Unintended consequences of non-harassment orders: child contact decision-making

Figures & data

Figure 1. Non-harassment orders issued under the criminal procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 and protection from harassment act 1997 between 2010 and 2022.²

Table 1. People prosecuted in Scottish courts for breaches of non-harassment orders 2010–11 to 2019–20.

Crime	Charge	2010–11	2011–122	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–192	2019–20
Total		10	20	31	65	133	157	199	209	269	269
Breach of non-harassment order (civil court)	Protection from Harassment Act 1997s. 9(1)(A)	3	6	4	12	13	18	27	26	28	29
	Protection from Harassment Act 1997s. 9(1)(B)	2	-	1	3	1	5	6	8	10	7
Breach of non-harassment order (criminal court)	Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995s.234A(4)	5	14	26	50	119	134	166	175	231	233