Harassment/domestic issues

[Motherof3feminists]

Hi, I don't want to go into too many details but I'm hoping someone can tell me what the likely course of action is by the police after reporting harassment? The person doing the harassing has already been spoken to by the police within the last month and been advised to behave essentially. I've not had any contact with him since but since then he has started harassing me and has damaged my personal property. He's an ex fwb so the police have classed it as a domestic case.
What do the police do in these situations?
Thank you.

Anyone?

Going through the same, after a long year my case is about to go to CPS. Report everything! I’ve also got cctv installed. It wasn’t too expensive. Have you got a DV caseworker? Apply for a Non Molestation Order you can self represent. You have my sympathy, I’ve very nearly been at the point of topping myself several times as I cannot take much more, wake up shaking and the rest....

Oh god pixi that's awful. I hope you get it sorted and find peace again. This person is my neighbour so I'm not sure a non-mol would work?
I'm seeing the police again tomorrow to report the latest incidents and have written down everything that's occurred over the past couple of years.

I'm mainly wondering if they'll arrest him seeing as they've already "advised" him.

It depends what he’s done and if you’ve got proof he did it. Has been given a harassment warning yet?

My police force don't give PINs if that's what you mean?

He admitted the first thing they talked to him about and there were witnesses.

The latest things there are also witnesses so he won't be able to deny it. Other things I have texts to show when they happened and what was happening.

I was given the option of the police giving him a PIN (Police Information Notice) or cautioning him. I went with the PIN to begin with. They asked him to come voluntarily to the station, had he not, they would have arrested him.

I can’t help further than that as I utterly gave up on the police when they said it was reasonable for him to follow me home from work as how else would he know which address to send divorce papers to?!

I felt totally let down by the police too at points, it’s taken a targeting anyone with a remote connection to me including professional connections (my solicitor and so on) being also abused and a complaint against the police for me to get to this stage. I had one female desk officer laugh in my face at one point - I told her I was so glad my misery of a life amused her

They aren't very good are they? I reported my exH for 12 years of abuse and they did t even speak to him. The detective said nothing that I'd reported was a crime despite admitted sexual abuse, coercive control, physical, emotional and financial abuse and coerced sex. Apparently women's aid had given me ideas

The advice was to move house Why is the victim always penalised?

Anyone legal around that knows more please?

Guess not!
Thanks to those who shared their experiences

A civil injunction could be helpful. If he breaches it I believe you can make an application to court for a power of arrest to be attached to the injunction. A cheaper option for you might to be to follow the police complaints procedure which I can see you have done, but to escalate it to the next stage.

Also have a look at the protection from harrassment act which i believe can carry a criminal penalty and complaint is via the mags court.