Protection through partnership

Derbyshire
Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements
Contents
Ministerial foreword 2

Introduction by The Responsible Authority Agencies 3

MAPPA in context 4

Sentencing sexual and violent offenders 5

Offenders covered by the arrangements 5

Including victims 8

The MAPPA partnership 10

How the arrangements work 11

Managing offenders 14

Safeguarding those at risk or vulnerable 18

If a serious offence happens 19

MAPPA Statistical information 20

MAPPA co-ordination, the strategic management board and

business planning 21

Business plan 2007/08 23

Contacts 30

1
 Ministerial foreword
These are the sixth MAPPA annual reports, and offenders. We know that there is always room
the first with a foreword by the Ministry of for improvement. I commend this annual report
Justice. I want, first of all, to underline the to you as an indication of the commitment,
Government’s continued commitment to these skills and achievements of the professionals,
arrangements. Protecting the public from and lay advisers, in managing and monitoring
dangerous offenders is a core aim for the new this essential, often difficult area of business.
Department. Just as the effectiveness of
MAPPA locally depends on the quality of
working relationships, we will work with the
Home Office, the Police, and others, to develop
the best possible framework within which the Maria Eagle MP
MAPPA can operate. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
On 13 June, the Government published a
Review of the Protection of Children from Sex
Offenders. This sets out a programme of
actions which include developing the use of
drug treatment for sex offenders and piloting
the use of compulsory polygraph testing as a
risk management tool, enhancements to the
regime operating at Approved Premises, and
also a range of actions impacting directly upon
the way the MAPPA work. I want to highlight two
of them here.
Firstly, research tells us that the arrangements
are already used successfully to disclose
information about dangerous offenders but we
think this can be improved upon. MAPPA
agencies will be required to consider disclosure
in every case. We will pilot a scheme where
parents will be able to register a child-
protection interest in a named individual with
whom they have a personal relationship and
who has regular unsupervised access to their
child. If that person has convictions for child
sex offences and the child is at risk, there will
be a presumption that the offences will be
disclosed to the parent.
Secondly, as MAPPA has developed over the
past 6 years, best practice models have been
identified which show that specific roles and
approaches are required to ensure it is
managed effectively. We are committed to
strengthening MAPPA arrangements and
ensuring that robust performance management
is in place. To achieve this, we intend to
introduce new national standards, which will
ensure a consistent approach across Areas
and we will be making available £1.2million to
support Areas in implementing the standards.
We aim to do everything that can reasonably be
done to protect people from known, dangerous

2
Introduction by The Responsible Authority Agencies
Derbyshire's Multi Agency Public Protection I have been impressed by the obvious
Arrangements (MAPPA) have been strengthened commitment of all the partners to dealing
again during the course of the year with the effectively with those dangerous and sex
proposed introduction of a deputy to the MAPPA offenders who pose the greatest risk to the
Manager, an additional MAPPA Administrator, community of Derbyshire.
significant staff increases within the Derbyshire The Responsible Authority and its partners are
Police’s Dangerous Persons Management Unit determined that we will continue to develop
and the introduction of Police Lead Level 2 and enhance our arrangements, to actively
Strategy arrangements in addition to those led scrutinise our effectiveness during the
by the Probation Service. All of these reflect forthcoming year and to ensure that we remain
the increasingly complex nature of this work effective in this key area of public protection".
and the priority being given to it by all partners.
The forthcoming year brings new challenges
and opportunities for us all. We are yet to fully
appreciate the implications that will soon arrive
with the revised MAPPA national guidance, but
there is no doubt that these will bring extra Peter Goodman
work and responsibilities, whilst at the same Assistant Chief Constable
time providing us with new tools and new (Operations)
opportunities to protect the communities of
Derbyshire. During the course of this year the
ViSOR system for managing sex offenders will
be extended beyond the Police Service into the
Probation Service and again this will provide Denise White
new opportunities for effective partnership Chief Officer of Probation
working.
Assistant Chief Constable Peter Goodman
commented "this has been my first year as
Chair of the Derbyshire MAPPA Strategic
Management Board. It has been a pleasure to Bob Perry
take over the responsibility for the current Area Manager HM Prison Service East Midlands
arrangements, which could bear scrutiny in
comparison to any arrangement in the Country.

3
 MAPPA in context
Sexual or physical violence and abuse affects The distinctive contribution of Multi Agency
both those who become victims, and the wider Public Protection Arrangements is to provide a
community. Such crimes violate the basic right co-ordinated approach to the management of
of women, men and children to be accorded existing offenders who have been dealt with
respect and dignity, and to live lives free from serious offences in order to reduce the
fear. likelihood of re-victimisation or of other people
The ultimate aim of all efforts to address becoming the victims of such crimes.
sexual and other forms of violence must be to
reduce how often it happens and the
consequences when it does. To achieve this a
three tiered national strategy is being
developed.

Tier 3 Tier 3
Existing victims Existing perpetrators
Managing risk of re-victimisation Bringing offences to justice
of adult and child victims
Managing offenders
Treating offenders
Sharing information

Tier 2 Tier 2
At risk of victimisation At risk of offending
Work to safeguard Treating young people who
vulnerable children sexually harm
Work to safeguard Work with adults
vulnerable adults at risk of offending
Sharing information
and vetting

Tier 1
All
Prevention through education work • Raising public awareness • Alcohol harm reduction
Creating a safer environment

