Almost 250 people in Wales have reported suspected stalkers to police under new laws to tackle the crime – but little more than a third of alleged offenders have been charged.

Since legislation creating new offences of stalking and stalking involving a fear of violence came into force in November 2012, Wales’ four police forces have received 246 allegations of stalking.

Reported by Wales Online. You can read the full story here. 

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I am a journalist and author. I am a journalist at the UK edition of WIRED magazine. In 2015, my first book Freedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists, was published. My second book Reed Hastings: Building Netflix, was published in March 2020. I created FOI Directory in 2012 and have maintained it in my spare time ever since.