This Act creates a new criminal offence for intentional harassment, alarm or distress motivated by someone's sex, with sentences up to 2 years imprisonment. It targets street harassment disproportionately affecting women.
A Bill to make provision about causing intentional harassment, alarm or distress to a person in public where the behaviour is done because of that person’s sex; and for connected purposes.
Status: Act of Parliament
Current House: Unassigned
Stage: Royal Assent
Sponsored by: Greg Clark, Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
Introduced: 2022-06-15
Royal Assent: 2023-09-18