Chris Huhne:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many applications for a non-molestation order have been made in each court area in each year since their introduction; and how many such orders have been granted. [286608]
Bridget Prentice:
The following tables show the number of non-molestation orders applied for, and the number of non-molestation orders granted, in each court area in each year since 2003. The data are taken from the HMCS FamilyMan database and the applications figures do not include applications for arrest warrants.
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Non-molestation orders applied for in England and Wales, by court area, 2003 - 08
Area
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Avon and Somerset
509
459
456
499
438
487
Bedfordshire, Essex and Herts
864
761
774
689
719
859
Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire
543
565
458
441
471
497
Black Country, Staffordshire and West Mercia
875
789
728
674
564
657
Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk
582
600
580
524
565
566
Cheshire and Merseyside
608
571
512
500
437
519
Cleveland, Durham and Northumbria
1,319
1,221
1,198
1,343
1,233
1,285
Cumbria and Lancashire
585
570
588
592
575
555
Devon and Cornwall
689
562
501
479
483
445
Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
658
581
497
445
411
534
Greater Manchester
592
545
531
545
431
404
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
544
545
529
518
502
462
Humber and South Yorkshire
1,084
924
911
868
806
751
Kent
503
482
424
341
364
472
Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Rutland and Northamptonshire
404
451
411
395
411
471
London Civil and Family
4,580
4,624
4,825
4,647
4,316
4,791
Mid and West Wales
215
149
164
150
161
136
North and West Yorkshire
1,264
1,245
1,357
1,418
1,426
1,599
North Wales
199
160
157
125
110
148
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
395
332
309
317
316
342
South East Wales
262
251
184
170
195
183
Surrey and Sussex
748
635
705
691
610
695
Thames Valley
675
565
539
562
509
491
England and Wales
18,697
17,587
17,338
16,933
16,053
17,349
Non-molestation orders made in England and Wales, by court area, 2003 - 08
Area
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Avon and Somerset
578
523
524
561
498
548
Bedfordshire, Essex and Herts
851
795
788
722
778
945
Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire
504
728
668
618
662
578
Black Country, Staffordshire and West Mercia
1,322
1,147
1,006
969
780
781
Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk
760
838
831
809
765
673
Cheshire and Merseyside
934
777
793
695
563
597
Cleveland, Durham and Northumbria
1,977
1,839
1,843
2,018
1,784
1,541
Cumbria and Lancashire
1,018
1,055
1,084
907
855
791
Devon and Cornwall
1,044
793
614
548
527
421
Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
841
761
610
609
563
631
Greater Manchester
862
745
720
722
503
374
Hampshire and Isle of Wight
519
583
569
565
504
349
Humber and South Yorkshire
1,075
1,047
1,098
1,051
919
702
Kent
659
666
580
466
453
445
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Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Rutland and Northamptonshire
