HC Deb 02 March 1999 vol 326 c634W
Mr. Maclean

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prosecutions there have been for stalking since the passage of the relevant Act; how many were successful; and what sentence was passed in each case. [73504]

Mr. Boateng

The relevant sections 1, 2 and 4 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 came into force on 16 June 1997. Data are given in the table for 1997 and provisionally, for the period January to June 1998.

Mr. Mike O'Brien

The information requested can be obtained only through the examination of individual case records and is therefore available only at disproportionate cost.