Anti-stalking orders ‘fail to protect women from danger’

Slow uptake by police sees just 456 issued in first year, says Home Office report

New powers to shield stalking victims from dangerous perpetrators were mis-sold" by the government and are failing to provide rapid protection, according to a damning report sent to the Home Office.

Stalking Protection Orders were introduced in 2020 and allow police to intervene in stalking cases before a conviction, to prevent obsessive behaviours from escalating.