Upskirting is the practice of taking a photo underneath a person’s skirt without their permission.

The bill, which was approved in the House of Lords and now only requires Royal Assent, gives courts the power to impose a jail term of up to two years on offenders.

Upskirting has been an offence in Scotland since 2010.

The news comes after campaigners argued that existing laws for public indecency and voyeurism failed to capture upskirting.

Gina Martin, 26, whose campaign led to the introduction of the bill by Lib Dem MP Wera Hobhouse, said: “Eighteen months ago I was upskirted at a music festival and I decided I wasn’t going to brush it off.

“I was tired of ‘ignoring it’. I felt this was wrong and I was astounded to learn that upskirting wasn’t a sexual offence. I wanted to change this for everyone, because the least we deserve is to be able to wear what we want without non-consensual photos being taken of us.”