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However, whilst it is 'evident that the 1997 Act created an offence of potentially enormous scope, 'Not any trivial act of harassment will do; there is a minimum level of alarm and distress which must be suffered in order to constitute harassment.' [7] This has been specified in previous case law that mere alarm or distress might not be enough ...
Harassment, alarm or distress is an element of a statutory offence in England and Wales, arising from an expression used in sections 4A [1] and 5 [2] of the Public Order Act 1986, which created the offence. The Act was amended in 1994.
The offence is created by section 4A of the Public Order Act 1986, which was inserted by section 154 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994: :(1) A person is guilty of an offence if, with intent to cause a person harassment, alarm or distress, he: (a) uses threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour, or
The summary offences of harassment "cast the net too wide". [35] The offence created by section 2 is "broad and ill-defined". [36] Its scope is "quite enormous". [37] It might well violate Articles 10 and 11 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (in addition to Article 7 mentioned below). [38]
Incidents of sexual harassment against women on British railways have more than doubled since 2021, according to new data. Figures from the British Transport Police Authority’s 2024 annual ...
Unlawful eviction and harassment is a criminal offence in the United Kingdom under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977. It is the crime of a landlord or agent unlawfully evicting or harassing his or her tenant.
The Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that creates a number of public order offences. They replace similar common law offences and parts of the Public Order Act 1936. It implements recommendations [2] of the Law Commission.
The bill failed to get government support, as it was felt that the proposed offence failed to distinguish between reasonable and unreasonable conduct. [ 3 ] Following the failure of the Stalking Bill to be enacted, an offence of " harassment " was later created in England and Wales by the enactment of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 ...