Question NW1884 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
23 September 2016 - NW1884
Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
How many protection orders were issued in the country’s courts in the (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15 financial years;
Reply:
1. The table below provides information on the protection orders issued in the country’s courts in terms of the Domestic Violence Act, 1998 (Act 116 of 1998):
|
Protection Orders Made Final: Section 6 |
Financial Year |
Grand Total |
||
|
Provinces |
2012/13 |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
|
|
Eastern Cape |
13 567 |
14 075 |
13 382 |
41 024 |
|
Free State |
5 790 |
6 625 |
6 235 |
18 650 |
|
Gauteng |
17 962 |
16 344 |
15 364 |
49 670 |
|
Kwa-Zulu Natal |
13 511 |
13 740 |
13 551 |
40 802 |
|
Limpopo |
7 931 |
8 014 |
8 462 |
24 407 |
|
Mpumalanga |
6 276 |
6 362 |
6 436 |
19 074 |
|
North-West |
4 548 |
5 424 |
5 658 |
15 630 |
|
Northern Cape |
2 730 |
3 701 |
4 429 |
10 860 |
|
Western Cape |
16 615 |
14 219 |
13 668 |
44 502 |
|
Grand Total |
88 930 |
88 504 |
87 185 |
264 619 |
2. My Department has placed an additional focus on assisting all victims throughout the various services we render as part of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development’s strategic and policy direction. The protection of women and children remains an important element of the justice system and from the statistics furnished above clearly show that the courts have been issuing protection orders when and where required.