The Law Commission of England and Wales said the reforms would make it easier to prosecute those who take or share sexual, nude or other intimate images of people without their consent.
The recommendations would also update the law to cover more modern forms of abuse that are currently not offences, including “downblousing” which is currently not criminalised in the same way as "upskirting".
As well as extending and simplifying the law, under the reforms, all victims of abuse would receive lifetime anonymity in the hope that it will help empower victims to report and support prosecutions.
Commenting on the reforms, professor Penney Lewis, the Law Commissioner for Criminal Law, said: “Sharing intimate images of a person without their consent can be incredibly distressing and harmful for victims, with the experience often scarring them for life.
“Current laws on taking or sharing sexual or nude images of someone without their consent are inconsistent...