§ Miss Richardsonasked the Attorney-General how many injunctions have been granted to the nearest convenient date, under the Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1976; how many of these injunctions had a power of arrest attached to them; how many arrests have 359W been made; and how many persons have been committed to prison.
§ The Solicitor-GeneralProvisional figures of the number of injunctions granted
Injunctions granted under s. 1 Injunctions granted in matrimonial proceedings with powers of arrest attached Power of arrest added to an existing injunction Number of arrests made Number of persons committed to prison Total With power of arrest Without power of arrest In matrimonial proceedings Under s. 1 1977 June … 268 102 166 43 9 2 18 6 July … 360 128 232 84 15 4 21 8 August … 313 98 215 39 10 8 3 16 September 429 160 269 58 10 9 41 12 October … 375 112 263 42 10 7 47 16