4
Sentencing sexual and violent offenders
Most offenders come under Multi Agency Public
Protection Arrangements as a result of a court
sentence.
The sentencing of sexual and violent offenders
is decided independently by judges and
magistrates, taking into account advice from
the Sentencing Guidelines Council, within the
law laid down by Parliament.
The 'dangerous offender' clauses of the
Criminal Justice Act 2003, which took effect
from April 2005, are aimed at dealing
effectively with sexual and violent offences.
Offenders convicted of any one of more than
150 specified offences are assessed by the
Court as to whether or not they pose a
significant risk of serious harm to the public.
Where the Court is satisfied that this is the
case, a public protection sentence must be
imposed. For serious specified offences - those
which carry a maximum sentence of 10 years
custody or more - the court will hand down
either a sentence of life imprisonment, where
this is available, or alternatively impose a
sentence of Indeterminate Public Protection
(IPP), which has a similar effect. These
sentences combine a tariff, or minimum period
to be spent in custody, with an indefinite period
of continuing detention which lasts until the
Parole Board agrees that the offenders risk is
manageable under Licensed release in the
community. In a few cases this will never
happen.
For specified offences that carry a maximum
sentence of less than 10 years the Court will
impose an Extended Sentence of Public
Protection (EPP); this combines a tariff term
with a lengthier than usual period of
supervision under Licence in the community.
The effect of these sentences is to make an
offender subject to criminal justice
management and interventions for a longer
period than would have been the case had they
been given a fixed sentence based solely upon
the relative seriousness of their offence. For
as long as their Licence lasts they can be
recalled to prison if they fail to comply, or
behave in a way that puts the public at risk.
Other offenders convicted of sexual or violent
offences can be given standard determinate
sentences.
Every offender sentenced to 12 months
imprisonment or more for a specified offence is
included under MAPPA.
Also covered are other offenders who become
subject to sex offender registration as a result
of receiving any other qualifying disposal or
sentence for an offence listed in Schedule 3 of
the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
Offenders covered by
the arrangements
Three categories of offender
are included under MAPPA
Category 1
Registered sex offenders
The UK is one of seven countries in the world
to have a register of sex offenders. Before
registration arrangements were introduced in
1997 we had little or no information on the
current whereabouts or significant movements
of offenders convicted of sexual offences once
any supervision associated with a sentence
was over.
Since the notification requirements started we
have steadily built up a fuller picture than ever
existed before about where these offenders are
living.
609 Registered sex offenders
in the community at 31 March 2007
The overall trend is for the number of
registrations to grow as recently sentenced
offenders and released prisoners are added to
those already subject to the notification
requirements. In time the number will level out
with the number of new registrations balancing
those whose period of registration has ended.
Most offenders come under registration
requirements after receiving a qualifying
sentence for a relevant offence.
The offences and disposals that result in
registration are fixed by law, as are the lengths
of registration.
5
 Registration
- how long does it last for?
30 months imprisonment or more
(up to Life or Indeterminate Public Protection)
Indefinite
Hospital admission with
a restriction order
Indefinite
Less than 30 months but over 6 months
imprisonment
10 Years
6 months imprisonment or less
7 Years
Hospital admission without
restriction order
7 Years
Cautioned
2 Years
Conditional discharge
Period of Discharge
Any other disposal
(eg. community order or fine)
5 Years
Except for indefinite registrations and
discharges the period is halved for offenders
aged under 18 years
A very small number of offenders come under
the registration requirements as a result of a
caution or reprimand for a relevant offence.
It is also possible to include an offender
convicted abroad for an offence that would
have led to registration in the UK by applying to
a court for a Notification Order.
1 Notification Order obtained during 2006/07
The main conditions of registration include
obligations upon the offender to:
Notify their current details to the Police
within 3 days of conviction, or following
release from prison or restricted hospital
Notify any later change of address within
3 days
Also register any other address within the
UK at which they stay for a total of 7
nights or more in any 12 month period
6
Provide details of any foreign travel
lasting 3 days or more
Have their photograph taken, if required
In Derbyshire it is also standard procedure to
record an offenders DNA.
Registered sex offenders must attend a
prescribed police station at least once a year
to confirm that their recorded details remain
correct.
Information on Registered Sex Offenders is now
kept on the Violent and Sex Offender Register
(ViSOR) database which has been implemented
in all UK Police forces, and will in future be
extended to the Prison and Probation Services.
Derbyshire Constabulary have primary
responsibility for identifying and monitoring
registered sex offenders in Derby and
Derbyshire, although in the initial period
following sentence these offenders are very
likely to be under supervision to either the
Probation, Youth Offending or Mental Health
Services as well. Each of the Constabulary’s
four Divisions has a dedicated Dangerous
Persons Management Unit (DPMU).
If an offender does not comply with registration
conditions they can be cautioned or
prosecuted. The maximum penalty for non-
compliance is up to 5 years imprisonment, or a
fine, or both.
26 Offenders dealt with in 2006/07 for
breaches of registration, etc requirements
Where registration requirements alone are not
felt to be sufficient, the Police can seek a
Sexual Offences Prevention Order through
application to a Court. These Orders contain
individual conditions to prohibit the offender
from engaging in behaviour that is linked to the
way they offend. SOPOs may be made either at
the time of sentencing for a relevant offence, or
later if the offender shows signs of behaviour
that causes concern. In Derbyshire most
Orders are made in conjunction with
sentencing.
37 SOPOs made on
Derbyshire Offenders in 2006/07
Breaches of SOPO conditions are dealt with in
the same way as breaches of the standard
registration requirements.
 Managing Registered Sex Offenders (RSO's)
Derbyshire Constabulary Police Headquarters
ViSOR MAPPA Co-ordination Unit
The number of RSO’s at Divisional Dangerous Persons Management Units
A Division Amber Valley & Erewash
B Division High Peak & Derbyshire Dales
C Division Chesterfield Bolsover & North East Derbyshire
D Division Derby City & South Derbyshire
Category 2
Violent offenders and other
(non-registrable) sex offenders
In some instances sex offender registration is
triggered only when thresholds linked to the
age of the offender, the victim, or the type and
length of sentence are met. A few sexual
offences do not result in a registration
requirement.
But where an offender receives a sentence of
12 months imprisonment or more for a
specified offence that does not incur a
registration requirement - for example a
sentence of less than 30 months
imprisonment for indecent assault upon an
adult female - they are still included under
MAPPA.
However, it is not only sexual offences that can
result in lasting harm. The physical and
psychological consequences of other kinds of
violence can equally be severe and enduring.
So there are a substantial number of violent
offences specified in the Criminal Justice Act
2003 that bring an offender under MAPPA
following the imposition of a custodial
sentence of 12 months or more. These include
the small number of offenders convicted of
murder.
The majority of offenders under this second
category have been convicted for offences of
assault, wounding or robbery, but there are
over sixty others, including harassment.
405 Violent offenders and other sex offenders
managed under Derbyshire MAPPA during
2006/07
Most adult Category 2 cases will be identified
by the Probation Service who supervise these
offenders on Licence. Offenders under 18
Central Public Protection Unit
114
62
179
254
years of age are the responsibility of the Derby
City and Derbyshire County Youth Offending
Services, whilst the Derbyshire County Mental
Health NHS Trust Services undertake the social
supervision of offenders made subject to
Hospital Orders with restrictions under the
Mental Health Act 1983.
These offenders details are not yet recorded on
ViSOR, though progress towards achieving this
is expected in the course of the next year.
Under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 offenders
given a standard determinate sentence of 12
months or more are automatically released at
mid point of the term imposed and are then
supervised on Licence.
Licences contain a number of standard
conditions to ensure the offender co-operates
with supervision and lives a law abiding life.
These can be supplemented and strengthened
by the addition of further conditions that
require an offender either to do or not to do
certain things. These extra conditions are
added if they are necessary to reduce re-
offending or protect the public, and are
proportionate to the risks presented by the
offender.
Where an offender contravenes a Licence by
failing to report as instructed, breaching a
condition, or acting in a way to indicate other
people may be at risk they are subject to a
process that leads to a return to custody.
79 Offenders managed at MAPPA Level 2 and
Level 3 returned to custody over the course of
the year
7
 Category 3
Other 'Potentially Dangerous'
offenders
There are other potentially dangerous offenders
who come to the notice of the Police, Prison
and Probation Services, or partner MAPPA
agencies. Unlike the Category 1 and Category
2 cases whose inclusion follows automatically
from a registration requirement or the
imposition of a qualifying sentence for a
specified offence, this third category is referred
into the arrangements.
The grounds for doing so are that the offender
has received a criminal justice disposal for an
offence that shows they are capable of
presenting a risk to the public, and they are
currently assessed as presenting a high risk of
serious harm which needs to be managed
through co-operation between the key agencies.
This might include, but is not limited to:
Persons previously included as
Category 1 or 2 offenders, who continue
to pose a risk
Individuals convicted for offences related
to domestic violence and abuse, where
the threshold for inclusion under
Category 1 or 2 has not been met
Offenders whose deteriorating lifestyle
shows propensities for violence
Organised criminals whose activities
could result in major harm to members
of the public
Persons engaged in domestic extremism
It is the responsibility of all the partner
agencies to identify and refer these offenders
to MAPPA. In Derbyshire most are identified by
the Probation Service in the course of
supervising offenders on community orders or
other sentences.
192 'Other' offenders referred to MAPPA in the
course of 2006/07
These three categories are not separate.
Although some offenders commit only sexual
offences, and some just commit violent
offences, a number may commit both, and of
these a number may also break the law in
other ways. Over time an offender may
therefore be included under different categories
8
Period of inclusion
Registered sex offenders are included within
MAPPA, irrespective of whether they are
assessed as high, medium or low risk, for as
long as the registration period lasts. In the
case of indefinite registrations this means for
life. Some young men convicted in their teens
or young adulthood for serious offences can
therefore expect to be included for the next half
century or more.
Violent offenders and non registrable sex
offenders remain within MAPPA until their
Licence period has expired. For those given
shorter determinate sentences this may be for
a few months only, whilst for offenders
receiving Indeterminate Public Protection
sentences the Licence will continue for a
minimum of 10 years after release. Although
the supervision element of a Life Licence may
be lifted the Licence itself continues indefinitely
and the offender is always liable to recall at
any time if grounds exist for doing so.
Disqualification Orders (which prevent an
offender from working with children) also bring
a person within the scope of MAPPA indefinitely
unless a successful application is made to lift
the order.
Other potentially dangerous offenders remain
within MAPPA until their risk of serious harm is
reduced, or there are no further practicable
joint measures that can be taken.
Including victims
When planning for the community management
of offenders the protection of victims is of first
importance. Most victims of sexual offences
are female, both adults and children, whilst
most perpetrators are men. Domestic
Violence, which makes up 17% of all violent
crime is also committed mainly by men against
women. Such offences re-inforce gender
inequalities in society. But sexual, physical,
and other forms of violence also occur within
same - sex relationships, and men and boys
can be victims too. Much public violence, in
particular, involve acts of harm by some men
against others.
Sometimes a person may be the victim of an
offence carried out by a person they do not
know, but often - and especially in the case of
sexual offences - a victim will have known the
perpetrator beforehand in some way, possibly
closely.
Addressing the needs and circumstances of
individual victims and survivors requires
different responses, with support and
information being available throughout the
criminal justice process. This is reflected in the
Victims Code of Practice (2006).
In connection with MAPPA any person who is
the victim of a specified sexual or violent
offence for which the offender is sentenced to
at least 12 months custody, (or detention under
a Hospital Order), is given an opportunity within
8 weeks of sentence being imposed to meet a
Victim Liaison Officer (VLO) from the Probation
Service and be offered:

