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CrystalRaindrops — 2 years ago(September 02, 2023 07:33 AM)
Wolf-whistling and catcalling could be made a crime under proposals to create new laws against “public sexual harassment”.
Home Secretary Priti Patel will look at “gaps in existing law” to see if more can be done to ensure women are “confident their concerns will be taken seriously”.
Government sources confirmed they were not ruling out extending new laws to wolf-whistling and catcalls, though no decisions have been made.
The proposal is part of a major Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy due to be published today by the Tory government after feedback from more than 180,000 people.
It proposes a new national policing lead to monitor forces’ response to crimes against women and girls.
The Everyone's Invited website also highlighted allegations of a "rape culture" in schools.
Shadow Home Office minister Jess Phillips said Labour had set out a “wealth” of further proposals, adding: “The services and support required to end Violence Against Women and Girls cannot run on warm words alone.
“How are we in a situation where we have better protections for statues than for women?”
The possible crackdown on public sexual harassment comes after a Call for Evidence found it was “all too common”.
A Home Office statement said there are already a string of offences which capture some behaviour, but “it is not acceptable that women and girls do not feel safe on our streets.”