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<p>Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs) were rolled out across all 43 police
forces in England Wales from 8 March 2014.</p><p>Table A shows ONS published data
for the number of Domestic Violence Protection Notices both applied for and granted
by the police in the last two financial years. Data prior to 2017 is not available.</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DVPNs applied for</p></td><td><p>DVPNs
granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ONS stats for Year Ending March 2018</p></td><td><p>4,408</p></td><td><p>4,219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ONS
stats for Year Ending March 2017</p></td><td><p>3,245</p></td><td><p>4,017</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS)
Not all police forces could provide data to HMICFRS, therefore the total of applications
granted may be greater than the total made.</p><p>Table B below shows the available
information on the number of Domestic Violence Protection Orders that were issued
by the courts during the period in question.</p><p>(Data only available from December
2014 as the Magistrates’ Courts case management and management information systems
only began separately recording Domestic Violence Protection Orders from that date.)</p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>DVPOs granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April
2017 - March 2018</p></td><td><p>4,878 (HMICFRS data)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April
2016 – June 2017</p></td><td><p>3,698 (HMICFRS data)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April
2015 - March 2016</p></td><td><p>3,951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec 2014 - March 2015</p></td><td><p>1,150</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The
draft Domestic Abuse Bill published on January 21 includes measures to introduce a
new Domestic Abuse Protection Notice and Domestic Abuse Protection Order. This new
order would bring together the strongest elements of existing orders to provide better
protection to victims of domestic abuse.</p>
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