Police will face fewer barriers to protect victims of stalking
POLICE will face fewer barriers to obtaining court orders to protect victims of stalking, under changes announced today.
Updated Home Office guidance means officers will no longer have to meet the criminal standard of evidence when applying for stalking protection orders and will instead have to meet the lower civil standard.
Emma Lingley-Clark, chief executive of charity the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, welcomed the changes, saying the previous standard had been “a barrier to victims getting immediate protection when they need it the most.”
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