| Short Title: | Stalking Protection Act 2019 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act to make provision for orders to protect persons from risks associated with stalking; and for connected purposes. |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Citation: | 2019 c. 9 |
| Introduced Commons: | Dr. Sarah Wollaston |
| Introduced Lords: | Baroness Bertin |
| Territorial Extent: | England and Wales |
| Royal Assent: | 15 March 2019 |
| Commencement: | 20 January 2020 |
| Related Legislation: | Protection from Harassment Act 1997 Policing and Crime Act 2017 |
| Status: | Current |
| Original Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2019/9/enacted |
| Legislation History: | https://services.parliament.uk/Bills/2017-19/stalkingprotection.html |
| Revised Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2019/9 |
The Stalking Protection Act 2019 (c. 9) is an Act of Parliament put forward as a private member's bill by then Conservative MP Sarah Wollaston which creates a civil protection order to prevent stalking.[1] [2]
In 2012, the Government amended the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 to introduce two new stalking offences, however, there were little protections where the perpetrator is not a partner or ex-partner, with this act aiming to address these concerns.[3]
The Crime Survey for England and Wales reports that more than 1 in 5 women and nearly 1 in 10 men aged 16 to 59 have been victims of stalking since the age of 16. In 2017 to 2018 there were 1,616 prosecutions commenced under stalking offences, with 73% related to domestic abuse.[4]