Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of police staff in each police area in England and Wales have received training in sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harrassment Act 1997.

The College of Policing sets standards and provides relevant training products and services to police forces. The College of Policing training package on
stalking has been completed 52,176 times between October 2012 and 31 May 2014 by police officers and staff in England and Wales.

The Home Office does not hold information on the proportion of police staff in each police area in England and Wales who have received training.