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Make Public Sexual Harassment a Criminal Offence in the UK

Submitted on Saturday 13th March 2021

Rejected on Monday 22nd March 2021

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

Petition Action

Make Public Sexual Harassment a Criminal Offence in the UK

Petition Details

At present women and girls feel unsafe walking the streets, during both the daytime and night time, due to unwanted harassment. The Government should be implementing laws to protect people when in public, as currently there are no specific laws or regulations against public sexual harassment.

Additional Information

The Government should be implementing laws to protect women and give them the confidence to report those who harass them in public; a law against public harassment will do this as it will empower victims of public harassment to report incidents, making the streets and public places a safer place for everyone. Public sexual harassment is extremely threatening and over 90% of women in the UK have experienced it so it is vital that we implement laws combating public sexual harassment!


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/578940

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