Nayagarh,(Baghuabarta): UK Home Secretary Priti Patel is said to be keen on introducing a specific law against the public sexual harassment of women and girls, in the wake of a series of recent attacks on the streets of London, according to a UK media report on Sunday. According to the ‘Observer’, UK Home Office officials are understood to be conducting a legal review into making public sexual harassment — which covers all behaviour that could make women uncomfortable in all public spaces — a crime in its own right. Patel is reportedly concerned that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is blocked to the idea of introducing such a specific new offence, as he is not convinced of the severity of public harassment and believes there is “abundant” existing legislation to tackle the issue.
UK Minister Priti Patel Wants Specific Law To Tackle Public Harassment Of Women: Report
