A CLINIC which works with stalkers and victims of stalking has secured funding from the National Police Transformation Fund to help its work.

The Hampshire Stalking Clinic will use the money to start a project, the first of its kind, aiming to improve responses to stalking across the criminal justice system and the health sector through rehabilitative treatment for stalkers.

The funding will be shared between a number of collaborating bodies including Hampshire Constabulary, Southern Heath NHS Foundation Trust, and Aurora New Dawn – all of which are partners in the Hampshire Stalking Clinic.

The clinic received the money via the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime as part of a bid by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust.

Hampshire Constabulary Detective Chief Inspector Tim Rowlandson said: “I am really excited at this opportunity to work with the Suzy Lamplugh Trust to further enhance our response to stalking and harassment. “For many years now Hampshire have been leading the way nationally in our response to stalking, and we currently have the only multi-agency stalking clinic in the country; which sees psychologists, psychiatrists, police, probation, the Crown Prosecution Service and a dedicated victim advocate come together to manage the unique risks posed by stalking.”