uksi/2025/319 — The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement No. 8 and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025

This Statutory Instrument has been made to clarify the pilot area specified in S.I. 2025/261 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument. 2025 No. 319 (C. 10) DOMESTIC ABUSE, ENGLAND AND WALES The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement No. 8 and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025 Made 10th March 2025 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 86(1) and 90(6), (7) and (8) of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 . Citation, interpretation and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement No. 8 and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025. 2 In these Regulations— a a reference to a section, Part or Schedule by number alone means the section, Part or Schedule so numbered in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021; b a reference to a DAPO includes— i an application for a DAPO or the making of a DAPO, and ii an application for variation or discharge of a DAPO or the variation or discharge of a DAPO; c “ DAPN ” means a domestic abuse protection notice within the meaning of section 22; d “ DAPO ” means a domestic abuse protection order within the meaning of section 27; e “ P ” means— i the person to whom a DAPN is to be given or has been given, or ii the person against whom a DAPO is sought or has been made; f “ specified period ” means the period beginning with 11th March 2025 and ending with 24th November 2026 . 3 These Regulations extend to England and Wales only. Commencement of Part 3 2 In so far as it is not already in force, Part 3 (powers for dealing with domestic abuse), except section 55 (repeal of provisions about domestic violence protection notices and orders), comes into force on 11th March 2025 for the specified period in relation to the areas specified in regulation 3. Commencement of Part 3 in relation to specified areas 3 Part 3, including Schedule 1, comes into force only in the non-metropolitan districts of Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees. Savings 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Davies-Jones Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ministry of Justice 10th March 2025 Explanatory Note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations are the eighth commencement regulations made under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (“ the Act ”) that extend only to England and Wales. They bring into force Part 3 of the Act (which establishes a new domestic abuse protection notice and domestic abuse protection order), in so far as not already in force, on a piloted basis on 11th March 2025. Regulation 2 brings into force Part 3 of the Act, except section 55 (which repeals domestic violence protection notices and domestic violence protection orders). Regulation 3 extends the existing pilot (as specified in SI 2024/1191 ) to the areas specified in that regulation by clarifying in more precise terms the additional pilot area of Cleveland (which was specified in SI 2025/261 ). Regulation 4 provides for the provisions of Part 3 to continue to have effect after the end of the pilot for the purposes specified in the second column of the table set out in paragraph (2) of that regulation. An impact assessment has not been published for these Regulations as no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen arising from the provisions these Regulations bring into force. An impact assessment has been published in relation to the Act which does consider the impact of DAPOs 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 NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT Regulations (This note is not part of the Regulations) The following provisions of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 have been brought into force in England and Wales by commencement Regulations made before the date of these Regulations. Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No. Section 1 (partially) 5th July 2021 2021/797 Section 1 (remainder) 1st October 2021 2021/1038 Section 2 (partially) 5th July 2021 2021/797 Section 2 (remainder) 1st October 2021 2021/1038 Section 3 (partially) 1st October 2021 2021/1038 Section 3 (partially) 1st November 2021 2021/1038 Section 3 (remainder) 31st January 2022 2022/73 Part 2 1st November 2021 2021/1038 Part 3 (partially) 27th November 2024 2024/1191 Part 3 (partially) 5th March 2025 2025/261 Part 4 1st October 2021 2021/1038 Section 62 (partially) 19th May 2022 2022/553 Section 63 1st October 2021 2021/1038 Section 64 14th June 2022 2022/553 Section 65 21st July 2022 2022/840 Section 66 21st July 2022 2022/840 Section 67 19 May 2022 2022/553 Section 68 5th April 2023 2023/406 Section 70 7 June 2022 2022/553 Section 76 (partially) 5th July 2021 2021/797 Section 77 5th April 2023 2023/406 Section 78 5th July 2021 2021/797 Section 79 1st November 2021 2021/1038 Section 82 5th April 2023 2023/406 Section 84 1st November 2021 2021/1038 Schedule 2 7th June 2022 2022/553