Legal Update - 27 November 2024
On 27 November 2024, Domestic Abuse Protection Notices and Domestic Abuse Protection Orders under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 are being introduced in the pilot areas of the London boroughs of Bromley, Croydon and Sutton and the Metropolitan District of Greater Manchester. The intention is to provide a simpler, more comprehensive and more flexible protection order regime for victims of domestic abuse. They give the police another tool to deal with such behaviour.
While Domestic Abuse Protection Orders and Domestic Abuse Protection Notices can only be made in pilot areas, non-piloting forces need to be aware of these as they are required to inform piloting forces of any breaches; and offences such as breach of a DAPO apply to all of England and Wales. The orders and notices are provided for in Part 3 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. For a detailed overview, please see our legal article.
