Most victims end up too weak to stand up for themselves so surely would not be reporting this themselves or they would surely simply walk out of the relationship? And even when they do the police and courts are almost powerless to protect people from stalking due to weak sentences around this area being dished out. Which leads me to believe that this could be used to help strengthen weak existing laws regarding stalking and harassment. If this is such this will be a real good move as the police and courts can claim that following or waiting outside a persons house is braking this law as well as any restraining orders. What this also means is that if parents report the grooming or abuse of their children the police and courts will have more power to act regardless of the victim making a statement. Once a restraining order is then broken they have the evidence needed to enforce a new harsher law (I hope it's harsh anyway). Making the kind of scum that harass and groom women that little bit more fearful. As the threat of violence is sometimes as bad as the violence itself. So yes a very good thing indeed as I suspect this is being put in place more to stop grooming and the life long damage of women being controlled by scum. As long as the courts follow though with tough sentences! This is a bold radical move much more deeper and helpful than it