MEN wearing kilts will also be protected by plans for a ban on upskirting, it has been disclosed in the Lords.
Baroness Vere of Norbiton, speaking for the Government, said the proposed new law would protect the "bodily dignity" of both men and women.
She said this would include "kilt upskirting", as she repeated the answer to an urgent question on the issue made on Monday in the Commons.
Upskirting has been a criminal offence in Scotland since 2010, as part of laws covering voyeurism.
UK ministers announced a new law would be introduced after a Tory MP blocked a backbench Bill to ban the practice of surreptitiously taking photos of underwear.
Sir Christopher Chope faced a furious backlash after he objected to the proposed Bill last Friday and his parliamentary office has since been adorned with four pairs of knickers, bound together with a pink ribbon, in protest.
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Without a specific law, victims in England and Wales must seek prosecution of upskirting through other legal avenues, such as outraging public decency or harassment.
The blocked bill would have seen upskirting offenders face a maximum of two years in prison.
Prime Minister Theresa May has said that the government would provide time for anti-upskirting legislation to be passed.
Chope has since said he supports the law, but was acting on a long-held principle that has seen him routinely oppose backbench private member’s bills.
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