PROTECTION ORDERS (Number of applicants)

Dr Kanwaljit Soin asked the Minister for Law if he will give the figures for 1994 and the first half of 1995 of spouses who applied for Protection Orders (including Expedited Order and Domestic Exclusion Order) and who gave a past history of assaults.

Prof. S. Jayakumar: The statistics requested are given below: Statistics on Number of Applications for Protection Orders in 1994 and the First Half of 1995 _______________________________________________________________ Period 1994 1995 (Jan To Dec) (Jan To June) _______________________________________________________________ Type of Orders _______________________________________________________________ Personal Protection Only Not available 269 _______________________________________________________________ Personal Protection & Expedited Orders Only Not available 124 _______________________________________________________________ Personal Protection, Expedited and Domestic Exclusion Orders Only Not available 22 _______________________________________________________________ TOTAL NO OF APPLICATIONS 697 415 _______________________________________________________________ NOTE: In 1994, the Subordinate Courts did not maintain statistics on the number of applicants for the various types of orders.