Part 3: Powers for dealing with domestic abuse Section 23: Provision that may be made by notices
This section sets out an exhaustive list of the type of provision that a DAPN may contain. Such provision may include a prohibition on the perpetrator contacting the victim (including via social media or e-mail, which would also apply to contacting the victim at their place of work, even if the perpetrator and victim work in the same place) or prohibit the perpetrator from coming within a certain distance (as specified in the DAPN) of the premises lived in by the victim for the duration of the DAPN. Where the perpetrator lives with the victim, provision may be made to prohibit the perpetrator from evicting or excluding the victim from the premises in question; prohibit the perpetrator from entering the premises; or require the perpetrator to leave the premises. It does not matter for these purposes whether the premises are owned or rented in the name of the perpetrator or the victim.