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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Non-molestation Orders (2 March 2020)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to strengthen non-molestation orders to require a police response to evidence of breaches.

Asked by:
Mr Richard Holden (Conservative)

Answer

Non-molestation orders are important civil orders designed to protect victims of domestic abuse. If the perpetrator breaches an order without reasonable excuse, they will have committed a criminal offence.

We are continuously working to improve the police response to domestic abuse, including recruiting 20,000 additional police officers, delivering more training on domestic abuse to frontline officers and investing in better equipment to strengthen evidence gathering.

The Domestic Abuse Bill, reintroduced on March 3rd, also includes a provision for a new Domestic Abuse Protection Order, which will bring together the strongest elements of the existing protective order regime into a single comprehensive and flexible order.


Answered by:
Alex Chalk (Conservative)
9 March 2020

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