Domestic Violence Protection Orders: Lancashire
(asked on 27th November 2015) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Domestic Violence Protection Orders were issued by each magistrates' court in Lancashire in each month between 1 January 2014 and 31 October 2015; and what the gender was of the people on whom the orders were served.
Applications for Domestic Violence Protection Orders were first made in Lancashire in August 2014, with all applications being heard at Preston Magistrates’ Courts. The table below shows the number of orders issued and the gender of the people on whom the orders were served during the requested period:
MONTH | MALE | FEMALE |
Jan-14 to Jul-14 | Not applicable | |
Aug-14 | ~ | ~ |
Sep-14 | ~ | 0 |
Oct-14 | 7 | 0 |
Nov-14 | 8 | 0 |
Dec-14 | 7 | ~ |
Jan-15 | 7 | 0 |
Feb-15 | ~ | 0 |
Mar-15 | ~ | 0 |
Apr-15 | 9 | 0 |
May-15 | ~ | 0 |
Jun-15 | 10 | ~ |
Jul-15 | 11 | ~ |
Aug-15 | ~ | 0 |
Sep-15 | 12 | 0 |
Oct-15 | 7 | ~ |
NOTE: ~ Numbers based on less than five cases are suppressed for confidentiality reasons.