A point of contact through which they will

be able to express any concerns or
anxieties about the offender;
General information about the custodial
process and likely supervision
arrangements if and when the offender is
released;
The opportunity to be contacted at key
stages during the offenders sentence - for
example, a move to a lower security
establishment, consideration for a
community based work placement, or a
temporary release on Licence during the
later stages of custody;
The opportunity to express their views,
usually through a written report submitted
by the victim liaison officer, about the
offenders eventual conditions of release
Information about Licence conditions that
affect them or their household

In these ways the interests of victims are

directly taken into account within the MAPPA
planning process. Information provided by
victims themselves can serve to inform the
overall assessment of risk that an offender
presents, so that other members of the public
too can be safeguarded.
Victim Support Derbyshire, part of the national
charity Victim Support provides support and
advice to victims of crime, and - through the
Witness Service - to those providing evidence
at Court. Victim Support is also represented
on the Derbyshire MAPPA Strategic
Management Board.
9
 The MAPPA partnership
The primary responsibility for MAPPA is
exercised jointly by the Police, Prison and
Probation Services because the arrangements
cover convicted sexual, violent and other
offenders. But the value of MAPPA lies in the
quality of partnership. Around half the
resources needed to manage offenders
effectively in the community come from other
services and agencies in the statutory,
voluntary and independent sector.

