DAPO pilot new guidance and template orders

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As part of the new measures provided for under Part 3 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, the Domestic Abuse Protection Order (DAPO) pilot commenced on 27 November 2024 initially for one year, in Greater Manchester, Croydon, Bromley and Sutton. The British Transport Police are also able to apply for a DAPO. On 27 November 2024, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Home office published new DAPO and Domestic Abuse Protection Notice (DAPN) guidance. The guidance provides information on what DAPNs and DAPOs are, how to apply for a DAPO and what it means if a DAPN or DAPO is applied for or made on behalf of a party. The guidance also sets out where a DAPO can be applied for under the pilot. DAPNs and DAPOs are only available if the perpetrator lives in a piloting area. A DAPO application can be made regardless of where the victim of domestic abuse lives, so long as...