Commentary on Sections Domestic violence Section 32: Ministry of Defence Police
119.Section 32 creates a new power for a senior officer in the Ministry of Defence Police to issue a DVPN under section 24 for the protection of an associated person, V, in relation to premises that are occupied for the purposes of the Armed Forces and are provided as living accommodation.
120.Subsection (1) creates the power for a senior officer in the Ministry of Defence Police, not below the rank of superintendent (the “authorising officer”), to issue a DVPN for the protection of V, but only if V or P lives in service living accommodation.
121.Subsection (2) specifies that where a member of the Ministry of Defence police issues a DVPN under subsection (1) the DVPN may, by virtue of section 24(8), also apply to any other premises in England or Wales lived in by P and V.