Code.
[5] In 2016, photojournalist Belinda Soncini produced a photo-blog of about the prostitutes on the island entitled 'Desperate Women: Venezuela's Latest Export'.
[5] Prostitution is legal in Bermuda but related activities such as running a brothel are illegal under the Criminal Code.
[10] Bermuda has a long history of prostitution fuelled by the British garrison and sailors visiting the island.
Prostitution is legal in the British Virgin Islands, but related activities such as soliciting and procuring are illegal.
[17] Prostitution in the Cayman Islands is legal but related activities such as brothel keeping are prohibited by the Penal Code.
[18] Prostitution in the Falkland Islands is legal but related activities such as solicitation and keeping a brothel are prohibited by the Crimes Ordinance 2014.
[19] A man compelling his wife to become a prostitute is a grounds for divorce under the Matrimonial Proceedings (Summary Jurisdiction) Ordinance 1967.
[23] In the 19th century, the military authorities in charge took the view prostitution was inevitable where soldiers and sailors were stationed.
[24] In 1892 it was noted by an official in the Colonial Office that 47 'native' prostitutes was too few to service the needs of the 4,926 men in the garrison plus sailors from ships docked in the harbour.
[29] Following the eruption of the Soufrière Hills Volcano in 1997 that buried the capital, Plymouth, many migrant workers came to the island from Guyana, Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.