# Crime and Policing Act 2026, Section 169: Harassment of a person in their home

Extent: E+W

(1) The Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 42 (police directions stopping harassment etc of a person in their home), in subsection (1)(b)—
(a) omit the “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (i);
(b) after sub-paragraph (ii) insert—
“(iii) that they should not have done something they were entitled or required to do; or
(iv) that they should have done something they were not under any obligation to do;”.
(3) In section 42A (offence of harassment etc of a person in their home), in subsection (1)(b)—
(a) omit the “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (i);
(b) after sub-paragraph (ii) insert—
“(iii) that they should not have done something they were entitled or required to do; or
(iv) that they should have done something they were not under any obligation to do;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/20/section/169 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/section-169
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