Petition · past parliament · Ministry of Justice

Make sexual harassment a specific criminal offence

Closed 338 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should make sexual harassment (in public, the workplace, or private conditions) a specific criminal offence.
This would align with the Government's intention to do more to protect Women and Girls against violence in the UK. (VAWG). It's not only women who suffer from sexual harassment, anyone can be affected and it's important to make this a specific criminal offence to deter this behaviour and to ensure it's known this behaviour is wrong and that those who sexually harass others can be more easily reprimanded and prosecuted. The law must reflect the strength and frequency with which sexual harassment affects victims.

Timeline

7 Mar 2022 Petition opened for signatures
7 Sep 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 338
Status Closed
Department Ministry of Justice
Opened 7 Mar 2022
Closed 7 Sep 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.