Derbyshire Constabulary is committed to help, change and control offenders in

protecting the citizens it serves by working to
reduce violent crime and the fear this causes in
communities. Managing those identified as
having committed serious or sexual offences,
or those who may do so is central to this aim,
and best achieved through partnership, working
to reduce the risk of offending.
The purpose of the Probation Service is to
prevent re-offending and protect the public from
harm. Derbyshire Probation Area prepares
reports to assist the Courts and the Parole
Board to make sentencing and release
decisions, and supervises offenders on
community sentences and in the later stages of
a custodial sentence if released on Licence.
Supervision combines elements which punish,
10
proportion to the risks they pose, drawing
appropriately upon the resources of partner
agencies and providers.
The Service also offers a service to the victims
of sexual and violent offenders sentenced to a
years imprisonment or more.
The Derby City and Derbyshire County Youth
Offending Services both exercise an equivalent
role where offenders are under 18 years of
age.
HM Prison Service seeks to help offenders live
useful and law abiding lives, and has
responsibility for containing and managing
prisoners on whom custodial sentences have
been passed by the courts. The operational
contribution of the Prison Service to MAPPA
includes the prompt and accurate identification
of relevant offenders; monitoring their
behaviour during sentence, sharing risk
assessments with the Police and Probation
Services; contributing to pre-release MAPPA
meetings and making planned arrangements
for the offenders release.
But effective protection for individuals and
communities often requires the resources and
skills of other agencies as well.
Derbyshire County Mental Health NHS Trust
when offenders have mental health problems,
including psychiatric illnesses or certain
personality disorders.
Derby City and Derbyshire County Childrens
Social Care and Adult Social Care (formerly
Social Services) if there are child safeguarding
or vulnerable adult issues, or where the
offender is themselves a service user.
Childrens Social Care includes education
service issues, where these are engaged.
Derby City and the Derbyshire District Housing
authorities, and Registered Social Landlords,
who can help to identify or provide suitable
social housing into which offenders can most
safely be resettled, taking account of the
whereabouts of victims and community
facilities.
Department of Work and Pensions, which
through Job Centre Plus, applies relevant
restrictions to offers of employment and
training made to offenders.
The NSPCC, who through the DOVE Project
provide a sex offender assessment service in
Derbyshire, and in partnership with the
Probation Service deliver accredited groupwork
programmes for sex offenders: this is
consistent with the charity's commitment to
end child cruelty.
Apart from the NSPCC these additional
services have a duty to co-operate with the
Arrangements. Working together through MAPPA
means that more can be done to protect the
public than would happen if agencies worked
alone.
How the
arrangements work
All identified offenders are assessed for the
risk of serious harm they may present to
victims and the public.
It is never possible to predict the future
behaviour of any individual with complete
certainty, but most persons included under
MAPPA have admitted to, or been convicted of
serious offences. Past behaviour can be the
best guide to future behaviour. Nonetheless
some offenders will never be convicted again,
whilst others might commit another offence at
almost any time.
By putting together a picture of an individual
offender and their circumstances from the
information held by several agencies we are
able to achieve a better and more robust
assessment of how likely it is that they will
re-offend, and what the harm or adverse
consequences might be if they do. Because the
circumstances of peoples lives change, the
likelihood of re-offending can alter over time
too, so assessments need to be updated if
there are significant changes in factors linked
to the likelihood of offending.
When assessing risk of harm there is no such
thing as 'no risk' only a current assessment
indicating:
Risk Level
Current evidence does not indicate
Low
a likelihood of causing serious harm
There are identifiable indicators of a
Medium risk of serious harm: the offender
has the potential to cause serious
harm but is unlikely to do so unless
there is a change of circumstances
There are identifiable indicators of
High
risk of serious harm: the potential
event could happen at any time and
the impact would be serious
There is an imminent risk of serious
Very
harm: the potential event is more
High
likely than not to happen
imminently, and the impact would
be serious
11
 Making these assessments is aided by use of
accredited risk assessment tools. The two
arms of the National Offender Management
Service (NOMS) - the Probation and Prison
Services - use the Offender Assessment
System (OASys), regarded as the most
advanced tool of its kind in the world. The
Youth Offending Services use ASSET, a similar
document geared to the needs and risks of
young people. The Police and other agencies
involved in monitoring sex offenders in the
community make use of Risk Matrix 2000,
validated for predicting the likelihood of
reconviction for another offence.
Other assessments can be added to these,
including mental health assessments, or those
which measure the effectiveness of treatment
interventions undertaken in prison.
Every single offender who comes within the
scope of the arrangements is managed at one
of three levels. The management level is based
firstly upon the assessed risk of serious harm
and secondly the extent to which protection of
the public requires the continuing active co-
ordination of work and contributions to the risk
management or victim protection plan from
more than one agency. Levels of management
link resources from the agencies to the risks
presented by the offender.
Level 1
Standard Management, where one agency
is primarily responsible, with information
being exchanged or liaison taking place
with other agencies, as necessary
Level 2
Public Protection Strategy Meetings,
where an offender poses a high risk of
serious harm requiring planned
collaboration and the commitment of
resources from more than one agency
Level 3
The Multi Agency Public Protection Panel
for the 'critical few' high or very high risk
offenders who requiring an enhanced
level of co-ordination, or cases where
there is media interest and/or significant
community concern
Persons assessed as posing a low or medium
risk of harm, and those high risk offenders
12
being managed mainly by a single agency will
be included at Level 1 of the arrangements;
this is the majority of offenders. Information
may still be exchanged on these people. In
each of the Police Divisions in Derbyshire there
are quarterly inter-agency review meetings to
look at whether there is new information on
registered sex offenders. The Probation Service
also convenes information exchange meetings
on offenders, where this is useful for re-
assessing changes of circumstance and risk.
High and Very High risk offenders are referred
to local risk management meetings, known as
Public Protection Strategy Meetings. These are
based on the four Police and Probation
Divisions. The meetings will decide whether an
effective risk management plan can be
delivered by a single agency or requires
continuing collaboration between two or more
of the core agencies.
364 Offenders managed at level 2 in 2006/07
The most complex, notorious and highest risk
cases are referred to the Area level Multi
Agency Public Protection Panel, which meets
every month at Derbyshire Constabulary HQ.
The Panel comprises a core membership of
senior operational managers from the principal
agencies, chaired independently on behalf of
the Responsible Authority. The meetings are
also attended by the key professionals directly
involved and responsible for the management
of the case.
Level 2 meetings and the Public Protection
Panel bring together the knowledge of the
agencies and their resources in order to
construct an effective risk management plan
and thereby strengthen protective measures to
safeguard victims or members of the public.
28 Offenders managed at Level 3 in 2006/07
These levels of management are not fixed, but
change over time as risk management
measures are put into effect, or as
circumstances change and the assessment of
risk is revised.
Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements for the identification
and management of sexual and violent offenders
Offender Categories 1 2 & 3

Identification & information sharing

Category 1 All registered sex offenders

Category 2 All violent and non registered sex offenders sentenced to 12 months or
more imprisonment including mental health orders

Category 3 Any other offender posing a risk of serious harm

Management Levels 1 2 & 3

Risk assessment & risk management

Level 1 Ordinary management with information sharing

Level 2 Public Protection Strategy Meetings where active involvement of more than
one agency is required

Level 3 MAPPP for the 'Critical few' The offender is assessed under OASys as
being high or very high risk of causing serious harm and presents risks that
can only be managed by a plan that requires close co-operation at a senior
level due to complexity of the case and/or because of the unusual
resource commitments it requires
or
not assessed as high/very high risk but the case is exceptional due to
media scrutiny and/or public interest in the case is very high

13
 Managing offenders
Individual offenders are as diverse as our
society and therefore reflect the same range of
class, ethnic, religious and other differences.
Similarly offenders do not all present an
identical risk of re-offending.
So effective management of each offender’s
risk needs to focus on those factors
associated with known and identified risks.
This usually means combining constructive and
restrictive restrictions.
Constructive interventions help towards
changing an offender’s behaviour in order to
lower the likelihood of re-offending. They
include direct individual work with offenders to
alter their behaviour, by for example including
them in accredited programmes; addressing
behaviours linked to re-offending like alcohol or
substance misuse; improving employability, or
assisting an offender to obtain and keep
suitable housing.
Restrictive interventions, as reflected in
Licence conditions and civil preventative orders
place constraints on what an offender can do,
with the intention of controlling behaviour; this
is combined with monitoring of the offenders
activities and conduct. Restrictive interventions
help to reduce the possible risk of harm.
Offenders are managed under MAPPA at the
level which provides the contributions from the
core partner agencies to match what is needed
to lower the likelihood of re-offending and
reduce the risk of serious harm.
Case study A
Adrian was convicted and sentenced to
eight months imprisonment with an
extended 3 year period of Licence for an
offence of meeting a female child
following sexual grooming.
In cyberspace he had met two 14 year old
girls. Using texting and messaging
services he sought to encourage one of
them to enter into a relationship with him.
He gained sexual arousal from describing
the behaviour he wished to engage in with
the victim.
At the time of sentence a SOPO was also
made to prohibit Adrian from:
• Downloading or viewing images of
children
14
• Entering chat rooms or using
messaging services
• Operating a computer which did not
retain the history of websites accessed
• Having unsupervised contact with any
child outside his own household
Although presenting as a 'model prisoner'
the Prison Service identified that Adrian
did not acknowledge his offending and
was supported in this by his partner.
Through MAPPA Level 2 meetings the
partner agencies planned for Adrian's
release, addressing issues of victim, child
and public protection; accommodation at
release; and interventions to address his
risk of offending.
Through the Probation Service's Victim
Liaison Officer the views of the victims
family were sought. Adrian was released
from prison on a Licence containing
standard and additional conditions:
• Not to contact the victim or enter the
areas where she resided
• Not to live in the same household as
anyone under the age of 18, without
approval
• Not to undertake any form of work
involving children under 18
• Not to access the internet
• To attend the Community Sex Offender
Groupwork Programme
On release Adrian had to register his
details with the Police. It was agreed
through MAPPA that he could not return
directly to the family home, but that this
would be phased over time under
supervision and monitoring by Probation,
Childrens Social Care and health
professionals.
MAPPA meetings were complemented by
conferences under child safeguarding
arrangements which stipulated the
circumstances under which Adrian could
return home following the birth of a new
child into the family. This was backed by
the powers in the Licence.
Adrian complied with the conditions of his
Licence including reporting to the

