ABSTRACT
The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 was introduced as a direct response to the perceived need to legislate against stalking. Although the statute makes no reference to stalking, the content of the parliamentary debates prior to its enactment leave no room for doubt that the primary purpose of the legislation was to fill the gap in the law that rendered victims of stalking vulnerable to continued harassment. This chapter examines the content of the relevant sections of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 to ascertain the scope and remit of the legislation.
