Explanatory note

Section 31(7) of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (“the Act”) provides that the county court may make a domestic abuse protection order against a person in any relevant proceedings to which that person and the person for whose protection the order would be made are parties. These Regulations specify descriptions of proceedings which are to be “relevant proceedings” for these purposes.

An impact assessment has not been published for these Regulations as no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen independent of the provisions of the Act to which these Regulations relate.

An impact assessment has been published in relation to the Act and copies can be obtained from the Ministry of Justice, 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ, or from this website:https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1007463/DA_Act_2021_Impact_Assessment.pdf