Police say strict new restraining orders on domestic abusers will enable them to ‘manage offenders proactively’

In a white-walled room at Croydon custody centre on Wednesday, Jess Phillips lets out a little whoop.

Talking about new strict new restraining orders on domestic abusers which have been launched that morning, DI Sharad Verma says: “We’ve issued two Dapos today … you should have the first national-level Dapos by the end of the day.”