HC Deb 14 November 2000 vol 356 c632W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many non-molestation orders were issued in(a) 1999 and (b) 1989. [137881]

Jane Kennedy

I have been asked to reply.

The information requested is as follows:

Non-molestation orders granted
19991 19892
Magistrates court 588 3
County court 17,774 14,239
High Court 103 3
Total 18,465 14,239
1 Under Family Law Act 1996, Part IV
2 Under Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1976
3 Not collected