UK Offers Pamphlet To Migrants Instructing Them Not To Rape Or Sexually Harass Others

August 22, 2026 2:51 PM ET Britain’s government is handing asylum seekers a leaflet that spells out, in plain terms, that rape and sexual harassment will land them in prison.The nine-page booklet titled “Understanding behaviours and expectations in the UK: a guide for asylum seekers” went live Aug. 19, according to the Home Office. Its rules bind everyone in the country, the department states, not only those lodging asylum claims.The section on consent warns arrivals that both parties must willingly agree to any sexual act and that a sleeping, intoxicated or unresponsive person cannot give agreement, according to the Home Office. Someone may withdraw agreement whenever they choose, even mid-encounter, and the standard applies inside marriages. “If you have sex with someone without their co