Restraining Orders

(asked on 21st June 2017) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many restraining orders were issued by courts in England and Wales during 2015; and of those orders how many prohibited online contact via any social media platform.


Answered by
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Dominic Raab
This question was answered on 28th June 2017

In 2015, 23,057 restraining orders were issued in total by all courts in England and Wales.

Information on the specific restrictions within each restraining order is held on individual court files and could therefore only be provided at disproportionate cost.

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