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Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023

The bill’s formal description, sponsors and the full list of documents Parliament has published for it, bill text at each stage, Explanatory Notes, Impact Assessments, amendment papers, written evidence and committee reports.

Long title · Parliament’s official description

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.

Sponsors · 2

  • Greg ClarkConservativeTunbridge Wells
  • Lord Wolfson of TredegarConservativeLife peer

Bill · 5

  • HL Bill 125 (as brought from the Commons)Lords
    27 Mar 2023· 172 KB
  • Bill 252 2022-23 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)Commons
    22 Feb 2023
  • Bill 252 2022-23 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - large printCommons
    22 Feb 2023
  • Bill 20 2022-23 (as introduced)Commons
    7 Dec 2022
  • Bill 20 2022-23 (Large Print)Commons
    7 Dec 2022

Explanatory Notes · 2

  • HL Bill 125 Explanatory NotesLords
    24 Apr 2023· 294 KB
  • Bill 20 EN 2022-23 (as introduced)Commons
    8 Dec 2022

Delegated Powers Memorandum · 1

  • Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill: Delegated Powers MemorandumLords
    29 Mar 2023· 81 KB

Human rights memorandum · 1

  • Memorandum from the Home Office - 6 December 2022Commons
    6 Dec 2022

Briefing papers · 2

  • Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillLords
    6 Jun 2023
  • Briefing Paper on Second ReadingCommons
    7 Dec 2022

Amendment Paper · 6

  • Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 24 March 2023Commons
    24 Mar 2023
  • Notices of Amendments as at 23 March 2023Commons
    23 Mar 2023
  • Notices of Amendments as at 22 March 2023Commons
    22 Mar 2023
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 22 February 2023Commons
    22 Feb 2023
  • Notices of Amendments as at 21 February 2023Commons
    21 Feb 2023
  • Notices of Amendments as at 20 February 2023Commons
    20 Feb 2023

Bill proceedings: Commons · 2

  • Report Stage Proceedings as at 24 March 2023Commons
    24 Mar 2023
  • Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 22 February 2023Commons
    22 Feb 2023

Selection of amendments: Commons · 2

  • Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of AmendmentsCommons
    24 Mar 2023
  • Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 22 February 2023Commons
    20 Feb 2023

Select Committee report · 1

  • 32nd Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform CommitteeLords
    3 May 2023

Will write letters · 1

  • 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.Unassigned
    4 May 2023

Act of Parliament · 1

  • Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023 (c. 47)Unassigned
    18 Sept 2023

Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures · 1

  • Legislative Consent Motion approved by Senedd on 13 June 2023Unassigned
    14 Jun 2023· 201 KB

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