Published: 3:29 pm March 24, 2023
Updated: 10:06 am October 8, 2025
New Guidance Will Help Police Crackdown On Public Sexual Harassment
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The government has confirmed its support for an amendment to the Protection from Sex-Based Harassment in Public Bill, to ensure the law is as robust as possible.

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The legislation will introduce harsher sentences if someone who deliberately harasses, alarms, or distresses someone in a public place does so because of the victim’s sex, with the maximum sentence increasing from six months to two years.

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