Safety and consent on Local Slags

Casual dating works best when everyone knows where they stand. Laws and phone numbers on this page were checked on 18 October 2026.

What the site checks, and what it doesn't

Local Slags checks photos, not people. Every profile photo is reviewed before it goes live, and photos showing nudity or underwear aren't allowed. What members write about themselves, including their age, name and location, isn't checked. Members can buy an optional ID-verified badge (an ID document plus a selfie, checked by LEM Verify); ID checks are only required in some cases, such as sign-ups through a VPN or accounts that have been flagged.

So a profile is someone's own description of themselves, which you find out about by meeting carefully. If a member is rude, threatening, asks for money or seems to be under 18, report them through the members help centre with:

• their username, and a screenshot of their profile;
• what happened and when, in a sentence or two;
• screenshots of the messages that worried you.

Consent, in plain terms

Consent is a clear, freely given yes, from someone who is able to make that choice, to a specific thing at a specific time.

• It's specific. Yes to coming back to yours isn't yes to sex. Yes to one thing isn't yes to everything.
• It can be withdrawn. Anyone can change their mind before or during sex, and the other person stops.
• It needs capacity. Someone who is asleep, unconscious, or too drunk or high to decide can't consent.
• It isn't silence. Not saying no isn't the same as saying yes. If you're not sure, ask, and if you're still not sure, stop.
• It covers protection. If you agreed to sex with a condom, that's what was agreed.
• It has limits. In England and Wales, the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 says consent to actual bodily harm or worse, for sexual gratification, is no defence. The consent guide explains what that covers.

Talking about what you both want before you meet makes all of this easier, and frankly makes the evening better. Our guide to saying what you want, and what you don't has ways to start that conversation without it feeling like a contract negotiation.

What UK law says

The UK has three legal systems, and each defines consent in its own legislation.

• England and Wales: under section 74 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, a person consents "if he agrees by choice, and has the freedom and capacity to make that choice".
• Scotland: the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 defines consent as "free agreement" (section 12). It lists situations where there is no free agreement, including where someone is incapable because of alcohol or any other substance (section 13); says a person can't consent while asleep or unconscious (section 14); and says consent "may be withdrawn at any time before, or in the case of continuing conduct, during, the conduct" (section 15).
• Northern Ireland: article 3 of the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 uses the same wording as England and Wales.

This is a summary of the wording, not legal advice. The Scotland page covers where Scottish law and reporting differ.

Before you meet

The short version: keep chatting on the site until you're comfortable, meet somewhere public the first time, tell a friend where you'll be, sort your own way home and leave whenever you like. A quick video call beforehand is the easiest way to check someone matches their photos. The meeting safely checklist explains each step, including what to do if a date turns out not to be who they said.

Photos, privacy and the law

Only share intimate images with someone you trust, and only if you could live with them getting out. Some things are crimes, not just bad manners:

• Unsolicited explicit photos. Since 31 January 2024, sending a photo or film of genitals in England and Wales is an offence if the sender intends to cause alarm, distress or humiliation, or sends it for sexual gratification while reckless about that (Sexual Offences Act 2003, section 66A).
• Sharing or threatening to share intimate images. In England and Wales, sharing a photo or film of someone in an intimate state without their consent, or threatening to, is an offence (section 66B). In Scotland, disclosing or threatening to disclose an intimate photo or film to cause fear, alarm or distress is an offence under section 2 of the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016.

If someone threatens to share your images, don't pay and don't send more. Keep screenshots, report it to the police on 101, and contact the Revenge Porn Helpline. If you're 18 or over, StopNCII.org creates a digital fingerprint of an image on your own device so participating platforms can block copies, without the image itself being uploaded. The discretion guide covers keeping your name and photos private in the first place.

Scams: the money test

Anyone who asks you for money, gift cards, crypto or bank details isn't looking for a date. Be just as wary of instant requests to move off the site, investment tips, and sudden emergencies the week you were due to meet. The guide to spotting fake profiles covers the patterns.

If you've lost money or shared bank details:

1. Call your bank first. Dialling 159 connects you to most UK banks through a number that can't be spoofed, according to Stop Scams UK.
2. Report it. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, to Report Fraud on 0300 123 2040 (the service replaced Action Fraud on 4 December 2025). In Scotland, to Police Scotland on 101 or through its online form.
3. Report the profile through the members help centre, so it can be looked at.

The scam reporting guide explains what to have ready and when banks have to refund you.

If something has happened

If you're in danger now, call 999. If you can't speak safely, stay on the line and press 55 to let the operator know you're there.

After a sexual assault, specialist help is free and confidential, and you don't have to go to the police to get it.

A SARC can offer medical care, emergency contraception and a forensic examination, and can store evidence while you decide whether to report. Our sexual health page lists clinics, and the region pages carry local SARCs and services.