Asked by: David Nuttall (Conservative - Bury North)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for a domestic violence protection order were made to the Bury and Rochdale Magistrates' Court in the most recent 12 month period for which figures are available.
Answered by Shailesh Vara
Applications for domestic violence protection orders in the Greater Manchester area are heard at Manchester, Bolton and Oldham Magistrates’ Courts. They are not heard at Bury and Rochdale Magistrates’ Court and it is not possible to seperately identify those from Bury or Rochdale.