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Domestic Abuse Act 2021 commencement schedule

This sets out the commencement dates of the provisions of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 13 May 2021
• Last updated: 10 December 2024
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  1. 10 December 2024

     Commencement date for 'Sections 22-56, Schedule 1 - Domestic Abuse Protection Notices and Domestic Abuse Protection Orders Pilot' updated.

  2. 8 July 2024

     Schedule updated to include Section 15 Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) subsection 3, This amendment placed a duty on the IOPC to co-operate with any requests made by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner.

  3. 20 April 2023

     Schedule updated.

  4. 21 December 2022

     Timescales updated for sections 22-56, 68, 77 and 82.

  5. 30 August 2022

     Updated to reflect the additional sections of the Domestic Abuse Act that have been commenced since the page was last updated.

  6. 25 April 2022

     Amended dates throughout table.

  7. 3 November 2021

     Updated commencement date for children as victims to January 2022.

  8. 30 September 2021

     Updated dates for the provisions.

  9. 13 May 2021

     First published.

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This document provides information on the commencement dates of the provisions of each section of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.