Theresa May confirms up-skirting law will go ahead - with offenders joining the sex offenders register

Theresa May has confirmed that a bill to ban up-skirting will go ahead, despite attempts to block it last week.

On Friday, Conservative MP Christopher Chope said he was opposed to a second reading of the Voyeurism (Offences) bill because of his long-standing opposition to private members bills supported by backbenchers.

In a later interview, Mr Chope said he supported the law and urged the government to find the ‘fastest, fairest and surest passage’ for a bill banning up-skirting.

Now, Theresa May has confirmed that a bill to pass the law will be introduced to the Commons later this week, with a second reading occurring before parliamentary summer recess.

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‘We will adopt this as a government bill. We will introduce the bill to the Commons this Thursday, with a second reading before the summer recess’, Mrs May confirmed during Prime Ministers Questions today.

‘But we’re not stopping there, we will also ensure that the most serious offenders are added to the Sex Offenders register.

‘Victims should be in no doubt that their complaints will be taken seriously and perpetrators will be punished.’

The campaign to outlaw up-skirting was launched by Gina Martin, 26, after two men took a picture up her skirt while she was at a festival in 2017.

She is set to meet Sir Christopher this week.