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<p>The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (the 1997 Act) already makes it an offence
for someone to pursue a course of conduct which amounts to harassment of another and
which they know, or ought to know, amounts to harassment of the other. Harassment
is generally understood to involve improper, oppressive and unreasonable conduct that
is targeted at an individual and calculated to alarm them or cause them distress.</p><p>Depending
on the circumstances, repeatedly sending letters or unwanted 'gifts' or other objects
to someone or arranging for others to deliver unwanted items to them could constitute
harassment. Where such behaviour is reported to the police, it would be for them to
investigate, for the Crown Prosecution Service to decide whether a prosecution should
be brought, and for the court to determine whether the elements of the offence are
made out.</p><p>The Government has no plans to introduce additional legislation in
this area.</p>
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