# Crime and Security Act 2010, Section 25: Contents and service of a domestic violence protection notice

Extent: E+W

(1) A DVPN must state—
(a) the grounds on which it has been issued,
(b) that a constable may arrest P without warrant if the constable has reasonable grounds for believing that P is in breach of the DVPN,
(c) that an application for a domestic violence protection order under section 27 will be heard within 48 hours of the time of service of the DVPN and a notice of the hearing will be given to P,
(d) that the DVPN continues in effect until that application has been determined, and
(e) the provision that a magistrates' court may include in a domestic violence protection order.
(2) A DVPN must be in writing and must be served on P personally by a constable.
(3) On serving P with a DVPN, the constable must ask P for an address for the purposes of being given the notice of the hearing of the application for the domestic violence protection order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/17/section/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-security-act-2010/section-25
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