Part 3: Powers for dealing with domestic abuse Section 32: Conditions for making an order
This section sets out the conditions for making a DAPO. Two conditions must be met, namely that the court is satisfied, on the balance of probabilities (that is, the civil standard of proof), that the perpetrator has been abusive towards the person (aged 16 or over) to be protected by the DAPO (the victim) and that the court considers that the making of a DAPO is necessary and proportionate to protect the victim from domestic abuse or the risk of domestic abuse carried out by the perpetrator (subsections (2) and (3)). An order may therefore be made where domestic abuse has already occurred, and the victim needs protecting from continuing abuse or the threat of abuse or where such abuse occurred outside England and Wales (subsection (4)).
	Subsection (5) provides that a DAPO can only be made against a person who is aged 18 or over.