Stalking Protection Orders, promising better protection for victims of stalking, were never applied for by Suffolk police during their first year in existence.
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BBC News
By Jayne McCormack
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image captionNorthern Ireland is the only region of the UK or Ireland without stalking legislation
Proposed new laws to tackle stalking will help thousands of people in Northern Ireland, the Stormont Assembly has heard.
Justice Minister Naomi Long said she had listened to the terrifying and debilitating experiences of victims.
Other parts of the UK already have anti-stalking laws in place, but Northern Ireland has lagged behind.
The PSNI currently deals with stalking under the Protection from Harassment Order (NI) 1997.
Under the new bill, convictions for the most serious offences will carry a penalty of up to 10 years in prison.
POLICE in Sussex have recorded the highest number of stalking reports for anywhere in the country apart from London. Detective Chief Inspector Mick Richards of the force s Public Protection Command said officers are advising and supporting more victims than ever . It comes after a new law was passed last year which aims to give greater protection for victims of stalking. Sussex Police became the first force in the country to enforce a Stalking Protection Order (SPO) when the law came into effect in January 2020. In the past year there has since been 29 court orders in the county, and seven applications are currently awaiting court hearings.