The review, to be completed by the end of March, comes in response to a super-complaint published by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust on behalf of the National Stalking Consortium. The super-complaint highlighted gaps in legislation and evidence of police forces failing to recognise stalking or mishandling cases when they do.
Wright said it has ‘shone a light on the experience of victims of stalking within the criminal justice system’.
Some 1.4 million people over the age of 16 experienced stalking last year, according to the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
The review will look at how stalking and harassment laws work together, whether the law is clear enough, what improvements can be made to the policing, investigation and prosecution of cases, and how to keep pace with recent or emerging technology.
