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This Statutory Instrument has been made in part in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2025/515 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
2025 No. 1222
DOMESTIC ABUSE, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement No. 6, 8 and 9 and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Made
20th November 2025
Coming into force
21st November 2025
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 86(1) and 90(6), (7), (8) and (9) of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.
Propose a change4 Amendments to the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement No. 9 and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025
(1) The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement No. 9 and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(3)(f), for “26th November 2025” substitute “31st March 2026”.
(3) For regulation 3(1), substitute—
(1) Where immediately before the end of the specified period—
(a) a DAPN is in effect,
(b) an application for leave to apply for a DAPO has been made and is yet to be determined,
(c) an application for leave to apply for a DAPO has been granted, but an application for a DAPO is yet to be made,
(d) an application for a DAPO has been made and is yet to be determined,
(e) proceedings, as specified in section 31, have been issued and are yet to be concluded,
(f) a DAPO is in effect,
(g) an application for permission to appeal a decision of a court, on an application for a DAPO or in relation to a DAPO, has been made and is yet to be finally determined,
(h) an appeal has been made against a decision of a court, on an application for a DAPO or in relation to a DAPO, and is yet to be finally determined,
(i) following an appeal on an application for a DAPO or in relation to a DAPO, the matter has been referred back to the court with a direction to reconsider and make a new decision, and those proceedings are yet to be determined, or
(j) an application for a DAPO, or for leave to apply for a DAPO, has been refused, the refusal is not yet subject to appeal, but the time period for taking one of the steps in sub-paragraph (g) or (h) has not yet elapsed,
Part 3, except section 55, continues to have effect in the relevant areas for such of the purposes set out in paragraph (2) as may be relevant.
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(4) For regulation 3(2), substitute—
(2) The purposes referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(a) the enforcement of a DAPN,
(b) an application for leave to apply for a DAPO,
(c) an application for a DAPO,
(d) the making of a DAPO,
(e) the enforcement of a DAPO,
(f) the variation of a DAPO,
(g) the discharge of a DAPO,
(h) an application for permission to appeal a decision of a court, on an application for a DAPO or in relation to a DAPO, and
(i) an appeal against a decision of a court, on an application for a DAPO or in relation to a DAPO.
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(5) In regulation 3(3)—
(a) in the opening words, for the words from “in relation” to “Part 3”, substitute “in respect of a DAPN or DAPO given or made, or any other decision of a court made on an application for or in relation to a DAPO, under Part 3”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (a), for “26th November 2025” substitute “31st March 2026”.
(6) After regulation 3(4), insert—
(5) In paragraphs (1)(g) and (h), an application for permission to appeal or an appeal is finally determined if it is decided and all routes of further appeal have been exhausted.
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