Probation Service, and attending the
C-SOGP with the NSPCC.
The home circumstances continued to be
monitored by the agencies, including the
Police.
Through co-ordinated and planned work by
the partner agencies, which also linked to
child safeguarding arrangements,
measures were accordingly put in place to
restrict Adrian's opportunities to offend,
protect persons potentially at risk, and
require him to undertake work to reduce
his own risk of re-offending.
Why sex offender treatment?
How often do we hear it said that all sex
offenders are the same? If we accept this
view, then it is just a small step to saying they
should all be dealt with in the same way. When
people say this they are usually thinking in
terms of punishing rather than treating sex
offenders to change their behaviour. But prison
alone does not deal with all the issues posed
by sex offenders.
The reality is that sex offenders are not all the
same. Whilst it is certainly true that most
offenders are men, they rarely fit a single
stereotype of loners living shadowy lives. For
most men who commit sexual offences, their
offending behaviour is one aspect only of who
they are. They can also be adults with
responsibilities as parent or carers, employers
or employees, and be people with skills that in
other contexts can be put to good use.
The range of men who are convicted of sexual
offences is reflected in the variety of
behaviours that sexual offending represents.
These extend from ‘private’ acts such as
viewing child sexual abuse images to public
acts such as indecent exposure, and from
voyeurism to the almost unimaginable and
personally intrusive behaviour.
As with individual behaviours, the motivation for
offending also varies. This can be true of
persons who may begin offending out of
unhealthy curiosity, but then continue their
behaviour motivated by their own overpowering
sexual and emotional needs.
The challenge of how to treat and risk manage
sexual offenders is therefore considerable.
In many cases men will have to overcome their
own shame and embarrassment in order even
to begin thinking about their behaviour. They
also need to be encouraged to face up to their
motivation for offending, and to make the
necessary connections between their thoughts,
feelings and behaviour. This might involve
disclosures about sexual inadequacy, sexual
orientation or illegal sexual interests. Such
matters are - for understandable reasons -
stigmatised socially, and this can itself be a
barrier that leads men to ‘bottle up’ the
reasons that lead them to offend. But if they
take the difficult step of acknowledging the
relevant factors they can be helped to change
their thinking and more importantly, their
behaviour, and to learn and practice the skills
they need to live an offence-free life.
Offence-focussed treatment in a group setting
often provides the only opportunity for men
openly to discuss issues that relate to their
sexual offending. This can be a release and the
catalyst to a healthier way of thinking and
behaviour.
Ultimately, the aim of treatment is for offenders
to learn skills to self-manage their risk. This is
because their risk goes with them wherever
they are, whether or not they are subject to
external restrictions placed upon them by
courts and the other agencies involved.
Offenders whose high level of risk and
problematic attitudes require long-term controls
to be placed upon them will remain a challenge
for risk management, but it is right that men
should be directed and given opportunity to
take personal responsibility. This, in turn, will
help to reduce the number of future victims and
protect the public, both adults and children.
D. Matthews
Childrens Services Manager
DOVE Project Derby
15
 Internet sex offending
Motives for viewing and collecting sexualised
images of children can differ. But even if the
viewing of indecent images over the internet, or
by messaging, does not lead on to direct abuse
this is not a 'victimless' crime. The viewer is
colluding with the original act, and by creating a
demand is encouraging more to be perpetrated
so that this can be satisfied.
For sentencing purposes the taking, making,
showing or distributing of indecent images of
any person under 18 years of age is graded
into five levels, according to seriousness.
Approved Premises
The additional Licence conditions that can be
imposed on sexual or violent offenders may
include requirements either to live at a
specified address, or in Approved Premises,
previously known as Probation or Bail hostels.
These are approved by the Government for the
supervision of defendants on bail, or offenders
on community orders or Licences.
There are over 100 Approved Premises across
England and Wales, including one in Derbyshire.
Together these provide more than 2200 places
for offenders.
For serious offenders released on Licence, who
are now the majority of residents, the direction
to reside in Approved Premises marks a
controlled move from custody into the
community under tighter restrictions than would
be provided by moving immediately into
standard community housing. Additional
measures include curfews overnight, or at
particular times during the day, (such as school
starting and finishing times); 24 hour staffing;
CCTV; checking of movements, associates and
behaviour; room searches, and drug testing.
Where applicable and if the offender is not
already employed there is encouragement to
use time constructively through engaging in
activities to develop educational, social and
living skills or to pursue training and job
search.
Approved Premises provide additional
monitoring to manage an offenders potential
risk when they first return to the community
and begin the process of resettlement. Hostel
residents are subject to clear rules and
expected standards of behaviour, including not
16
acting in ways that cause disruption within the
premises or local neighbourhood.
Schools and registered facilities for children
within the vicinity of Approved Premises have
been informed about them and their purpose.
Failure to comply with the terms of a residence
requirement or breach of hostel rules can itself
result in recall to prison. When an offender
moves from a hostel the address at which they
live remains subject to approval for as long as
a Licence lasts.
Case study B
For offences of indecency with two boys
he had met in a local park Brett was
convicted and sentenced to 27 months
imprisonment with a 42 months extended
Licence.
When first released to reside in Approved
Premises Brett was recalled to prison for
breach of Licence when it was found that
he was loitering around places frequented
by children.
Despite being included in a prison
treatment programme the final
assessment was that Brett had gained
little from his attendance due to
personality factors.
The planning for Brett's re-release, when
it eventually came, was co-ordinated
through MAPPA Level 3 meetings. With
assistance from the national Public
Protection Unit arrangements were made
for him initially to be placed in a
specialist hostel with enhanced
monitoring, followed by transfer to
Probation Approved Premises.
Brett's Licence contained numerous extra
conditions, but was of limited duration
due to the period of time he had spent in
custody. However he continued to
co-operate with the Probation Service
after it had ended. To provide continuing
restrictions upon his behaviour the Police
successfully applied for a Sexual
Offences Prevention Order. In conjunction
with this an assessment was conducted
by a therapist from the Lucy Faithfull
Foundation, a national charity with
specialist skills in the assessment and
treatment of sex offenders.
 With advice from the Police, the local
authority and housing provider identified
social housing in which Brett could be
accommodated. Additional support and
monitoring was provided through an
independent sector provider. Discussion
took place with a denominational child
protection adviser to look at how Brett's
wish to be involved in church activities
might be managed. And based on the LFF
assessment a referral was progressed
through Brett's GP for the Mental Health
Services to address the anxiety factors
resulting from post traumatic stress that
were seen to underlie his risk of
offending.
Case study C
Cameron was convicted of assault
against his partner and given a
Community Order for 2 years with an
additional condition to attend the
Integrated Domestic Abuse Programme
(IDAP) provided by the Probation Service.
Due to mental health problems, resulting
from drug misuse Cameron could not be
included in the programme. Eventually he
was sectioned under the Mental Health
Act.
For his discharge a meeting was held
between Probation, Police, Childrens
Social Care and Mental Health workers.
