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654718

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Stalking
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 24 November (HL Deb, col 2041), how frequently individuals convicted of stalking are assessed and monitored by the police.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
	uin	HL3964
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>Stalking is an horrific crime which can have a devastating impact on victims and this Government is determined to tackle it. The monitoring and assessment of individuals convicted of stalking is an operational matter for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners. Data is not held centrally. To support effective assessment and monitoring by the police, details of those convicted of stalking is held on the Police National Computer and, where appropriate, on the Violent and Sexual Offenders Register.</p><p>The Government’s Violence against Women and Girls Strategy published in March 2016 makes clear that a sustainable approach to preventing abuse is dependent on changing the attitude and behaviour of perpetrators. Through the Police Innovation Fund the Government is supporting, promoting and evaluating innovative models to tackle perpetrators’ behaviour and will continue to do so.</p><p>On 7 December the Government announced that it will introduce a Stalking Protection Order to help protect victims at the earliest possible opportunity and deter perpetrators. The new order will be available to the police on application to the courts and will allow the imposition of both restrictions and other measures such as a requirement to attend a treatment programme.</p><p>The College of Policing’s What Works Centre for Crime Reduction is working to build the evidence base for effective intervention with perpetrators.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3965 question first answered 21/12/2016 12:47:17 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye

654719

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Stalking
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of one-to-one programmes for serial stalkers.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Nye
	uin	HL3965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>Stalking is an horrific crime which can have a devastating impact on victims and this Government is determined to tackle it. The monitoring and assessment of individuals convicted of stalking is an operational matter for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners. Data is not held centrally. To support effective assessment and monitoring by the police, details of those convicted of stalking is held on the Police National Computer and, where appropriate, on the Violent and Sexual Offenders Register.</p><p>The Government’s Violence against Women and Girls Strategy published in March 2016 makes clear that a sustainable approach to preventing abuse is dependent on changing the attitude and behaviour of perpetrators. Through the Police Innovation Fund the Government is supporting, promoting and evaluating innovative models to tackle perpetrators’ behaviour and will continue to do so.</p><p>On 7 December the Government announced that it will introduce a Stalking Protection Order to help protect victims at the earliest possible opportunity and deter perpetrators. The new order will be available to the police on application to the courts and will allow the imposition of both restrictions and other measures such as a requirement to attend a treatment programme.</p><p>The College of Policing’s What Works Centre for Crime Reduction is working to build the evidence base for effective intervention with perpetrators.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL3964 question first answered 21/12/2016 12:47:17 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4180 label Biography information for Baroness Nye

733050

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Stalking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of women being stalked have been reported to the police in each of the last five years; and how many people have been convicted of stalking in that same period.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	1521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the requested information centrally.</p><p>The Home Office collects data on the number of stalking offences recorded by the police forces in England and Wales, although these data cannot be broken down by gender of victim. Data on stalking offences have been published since 2014/15. Prior to this date, there were included in the harassment offence classification. These are published by the Office for National Statistics and can be found in Table A4 of the latest Crime in England and Wales publication:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesbulletintables" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/crimeinenglandandwalesbulletintables</a></p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on the number of offences that led to conviction. Data on convictions are the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice. They have supplied information on the number of convictions for stalking and this is given in the table.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 05/07/2017 11:48:23 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

752742

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Stalking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to introduce a stalkers' register.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	5123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to tackling stalking and ensuring that the right tools are in place to protect victims of this deeply disturbing crime. That is why we have strengthened the law by making stalking an offence in its own right and are currently taking steps to introduce a new civil stalking protection order.</p><p> </p><p>Convicted perpetrators of stalking are already recorded on systems such as the Police National Computer and we have no current plans to create a separate stalkers register.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 20/07/2017 16:56:55 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

767659

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Stalking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has plans to introduce a stalking protection order.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	106630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>Stalking and harassment are devastating crimes which cause great distress to victims. That is why we strengthened the law by creating specific stalking offences in 2012 and raising the maximum sentence for stalking and harassment to 10 years through the Policing and Crime Act 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Support for victims requires more than prosecution after the fact. That is why, we are introducing a new Stalking Protection Order to support victims of stalking at an earlier stage and address the perpetrator’s behaviours before they become entrenched. The new stalking protection order will support existing tools to ensure there are robust protections available to victims of ‘stranger stalking’.</p><p> </p><p>Primary legislation is required to introduce the order and will be taken forward as soon as Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 17/10/2017 16:41:00 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

780558

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Stalking
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the introduction of stalking protection orders in 2018 on the number of police investigations of alleged cases of stalking.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	110307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2017 answer text <p>Stalking is a serious crime and this Government is committed to supporting victims and tackling and stopping perpetrators at the earliest opportunity. We are also committed to ensuring the police have the tools they need, which is why we consulted on the introduction of a new civil stalking protection order. Primary legislation is required to introduce the order and will be taken forward as soon as Parliamentary time allows.</p><p>While it is for the police and Crown Prosecution Service to decide whether to arrest, investigate, charge or prosecute in a particular case, we are very clear that the new order will not be an alternative to bringing forward robust and rigorous investigations and prosecutions where appropriate. The new order would however allow the police and the courts to intervene early, before cases escalate, thereby reducing the harm to victims. The Home Office carried out a full impact assessment on the new stalking protection order which is available at GOV.uk.</p><p>Once introduced, the effectiveness of the new orders will be kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 07/11/2017 15:20:27 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts