Stalking Protection Act 2019
The Stalking Protection Act 2019 (c. 9) is an Act of Parliament put forward as a private member's bill by then Conservative MP Sarah Wollaston which creates a civil protection order to prevent stalking.[1][2]
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision for orders to protect persons from risks associated with stalking; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2019 c. 9 |
| Introduced by | Dr. Sarah Wollaston (Commons) Baroness Bertin (Lords) |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 15 March 2019 |
| Commencement | 20 January 2020 |
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| Relates to | Protection from Harassment Act 1997 Policing and Crime Act 2017 |
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| Revised text of statute as amended | |
Background
In 2012, the Government amended the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 to introduce two new stalking offences, however, there were little protections where the perpetrator is not a partner or ex-partner, with this act aiming to address these concerns.[3]
The Crime Survey for England and Wales reports that more than 1 in 5 women and nearly 1 in 10 men aged 16 to 59 have been victims of stalking since the age of 16. In 2017 to 2018 there were 1,616 prosecutions commenced under stalking offences, with 73% related to domestic abuse.[4]
gollark: Smart and yet vaguely evl.
gollark: I wasn't even aware that it was valentine's day until I was made aware that it was valentine's day by people talking about valentine's day.
gollark: I don't see how that works. That's just putting your brain into bizarre edge-case states, it wouldn't give you visibility into the afterlife or lack thereof (unless whatever controls access to that is very badly designed and easily tricked).
gollark: If it just means it in some fuzzy sense of "we are somewhat connected and should be nice to each other" then... sure, but it should say that directly (in a more eloquent way I can't be bothered to come up with).
gollark: I'm not aware of *other* definitions which, well, make sense.
References
- Home Office (2019). Stalking Protection Act 2019: Explanitary Notes (PDF). London. p. 3.
- "Stalking Protection Act 2019". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- Stalking Protection Act 2019: Summary, Analysis & Evidence (PDF). Home Office. 2019. p. 2.
- Atkins, Victoria (15 March 2019). "Government backed Stalking Protection Bill receives Royal Assent". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
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