Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 50336

Stalking Protection Orders

Tabled: 6 May 2025

Answered: 12 May 2025

Question

Tom Hayes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the training available to magistrates on stalking protection orders.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

Stalking Protection Orders are civil orders introduced in 2020 by the Stalking Protection Act 2019. The orders can be applied for by the police in the magistrates’ courts. As in all cases heard in the magistrates’ courts, magistrates will sit with a legal...

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