CYP Now - Domestic violence orders reach record level

The number of orders granted by courts to protect families affected by domestic violence have reached a record high, Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures show.

Family court statistics for July to September 2017 reveal that 7,446 domestic violence orders were granted by courts over the period.

This is the highest quarterly figure since the statistics were first compiled in 2009 and is a 13.3 per cent increase on the 6,567 orders that were granted by courts over the same period in 2016.

In the first nine months of 2017 a total of 21,036 domestic violence orders were made, up 7.7 per cent on the 19,528 granted over the same period in 2016.

The previous highest quarterly figure for courts granting a domestic violence order was 7,337 in July to September 2009. The lowest was the 5,381 granted between October and December 2011.

The figures also suggest the number of orders could rise further the number of applications for a domestic violence order reached its highest level for eight years.

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