Police given stronger powers to combat public sexual harassment

Campaigner hopes new harassment law will stop sexist street abuse

Elodie, who previously lived in Tunbridge Wells, says she is proud of helping create the new law.

Police given stronger powers to combat public sexual harassment

A new harassment offence will be introduced covering intentional harassment directed at someone because of their sex, including obscene comments, threats of sexual violence and threatening invasions of personal space.

Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act now in force

From today, police have new powers to tackle intentional harassment, alarm or distress because of a person’s sex.  As part of its wider strategy to tackle violence against women and girls, the government has introduced new legislation across England and Wale to address sexual harassment on our…

Cracking down on sex-based harassment in public

New law will target those who harass women and girls in public because of their sex.