Resource Summary
Following the introduction of Domestic Abuse Protection Notices (DAPNs) and Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DAPOs), this briefing paper outlines the differences between DAPNs/DAPOS and the Domestic Violence Protection Notice and Domestic Violence Protection Order (DVPNs and DVPOs) they were designed to replace. DAPNs/DAPOs provide for a wider range of restrictions and requirements that can be imposed on perpetrators, and harsher sanctions if they breach them (up to five years’ imprisonment on conviction for an indictable offence). DAPNs/DAPOS are due to be piloted for a two-year period in Gwent, Greater Manchester, and three London boroughs (Croydon, Bromley and Sutton), starting in 2024. The pilots will test whether these new orders are successful in meeting their intended aims.
Resource Information
| Format: | briefing paper |
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| Author: | Lydia Clark |
| Organisation: | Centre for Justice Innovation |
| Themes: | criminal justice, domestic and sexual abuse, physical health and wellbeing, women centres & women's specialist services |
| Published: | November 2023 |
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