Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 56428
Harassment: Prosecutions
Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Nick Timothy
Conservative — West Suffolk
To ask the Solicitor General, what information her Department holds on the number of (a) prosecutions brought and (b) successful prosecutions in relation to offences contrary to Section 4A of the Public Order Act 1986 in each year since 1995.
Answer
Lucy RigbyThe table below shows the number of offences charged by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) by way of section 4A (intentional harassment, alarm or distress) in which a prosecution commenced from 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2024. These figures relate to ...
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