The Police Domestic Violence Unit
provided advice and an alarm for his
partner, who was willing for him to return
home.
When Cameron shortly thereafter
committed an act of criminal damage at
the house he was remanded in custody,
and the Probation Service fast tracked
proceedings for breach of the Community
Order. During the resulting prison
sentence planning was taken forward
through MAPPA meetings to
re-accommodate his partner and children
with the help of local housing services,;
to secure an Anti-Social Behaviour Order
putting restrictions on places Cameron
could go, his behaviour in public places,
and persons he was allowed to approach.
Steps were also taken through child
safeguarding conferences to protect the
children.
On release Cameron was offered and
co-operated with appointments offered by
a Consultant Psychiatrist, and abided by
the restrictions placed on his behaviour.
Disclosure of information
In the UK there is no public right to information
about the details of individual sexual or violent
offenders, but MAPPA meetings and the
agencies responsible for the management of
these offenders actively given consideration to
providing information to members of the public
where it is necessary to protect someone from
significant harm. This is in addition to
information provided to victims, the exchange
of information between agencies for the
purposes of child or vulnerable adult
protection, and the notifications to Job Centre
Plus on restrictions to be imposed on offers of
training or employment. Disclosure of personal
information is lawful only if it is necessary and
proportionate, and where the same result
cannot be achieved in any other way. When
deciding about disclosures account has to be
taken of the rights of victims, offenders and
other members of the community affected,
including in some cases other members of an
offenders own family. The protection of an
identifiable member of the public from harm -
for example a new partner and her child - will
always be given precedence over the offenders
right to privacy. Each year in Derbyshire there
are a number of such disclosures.
Exceptionally, where an offender has failed to
co-operate with their management
arrangements and has disappeared their
details may be placed on the 'Most Wanted'
section of the Child Exploitation and Online
Protection Centre website
www.crimestoppers-uk.org/ceop.
Under the Child Sex Offender Review
announced by the Government in 2006 further
attention has been given to the managed
disclosure of information to parents or carers
of children about sex offenders who have
regular unsupervised access to children in a
private context.
17
 Safeguarding those at risk or vulnerable
Few crimes are more damaging or evoke
stronger reactions than sexual or violent
offences against children. Fortunately the crime
perhaps most feared by any parent or carer -
the sexually motivated abduction and killing of
a child by a stranger - is rare in Britain. Around
half a dozen cases happen each year, a figure
that has remained broadly the same for more
than a decade. The impact on any family
directly affected is however inevitably
devastating, as press reporting - with which
many people can identify - reflects.
Evidence available shows that around four out
of every five offences against children are not
committed by a stranger, but by either a
member of the childs own household, their
extended family and circle of acquaintances, or
by someone in their wider social or community
network.
Perpetrators of sexual offences against children
are not all 'paedophiles' - that is, men with a
recurrent and intense attraction only or
primarily to children. Some people commit
offences against children or other vulnerable
persons because they have the power and
opportunity to do so as these victims are often
less able to protect themselves.
Those most at risk are children with some form
of disability, missing, or who are being looked-
after (through the care system), and children in
families where there is domestic violence. Also
it is not exclusively children who are at risk.
Adult sexual violence and abuse is more likely
to be experienced by people with a disability,
persons engaged in prostitution, people who
have been abused as children, and young
women who have been drinking.
In addition to the immediate effects, the long
term consequences of violence and abuse
include a range of health and social problems,
and in some cases self-harming behaviour or
offending. Child abuse also affects educational
attainment and other life chances.
When an offender is dealt with for offences
against children or vulnerable adult victims it
can be particularly important to put measures
in place through release Licence conditions or
Sexual Offences Prevention Orders to impose
limits upon behaviours linked to what they have
done, such as:
18
Not to undertake any form of work
involving children under the age of 18
(or 16)
Not to stay, even for a night, in the same
household as a child
Not to have unsupervised contact with a
child, without the prior approval of a
supervising officer and/or Childrens
Social Care Department
Not to enter into, or go within 50 metres,
of any recreational or leisure facility used
by children
To notify any developing relationships
Being in the company of anyone
recognised by a statutory agency as being
a vulnerable person
Where an offender is under supervision the
conditions that restrict opportunities to gain
access to potential victims go alongside others
that require the offender to attend programmes
or other forms of treatment to manage his own
risk of re-offending.
For some offences that involve children an
offender may also be placed under a
Disqualification Order that permanently
prevents them from working in a regulated
position within health, education or social work,
whether in a paid or voluntary capacity. It also
bars them from public appointments to bodies
that exercise responsibilities in relation to
children, such as school governing bodies.
Becoming subject to a Disqualification Order
brings an offender within the scope of MAPPA.
An Order is never lifted unless a Care
Standards Tribunal is satisfied that the person
no longer poses a risk to children.
Within Derbyshire there are connections
between MAPPA and both the Derby and
Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Boards.
There are also links with the combined Derby
and Derbyshire Safeguarding Vulnerable Adult
Partnership, (formerly known as the Adult
Protection Committee). There is a common
recognition that keeping current or potential
vulnerable victims safe from harm, and
managing offenders who may cause them harm
both require multi agency information sharing
and joint working.
If a serious offence happens
Through MAPPA the Responsible Authority
agencies and co-operating partners seek to
take all reasonable steps possible to keep the
risk of serious harm posed by offenders to the
public at a minimum. Priority attention is
therefore given to those who have previously
committed serious offences and are currently
assessed as being most at risk of offending
again.
But it is never possible to foresee exactly how
a person is going to act, however well founded
the assessment of their behaviour and risk may
be.
Offending remains a matter of personal
responsibility, and nothing done through MAPPA
or by the partner agencies changes this. Risk
management measures and interventions are
designed to strengthen how an offender lives
and manages their own life.
If an offender commits a serious offence it
does not necessarily mean that anyone other
than the offender has been at fault. But where
an offender managed through the
arrangements does commit a further offence it
is important for us to review whether they were
properly assessed and learn lessons that will
help to manage other offenders and better
protect the public in future.
2 Offenders Managed at Level 2 charged with a
Serious Further Offence in 2006/07
If the offender charged with a serious offence
has been under supervision by the Probation or
Youth Offending Service there are mandatory
investigative procedures to be followed. When
the offender was subject to MAPPA these are
reported to the MAPPA Strategic Management
Board.
Steps are also underway to introduce multi
agency serious case reviews. In the meantime
the MAPPA Strategic Management Board may
seek an independent review of how the case
was managed, or co-operate with other serious
case procedures, such as those undertaken by
Local Safeguarding Children's Boards where a
child has been the victim of serious harm.
In Derbyshire we also look to learn from and
apply the lessons from reviews into serious
further offences carried out in other Areas of
the Country.

