Greater Manchester Police has issued one of the first Domestic Abuse Protection orders in the UK, part of a national trial to safeguard victims of domestic abuse. The order prohibits contact between the abuser and the victim and includes positive requirements for perpetrators.
Greater Manchester Police has used new powers aimed at protecting domestic abuse victims from harm for the first time. GMP secured one of the first Domestic Abuse Protection orders in the country, prohibiting a man from contacting a woman who he subjected to coercive and controlling behavior and physical abuse. This new order, part of a national trial, includes conditions prohibiting contact in any form, including digitally, for six months. The Manchester Evening News (M.E.N.
) campaigns for protective orders to be strengthened, advocating for better monitoring and a mandatory minimum prison sentence for breaches. This follows the tragic murder of Caroline Gore, whose abuser was not jailed despite multiple breaches of his protective order
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