The legislation proposes to make acts of street harassment a criminal offence in England and Wales.

The legislation proposes to make street incidents of harassment, such as catcalling, following someone, or intentionally blocking their path, a criminal offence in England and Wales, with a punishment of up to two years in prison.

Speaking in December 2022, Andrea Simon, the director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, praised moves to address the issue, but added there were "concerns that a justice system that is already so badly broken won't be able to implement any new law".

[6] Although the bill passed the vote unopposed, Christopher Chope, the Conservative MP for Christchurch, warned of a potential impact on the mental health of young men: "There is a lack of recognition that, as with all crimes, the proportion of perpetrators is vanishingly small, the awful behaviour of few is leading to the mistreatment of all.

The consequences of all this, and let's be extremely careful with language that we use, is that the situation which is already bad in relation to the mental health issues of boys and young men is going to get even worse".