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Tuesday, 7 December 2021

A review's found people who stir up hostility due to sex or gender should be prosecuted for hate crimes.

The Law Commission's also suggested the government looks at the need for a specific offence of public sexual harassment.

The body's 550-page report to ministers contains a total of 34 recommendations, and it insists they wouldn't criminalise 'offensive' comments, though.

Women’s rights campaigner from Epsom, Ava Vakil, says the legislation is different for different offences.