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<p>Public sexual harassment is an appalling crime which the Government is committed
to tackling. Women have the right to both be and feel safe on our streets.</p><p>The
Government has already taken significant action to tackle it, including supporting
the Protection from Sex-Based Harassment in Public Act 2023 (sponsored by Rt Hon.
Greg Clark MP and Lord Wolfson of Tredegar KC), which makes public sexual harassment
a specific offence.</p><p>As with any new criminal justice legislation, an implementation
period is necessary to ensure all processes, systems and guidance are updated – including
drawing up the statutory guidance. We will ensure the legislation comes into force
as quickly as reasonably possible.</p><p>We have ensured that new guidance was published
for police and prosecutors on existing offences, have provided £160 million through
five rounds of the Safer Streets and Safety of Women at Night Funds to make our streets
safer, have created the new StreetSafe tool which allows people to pinpoint where
they have felt unsafe and the police to take action, and have launched the ground-breaking
‘Enough’ communications campaign.</p>
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