This bill gives police stronger powers to tackle crime, creates new offences for exploiting children and damaging property, and reforms how sex offenders are managed.
A Bill to make provision about anti-social behaviour, offensive weapons, offences against people (including sexual offences), property offences, the criminal exploitation of persons, sex offenders, stalking and public order; to make provision about powers of the police, the border force and other similar persons; to make provision about confiscation; to make provision about the police; to make provision about terrorism and national security, and about international agreements relating to crime; to make provision about the criminal liability of bodies; and for connected purposes.
Status: Act of Parliament
Current House: Unassigned
Stage: Royal Assent
Sponsored by: Yvette Cooper, Lord Hanson of Flint
Introduced: 2025-02-25
Royal Assent: 2026-04-22