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Creating an Offence of Public Sexual Harassment
Creating an offence of public sexual harassment. Ministers undertook that by Parliament’s 2022 summer recess the government would launch a consultation on whether a specific offence for public sexual harassment (sexual harassment in public spaces) should be created. In the nationally representative survey of 2,000 people which formed part of the Call for Evidence, 44% of […]
Self-driving vehicles and the Highway Code
Self-driving vehicles and the Highway Code. From today (1 July) new rules on the use of self-driving vehicles in Great Britain have come into force. The changes are included in a new section in The Highway Code. Currently, only vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems are available in the UK. No vehicles in Great Britain have […]
Public Parole Hearings
Public Parole Hearings. Victims, members of the public and the media will be able to ask for a parole hearing to be heard in public for the first time, following law changes. From 21 July 2022, anyone including prisoners, victims, members of the public or the media will be able to ask the Board to hold […]