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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maya Oppenheim

HISTORICAL FACTS: Domestic violence victims left open to attacks as restraining order breach prosecutions plummet for abusers | History Defined

PA Wire

Thousands of vulnerable women face the threat of a violent domestic abuser returning to the household, with convictions for breaches of restraining orders plummeting, The Independent can reveal.

Analysis of Ministry of Justice data shows convictions for breaches dropped by 44 per cent between 2018 and 2023.

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