MAPPA statistical information

Derby & Derbyshire Area 1 March 2006 - 31 March 2007
Category 1: Registered Sex Offenders (RSO's)
The number of RSO's living in the area on 31 March 2006
A Division 114 B Division 62 C Division 179 D Division 254 Total 609

The number of RSO's per 100,000 head of population 62

The number of RSO's having a registration requirement who were either cautioned or convicted for
breaches of requirements 26

The number of: Sexual Offences Prevention Orders applied for 41

Interim SOPO's granted 1
Full SOPO's imposed 37
Notification Orders applied for 1
Interim Notification Orders granted 0
Full Notification Orders imposed 1
Foreign Travel orders applied for 0
FTO's imposed 0

Category 2: Violent Offenders and Other Sexual Offenders (VSOs)

The number of violent offenders and other (non-registrable) sexual offenders living in the area 405

19
 MAPPA statistical information
Derby & Derbyshire Area 1 March 2006 - 31 March 2007
Category 3: Other Offenders (Oth O)
The number of other potentially dangerous offenders living in the area 192
Offenders managed through Level 2 & Level 3 MAPPA
The number of offenders in: Category 1 RSO
Category 2 VO&OS
Category 3 Oth O
Total
Number of cases managed:
Returned to custody for breach of a Licence
Returned to custody for breach of a Restraining Order or
Sexual offences Prevention Order
Charged with a serious sexual or violent offence
At 609 the total number of registered sex
offenders appears lower than the year before;
this is due to previous over counting of those
currently living in the community. The underlying
trend is still for the number to grow steadily.
A total of 26 breaches of registration
requirements were detected and prosecuted.
The active approach to obtaining Sexual
Offences Prevention Orders pursued by
Derbyshire Constabulary continued throughout
the year, with 37 further Orders being secured.
In most instances these were made by a Court
at the time of sentencing, although a small
number were made on later application.
Orders can include one or several conditions
designed to place proportionate restrictions on
an offenders behaviour. One offender was sent
to prison for breach of a SOPO.
The number of identified Category 2 Violent
Offenders and non-registrable sex offenders
grew to 405. These offenders are mainly known
to the Probation Service, though offenders
aged 17 or under are supervised by the City
and County Youth Offending Services, whilst the
social supervision of offenders given Hospital
Orders is carried out by the County Mental
Health Service.
Centralisation of the co-ordination
arrangements for Level 2 meetings helped to
identify significantly more Category 3
'potentially dangerous' offenders referred for
multi-agency assessment and management.
The 192 offenders included under this category
had committed a wide range of current or
20
Level 2 Level 3
95 20
83 2
186 6
364 28
72 7
1 0
2 0
previous offences. Better identification of
domestic abuse - which can be associated with
a risk to the safety and welfare of any children
in the household - appears to be the primary
reason behind the growth in this category.
In all 364 offenders were referred and
managed at Level 2 at some point in the year.
The main agencies involved at this level were
the Police and Probation Services, with other
agencies included according to individual
circumstances. Those managed, in addition to
the category 3 cases, were 95 registered sex
offenders and 83 violent, etc offenders. This
marked a small decrease, and slight increase
respectively in the numbers for 2005/06,
within a larger overall rise due to the 'other'
offenders referred and included.
At the highest operational level, that of the
Multi Agency Public Protection Panel, 28
offenders were managed over the course of the
year, though at any given point in time the
number was usually around 15 to 20
individuals. For the second year running there
has been a reduction in the number seen to
need Level 3 management, as the Panel works
to sharpen its focus upon those who are
properly the 'critical few'.
The sanction of recall to custody for non-
compliance with Licence supervision was
applied to 79 offenders managed at either
Level 2 or 3. Reasons for recall ranged from
not reporting at times instructed to evidence of
behaviour that might have foreshadowed further
offending. This amounts to 20% of all offenders
managed at these levels, but a higher
percentage of those eligible to be recalled, as
this option is not available if an offender is on
a community order.
It will never be possible to eliminate the
possibility that offending will recur. Two
offenders managed at Level 2 were charged
with a serious further offence, of which one
was a sex offender and one a Category 3
'other' offender. This represents under 0.2% of
the entire number included under the Area's
MAPPA during the year.

