Make public sexual harassment (PSH) illegal

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Public sexual harassment (PSH) is not currently illegal in the United Kingdom, and this extremely damaging to the lives of women across the U.K. The government needs to pass a bill that specifically outlaws public harassment, and ensure that the punishment for harassing women is serious.

Recent studies prove that 97% of women have been harassed in the U.K. with 96% not bothering to report it since they believed nothing would be done. This shows the gravity of the situation we’re in, and how it is vital that changes are made within the law to protect women across the country.
France has already introduced a law to protect women from PSH which has proved efficient and successful, and the fines given out to those guilty must be introduced in this country.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Make sexual harassment a specific criminal offence

Timeline

13 Mar 2021	Petition opened for signatures
22 Mar 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 Mar 2021

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