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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Holly Bancroft

Stalking super-complaint filed against police over ‘failure’ to protect victims

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Anti-stalking campaigners have launched a super-complaint against police over what they say are failures in their approach to tackling the crime.

A group of 21 expert individuals and organisations, called the National Stalking Consortium, says there are systemic issues in how stalking is dealt with, with only 5 per cent of cases in England and Wales ending with a charge.

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