Question follow-through · 69192

Harassment

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that reports of harassment are taken seriously by the police.

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
18 Jul 2025
Target answer date
22 Jul 2025
Answer
5 Aug 2025 · 18 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that reports of harassment are taken seriously by the police.

  2. 22 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Aug 2025

    Answer published

    Everyone has the right to both feel safe and be safe going about their day-to-day lives. Harassment should be treated seriously by all police forces, with every victim treated with dignity, and every investigation and prosecution conducted thoroughly and ...

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