Member

My noble friend Lady Royall has Amendments 330AZA and 356E, to which other Members have spoken, which seek to list explicitly certain conditions that may be included in a stalking protection order or a domestic abuse protection order. The noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool, spoke in favour of them. We believe that the behaviours listed in these amendments are already covered under existing legislation that allows the courts to impose any prohibitions or requirements they consider necessary and proportionate to protect the victim. I argue—but again it is for noble Lords and my noble friend to consider this—that listing specific conditions in the legislation would risk leading the police and courts to rely only on prescribed examples rather than tailoring orders to individual circumstances.