FOI 002992 DVPNs, DVPOs, Restraining Order and Non Molestation Orders
Request Number: 002992/22
Date of Decision: 15 September 2022
Subject Area: Statistics
Decision: Disclosed
Request
1. The number of DVPNs and DVPOs that were issued/granted for domestic violent/abuse incidents including stalking and harassment, in each of the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
2. The number of breaches of DVPNs and DVPOs for domestic violent/abuse incidents including stalking and harassment, in each of the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
3. The number of arrests for breaching DVPNs and DVPOs for domestic violent/abuse incidents including stalking and harassment, in each of the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
4. The number of reported domestic violence incidents following breaches to DVPNs and DVPOs in each of the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
5. How many domestic homicides involved previous breaches of restraining orders, non-molestation orders, domestic violence protection notices and orders for domestic violent/abuse including stalking and harassment involving the same offender and complainant/victim?
Please give figures for each of the calendar years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Please breakdown the number and type of breaches by domestic homicide case.
Reply
1.
|
|
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022* |
|
DVPN |
Issued |
31 |
52 |
62 |
54 |
84 |
97 |
|
Breached |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
|
|
Arrests |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
|
|
DVPO |
Issued |
30 |
50 |
59 |
19 |
64 |
66 |
|
Breached |
7 |
21 |
16 |
11 |
14 |
19 |
|
|
Arrests |
7 |
20 |
16 |
11 |
14 |
19 |
|
|
SPO (Stalking Protection Orders) |
Issued |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
Breached |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Arrests |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1 |
1 |
0 |
* The datasets for 2022 are up until 31/07/2022
The data extracted includes all Domestic Violence Protection Notices (DVPN), Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs), Interim and Full Stalking Protection Orders (SPO) issued in each of the years requested.
It must be noted that one individual can be subject of a court order more than once over the time period requested.
Stalking Protection Orders were introduced by the Stalking Protection Act 2019 and came into force on 20 January 2020.
2. Please see question 1
It must be noted that one individual can breach/be arrested more than once over the time period requested.
3. Please see question 1
Please note one breach was dealt with via Voluntary Attendance.
4.
|
|
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|
Number of DA/Stalking Occurrences After a Breach |
32 |
56 |
92 |
102 |
126 |
96 |
The data extracted includes all Domestic Abuse (as per the ACPO definition) and Stalking & Harassment occurrences that have taken place after the date of the 1st breach of an order in each of the years requested.
The person that breached must be the Suspect/Offender on the occurrences. It must be noted that one individual can be a suspect/offender on an occurrence more than once over the time period requested.
5. Zero
None of the offenders of Domestic Homicides had been involved in a breach of an order prior to the Homicide in the requested time periods
Please also be aware that Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.
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