HC Deb 22 July 2004 vol 424 c613W
Mr. Wiggin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance he has given to police and magistrates on interpreting the meaning of what constitutes harassment, alarm and distress in Section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986. [184065]

Caroline Flint

Home Office Circular 11/1987 provided guidance on section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986. The Circular has been supplemented by the decisions of the courts

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