Section 37: Further provision about electronic monitoring requirements

Domestic Abuse Act 2021 · 2021 c. 17View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 3: Powers for dealing with domestic abuse

Subsections (2) to (4) apply for the purpose of determining whether a court may impose an electronic monitoring requirement on a person (“P”) in a domestic abuse protection order.

The requirement may not be imposed in P's absence.

If there is a person (other than P) without whose co-operation it would be impracticable to secure the monitoring in question, the requirement may not be imposed without that person's consent.

The court may impose the requirement only if—

it has been notified by the Secretary of State that electronic monitoring arrangements are available in the relevant area, and
it is satisfied that the necessary provision can be made under the arrangements currently available.

A domestic abuse protection order that includes an electronic monitoring requirement must specify the person who is to be responsible for the monitoring.

The person specified under subsection (6) (“the responsible person”) must be of a description specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

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