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Between June and September, 754 such crimes were reported in Essex – 340 more than the previous three months. Across England and Wales, 44,990 stalking incidents were reported to police between April and September – 39 per cent more than in the whole of 2019-20. Natasha Osben, from Clacton, is affiliated with think tank Autonomy’s Feminist Futures Programme. She said: “The reported increase in stalking offences in Essex are a serious cause for concern for people in Tendring. “A man who murders a woman is likely to have previously abused her or stalked her. “A man who progresses to stalking is likely to have started with a less serious pattern of behaviour such as verbally harassing women in public or opportunistically flashing unwitting victims at random.
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Boris Johnson Under Pressure To Tighten Law On Stalking With National Register
House of Lords expected to pass amendment, forcing ministers to accept or come up with alternative
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Boris Johnson and Priti Patel are facing intense pressure to tighten the law on stalking as peers look set to back a new plan to force serial offenders to be registered and monitored like serious sex criminals.
An amendment to the Domestic Abuse Bill will on Monday propose a new statutory duty to monitor and manage tougher protections for victims of domestic violence and stalking.
It will also require ministers to come up with a “comprehensive perpetrator strategy”.
Sussex secured 29 SPOs in the first 12 months, with a further seven awaiting court hearings. Police, in partnership with stalking advocacy service Veritas Justice, will work with the victims where their perpetrators are engaged in the programme, to ensure their needs are being met throughout and that they are properly safeguarded. Louise and Sarah (names changed for anonymity) both live in Sussex and were referred to Veritas Justice in January 2020 after being stalked by the same stranger simultaneously in 2019. Convincing himself that he was in a relationship with both women, their stalker followed them everywhere, sent gifts, turned up at their home and displayed threatening behaviour.