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Controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship
Controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship
s.76 Serious Crime Act 2015
Harassment
⚖️ Definition
A person (A) commits an offence if -
(a) A repeatedly or continuously engages in behaviour towards another person (B) that is controlling or coercive,
(b) at the time of the behaviour, A and B are personally connected,
(c) the behaviour has a serious effect on B, and
(d) A knows or ought to know that the behaviour will have a serious effect on B.
(a) A repeatedly or continuously engages in behaviour towards another person (B) that is controlling or coercive,
(b) at the time of the behaviour, A and B are personally connected,
(c) the behaviour has a serious effect on B, and
(d) A knows or ought to know that the behaviour will have a serious effect on B.
📋 Points to Prove
- A person who
- Repeatedly or continuously engages in controlling or coercive behaviour
- With a person whom they are connected an intimate or familial relationship
- And they know or ought to know that their behaviour will have serious effect
- Repeatedly or continuously engages in controlling or coercive behaviour
- With a person whom they are connected an intimate or familial relationship
- And they know or ought to know that their behaviour will have serious effect
⚖️ Offence Type
Summary
Either Way
Indictable
📄 Charging Codes
SC15004
📁 Crime Recording
PNC Recordable
Crime Report Required
➕ More
A and B are "personally connected" if -
(a) A is in an intimate personal relationship with B, or
(b) A and B live together and -
(i) they are members of the same family, or
(i) they have previously been in an intimate personal relationship with each other.
(a) A is in an intimate personal relationship with B, or
(b) A and B live together and -
(i) they are members of the same family, or
(i) they have previously been in an intimate personal relationship with each other.