PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Domestic Violence Protection Orders (14 December 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of Domestic Violence Protection Orders have been approved in court in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
Asked by:
Mark Tami (Labour)
Asked by:
Mark Tami (Labour)
Answer
Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs) were rolled out across all 43 police forces in England Wales from 8 March 2014.
3,337 DVPOS were applied for and 3,072 DVPOs granted in England and Wales between 8 March 2014 - 31December 2014, according to the DVPO ‘One Year On’ evaluation report.
3,951 DVPOS were granted in England and Wales from April 2015 – March 2016 according to Magistrates Courts’ case management data.
3,817 DVPOS were applied for and 3,698 DVPOs granted in England and Wales from July 2016 – July 2017 according to data collected by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS).
Answered by:
Victoria Atkins (Conservative)
21 February 2018
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