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DAPO (Domestic Abuse Protection Order)

Our part in the Greater Manchester DAPO pilot and how this links to our existing Behaviour Change work.

Working to add an extra layer of protection for victims of domestic abuse. 

Proudly providing Behaviour Change Programmes to fulfil Domestic Abuse Protection Order (DAPO) requirements

 

What is a DAPO?

A DAPO (Domestic Abuse Protection Order) is a protection order for those experiencing domestic abuse. It can be used to impose restrictions on the perpetrator of domestic abuse, these restrictions can include coming within a specific distance of the victim’s home or workplace or communicating with the victim – all to prevent further abuse and give further protection to victims.

A DAPO application can be made by police, the victim, or a third party who is not directly involved like a social worker, family member or a friend.

The Order can be made by a court during ongoing criminal, family, or civil proceedings. It has no minimum or maximum duration, the court will consider and specify how long this needs to last to protect the victim from abuse or harassment. The court may also decide that the perpetrator needs to attend a Behaviour Change Programme.

 

The importance of this programme

The government’s commitment to halving violence against women and girls in the next decade is ambitious, but we know that we can only end VAWG by tackling perpetrators head-on.

These announcements (DAPO and Raneem’s Law) represent a first step forward in government’s commitment to halve VAWG in a decade, and I look forward to working together to make this ambition a reality. – Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commissioner

We believe in the effectiveness of interventions for those who harm, so are proud to be delivering Behaviour Change Interventions as required under an individuals Domestic Abuse Protection Order.

Greater Manchester trialing Domestic Abuse Protective Orders

Granada Reports covers the effectiveness of the pilot in keeping victims safe.

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  • London Boroughs of Croydon, Sutton, and Bromley
  • Greater Manchester Boroughs of Manchester, Bury and Wigan
  • Tees Valley of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar, Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees

Now Expanded into:

  • North Wales including Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham

The British Transport Police are also able to apply for a DAPO

There are multiple way to apply for a DAPO:

  • You can report domestic abuse directly to the police and request that they issue a DAPO on your behalf.
  • You can apply for a DAPO, to do this you will need to complete a DA1 form. Apply for a domestic abuse protection order in a family court.
  • If both you and the person you are seeking protection from are already involved in another family court case, you can apply to that court using the DA1 form.
  • If you are involved in Civil action, you can find out how to apply in county court. Apply for a domestic abuse protection order in county court.
  • If there is a criminal case against the perpetrator for a difference offence that affected you, the court can also make a DAPO for your protection. This can be made regardless of whether the perpetrator has been convicted or acquitted for that offence.

A third party is someone who is not directly involved in the abuse. This could be a social worker, family member or a friend.

As well as reporting the abuse to the police, a third party can make an application to a piloting family court. To do this the ‘third party’ would need to complete two forms, DA1 (apply for a domestic abuse protection order in a family court) and DA2 (application for leave for a Domestic Abuse Protection Order).

 

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Behaviour Change Programmes

If you are motivated to change, or working with a male who would benefit from this support - our interventions can be accessed outside of a court order.

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CARA

CARA (Cautioning and Relationship Abuse) is early intervention for domestic abuse offenders who have received a Conditional Caution.