13/12/2024
Stalking Protections Proving Successful
The Justice Minister, Naomi Long, has welcomed new figures demonstrating the success of enhanced stalking protections in Northern Ireland.
An addendum to the first report on the Protection from Stalking Act (NI) 2022 shows that 90% of conviction cases for stalking and threatening or abusive behaviour were dealt with within a year.
Minister Long said: "The Department of Justice, through the Stalking Implementation Working Group, looked at how we could expand the information we are able to release. I am pleased we are now in position to provide data on the average length of time from when an offence is reported to court disposal.
"We will continue to work with members of the Implementation Group to assess how the first report, and future reports, can be expanded upon in line with the requirement in the Act to publish information which is available to the Department."
Since the Stalking Act became law in April 2022, 90% of conviction cases of stalking and threatening or abusive behaviour were dealt with within one year.
The report is available here.
An addendum to the first report on the Protection from Stalking Act (NI) 2022 shows that 90% of conviction cases for stalking and threatening or abusive behaviour were dealt with within a year.
Minister Long said: "The Department of Justice, through the Stalking Implementation Working Group, looked at how we could expand the information we are able to release. I am pleased we are now in position to provide data on the average length of time from when an offence is reported to court disposal.
"We will continue to work with members of the Implementation Group to assess how the first report, and future reports, can be expanded upon in line with the requirement in the Act to publish information which is available to the Department."
Since the Stalking Act became law in April 2022, 90% of conviction cases of stalking and threatening or abusive behaviour were dealt with within one year.
The report is available here.
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