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<p>The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 came into effect on 25 November 2012 and introduced
two new offences of stalking into the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 under S2A
and S4A. A table showing the number of offences charged and prosecuted by the Crown
Prosecution Service (CPS) under sections 2A and 4A that reached a first hearing in
a magistrates' court since these sections came into force has been deposited in the
Library of the House. The data provided only shows the number of offences, not the
number of people charged.</p><p> </p>
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