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DAPNs and DAPOs pilot extended to include the non metropolitan area of Cleveland

Legal Update

Part 3 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (domestic abuse protection notices and domestic abuse protection notices) is in force only as a pilot in specified areas. The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement No. 7 and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025 extends the pilot to the non-metropolitan county of Cleveland, with effect from 5 March 2025. 

Ruling regarding consent as a defence to assault

Case Law
 In the case of R v Hobday 2025 the conviction for assault occasioning actual bodily harm was safe where the Wilson exceptions to consent as a defence did not apply in circumstances where the cutting of skin of a young person with an unsterile Stanley knife was consented to.

Exciting Opportunity.... PNLD are seeking a new member to join its Business Team

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 Here at PNLD we are looking to fill a vacancy of a full-time Business and Marketing Assistant within our Business Team, closing Monday 17 March.

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