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Written question asked by Elfyn Llwyd (Plaid Cymru) on Monday, 20 October 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 October 2014 (named day). It was answered by Robert Buckland (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 October 2014 on behalf of the Attorney General.

Protection from Harassment Act 1997

Question

To ask the Attorney General, in respect of how many alleged offences under section 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 proceedings are currently active in magistrates' and Crown courts in England and Wales.

Answer

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of people charged and prosecuted, however it is not possible to identify the numbers of individuals prosecuted for offences charged under specific pieces of legislation.

Figures are only held for the number of offences charged under sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 in cases finalised by the CPS. It is not possible to identify the number of currently active proceedings in the courts involving charges under any specific pieces of legislation.

The CPS maintains a central record of the number of offences charged, not defendants prosecuted, under sections 2A and 4A of the 1997 Act. A single defendant may be prosecuted for multiple offences.

The attached tables detail the number of offences charged under S.4A(1)(a)(b)(i) and S.4A(1)(a)(b)(ii) by each police force in England and Wales, and the number of offences charged under 2A(1) of the 1997 Act by each police force in England and Wales.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
211141
Session
2014-15
Attachment
Tables: harassment offences charged by CPS
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Prosecutions Stalking
Legislation
Protection from Harassment Act 1997
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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