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Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023

A Bill to make provision about causing intentional harassment, alarm or distress to a person in public where the behaviour is done because of that person’s sex; and for connected purposes.

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Progress through Parliament10 stages recorded
Commons
1st reading
15 Jun 2022
Commons
2nd reading
09 Dec 2022
Commons
Committee stage
22 Feb 2023
Commons
Report stage
24 Mar 2023
Commons
3rd reading
24 Mar 2023
Lords
1st reading
27 Mar 2023
Lords
2nd reading
16 Jun 2023
Lords
Order of Commitment discharged
04 Jul 2023
Lords
3rd reading
18 Sept 2023
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Royal Assent
18 Sept 2023
DocumentsOpen on parliament.uk →
Act of Parliament
Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023 (c. 47)
text/html · 18 Sept 2023
Briefing papers
Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill
text/html · 06 Jun 2023
Will write letters
Letter from Lord Sharpe to Baroness Burt regarding when the Bill will be introduced and whether such an offence will be recorded as a hate crime, as discussed during the Oral Question on Hate Crime.
application/pdf · 04 May 2023
Select Committee report
32nd Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
text/html · 03 May 2023
Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 125 Explanatory Notes
text/html · 24 Apr 2023
Amendment Paper
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 24 March 2023
application/pdf · 24 Mar 2023
Bill proceedings: Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 24 March 2023
application/pdf · 24 Mar 2023
Selection of amendments: Commons
Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments
application/pdf · 24 Mar 2023