Non-molestation orders are civil orders made by the family court to protect victims and their children from the harms of domestic abuse and there is no time limit on the duration of an order.<\/p>
Non-molestation orders can be made for a specified time or until a further order is made. As non-molestation orders have no statutory minimum or maximum time limit, the duration of each order is at the discretion of the court. The duration of each order will be determined by a number of factors, including, the risks of further domestic abuse, whether the order was made on notice or without notice to the respondent, and whether there has been a follow-up hearing (known as a return hearing).<\/p>
In practice, these orders are often made for a period of 6-12 months, during which time the order can be varied (including to extend it) or discharged.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-11-07", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-11-07T12:49:26.243Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-10-31", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Non-molestation Orders"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of increasing the period of time for which non-molestation orders can be issued.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4837", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Aaron Bell"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newcastle-under-Lyme"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Aaron Bell"} ], "uin" : "74983"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1181912", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1181912/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Non-molestation orders are important civil orders designed to protect victims of domestic abuse. If the perpetrator breaches an order without reasonable excuse, they will have committed a criminal offence.<\/p>
We are continuously working to improve the police response to domestic abuse, including recruiting 20,000 additional police officers, delivering more training on domestic abuse to frontline officers and investing in better equipment to strengthen evidence gathering.<\/p>
The Domestic Abuse Bill, reintroduced on March 3rd<\/sup>, also includes a provision for a new Domestic Abuse Protection Order, which will bring together the strongest elements of the existing protective order regime into a single comprehensive and flexible order.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1151376/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Non-molestation orders are made by the court to protect individuals from the harm of domestic violence. They can, where necessary, extend to protect children.<\/p> Non-molestation applications are either made \u2018without notice\u2019 to the respondent, usually if the applicant is seeking immediate protection, or \u2018on notice\u2019 to the respondent. The number of non-molestation orders made in each of the last 9 calendar years is shown in table 1 below. The data covers England and Wales.<\/p> Table 1: Non-molestation orders made in England and Wales<\/strong><\/p>