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NI is only region of UK or Ireland without stalking legislation - now a public consultation aims to address the problem

Northern Ireland is currently the only region in the UK or Ireland without specific legislation on stalking - but a public consultation has been launched on how best to protect victims of obsessive, harassing behaviour. Allison Morris reports

One of Northern Ireland's leading family court lawyers, Sinead Larkin, said reform to protect victims of stalking is badly needed
ALLISON MORRIS
WHILE Stormont is now into its third year of collapse, the man in charge of drafting criminal justice laws says the absence of an executive should not stop work to protect victims of stalking. Bria[...]

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