MAPPA co-ordination, the strategic

management board and business planning
To support the work of the partnership, and
co-ordinate the joint assessment and
management activity carried out at Level 2 and
3 of the arrangements, a jointly funded MAPPA
Co-ordination Unit is co-located within the
Public Protection Unit at Derbyshire
Constabulary HQ. The Unit also services the
work of the MAPPA Strategic Management
Board.
Chaired by an Assistant Chief Constable the
Board oversees the arrangements of behalf of
the Police, Prison and Probation Services who
jointly form the Derbyshire Responsible
Authority, and the co-operating partners.
The SMB comprises membership from:
The Responsible Authority (RA)
• Derbyshire Constabulary
• National Probation Service Derbyshire Area
• HM Prison Service (East Midlands)
In discharging its responsibilities the RA
must consult two Lay Advisers appointed by the
Secretary of State
Duty to Co-operate Partners
• The Derby City, and Derbyshire County Youth
Offending Services
• Derby City Council (Housing, Education and
Social Care Services)
• Derbyshire District (Housing) Authorities,
and Registered Social Landlords
• Derbyshire Primary Care Trusts
• Derbyshire County Council Social Care
Services (Education and Social Care
Services)
Voluntary Co-operating Partners
• NSPCC (Midlands and West)
Additional Stakeholder Partners
• Derbyshire 'Supporting People'
• Victim Support Derbyshire
The main Board meets four times a year.
It is responsible for:
Directing the continuing development of
the arrangements resulting from further
legislation, national policy or guidance
and from monitoring the local
arrangements
Monitoring and evaluating how the
Arrangements are working, including the
number of offenders being managed, any
serious further offences, and points that
have been identified from individual cases
which exemplify wider issues that need
attention
Fostering connections with the Area
Criminal Justice Board, Crime and
Disorder Reduction Partnerships, the
Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding
Childrens Boards, and other related
arrangements
Publication of the Annual Report and
other information about MAPPA
Training arrangements which support
working together under the arrangements
21
 In reviewing achievements under the
Business Plan for 2006/07 the SMB has seen earlier in the year, when we had the
progress in: opportunity to meet MAPPA members
from other parts of the country,
Strengthened MAPPA Co-ordination participate in workshops and receive
arrangements updated accounts from expert speakers.
Additional staff to manage the ViSOR We regarded this overall as being a
database valuable experience.
Improved procedures within the partner This year our duties have developed to
agencies for identifying MAPPA offenders include periodic reviews of some
Improved identification and monitoring of randomly selected case records. In this
the number of offenders referred and exercise we have been joined by two
managed at Level 2 of the arrangements other voluntary workers with professional
expertise in different areas of case
Increased referral of 'domestic violence'
management. Senior Police and Probation
cases
managers are on hand to receive our
Utilising the arrangements for managing
views and answer any queries. This
organised criminals
exercise is yet a further means of
Securing a significant number of SOPOs assuring the general public of the integrity
for restrain the behaviour of serious of MAPPA case management.
sexual offenders
DG Philips
Establishing twice yearly arrangements for
independent scrutiny of cases managed
at Levels 2 or 3
Maintaining effective links with related
arrangements, including the Derby and
Derbyshire Safeguarding Childrens
Boards; Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
Partnership and Crime and Disorder
Reduction Partnerships
Developing a communication strategy to
build professional and public awareness
and understanding of the arrangements

There will be continuing developments in these

areas, and a number of others, during
2007/08.
As Board Members the Lay Advisers role is to
bring a community perspective to the work of
the partnership, and to provide independent
scrutiny and purposeful suggestions on how
they might further improve.

MAPPA Lay Adviser report

I am confident that, even with rising
numbers of sexual and violent offenders
living in our Community, the management
and supervision of these offenders by
MAPPA continues to protect the public.
My fellow Lay Adviser and I attended the
MAPPA national conference weekend

22
Derbyshire
Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements

23
 Derbyshire Multi Agency Public Protection Business Area 1
Arrangements (MAPPA) are established in MAPPA Development
accordance with Sections 325-327 Criminal
Justice Act 2003, and Section 69 Criminal Business Area 2
Justice and Court Services Act 2000, for the Monitoring & Evaluation Strategy
purpose of assessing and managing the risks
posed by sexual, violent and other dangerous Business Area 3
offenders who may cause serious harm to the Strategic Partnerships
public.
Business Area4
The Responsible Authority (RA) for MAPPA in
Communications & Media
Derbyshire is the Chief Constable, the
Derbyshire Probation Board and the Area Business Area 5
Manager, HM Prison Service (East Midlands) Training & Development
[on behalf of the Minister of the Crown
exercising functions in relation to prisons],
acting jointly. The RA is assisted by Lay
Advisers appointed by the Home Secretary to
represent the community interest. The RA
recognises a fundamental duty to deliver
effective public protection through multi-agency
public protection arrangements, working in
partnership with social care, health, housing
and other agencies having a duty to co-operate.
Integral to the purpose of the arrangements is
protection and re-assurance for the victims of
relevant offenders, and public awareness and
confidence in the public protection work of the
MAPPA partners.
This Business Plan identifies priorities for
action that will be taken forward by the RA
though the MAPPA Strategic Management
Board during 2007/08, aimed towards
achieving outcomes of:
• Protection of the public from serious harm,
especially victims, children, vulnerable adults,
and other 'at risk' persons or groups
• Controlled criminality and the reduction of
crime and re-offending
• Community safety
• Offenders awareness of the effects of crime
on victims and the public
• Public confidence in the criminal justice
system and understanding of the public
protection work of agencies
• Compliance with the legal and human rights
of victims, offenders and members of the
community.

24
Business Area 1
MAPPA Development
Aim Delivery Milestones Resources Outcome(s)
SMB to maintain effective SMB Members SMB 11/07 SMB Members Demonstrated
accountability and reporting to report SMB 04/08 reporting RA, Dtc
arrangements to RA and & stakeholder
Dtc partnership agencies partners

SMB to maintain SMB to agree Proposed 08/09 SMB Members Continued

multi-agency budget budget and budget by 11/07 MAPPA Manager multi-agency
provision to support the secure/confirm confirmed funding
work of the partnership & Finance Manager
agency funding by commitments
MAPPA Co-ordination NPS - D
commitments. 03/08
Budget Lead &
NPS Derbyshire

To improve the efficient SMB Review 07/07 SMB Members Restructuring of

conduct of SMB business, Agreed action 11/07 MAPPA Manager SMB business
and capacity to deliver plan activity and
strategic aims and Core agency increased
operational aims Action Plan 03/08 personnel to be capacity to
implementation confirmed transact
progressed business

To sustain MAPPA SMB to keep 11/07 SMB Chair MAPPA

Co-ordination and MAPPA SMB Dep Chair Co-ordination
administration capacity in co-ordination unit capacity
line with evolving business capacity under MAPPA Manager extended
needs review. DCI Public
Appoint Dep. 03/08 Protection
Co-ordinator
Appoint ViSOR
Administrator

To review Area SMB Review 07/07 SMB Agreed action

arrangements against (draft) plan to revise
revised National Guidance, area
Benchmarking 01/08 MAPPA Manager arrangements in
and implement changes report + action
necessary or expedient conforming with
plan produced
revised guidance

To introduce standard Introduce By 09/07 SMB chair Standard docs

MAPPA documentation set standard docs SMB Dep. Chair introduced -
(national, local) (agenda, evidenced
minutes MAPPA Manager structured
templates, etc) MAPPA assessment and
across Area Co-ordination defensible
Additional docs By 03/08 Unit decision making
upon receipt of MAPPA Chairs
national
guidance

To undertake Lay Adviser Confirm current Decision 07/07 SMB Chair Lay Adviser
recruitment and develop LA LA intentions
roles MAPPA Manager membership (x2)
Agree SMB 11/07 maintained
re-appointment/ Constabulary
recruitment HR Dept
process
Arrange To Sec of State
recruitment & by 03/08
appointment
25
 Business Area 2
Monitoring & Evaluation Strategy
Aim Delivery Milestones Resources Outcome(s)
To develop interim solution Under scoping 07/07 MAPPA Database in
database to support study Co-ordination place supporting
(i) operational co-ordinator Prepare proposal 08/07 Unit Information activity
Systems Unit
(ii) operational and Develop 10/07 NPSD
strategic planning database for
implementation

To further develop Revised SMB Meetings MCU and Core Expanded data
monitoring reporting on: Quarterly 04/07 agency sets and
Reports to SMB databases/infor analysis
• number of offenders 07/07
drawing upon mation and prepared to
Categories 1, 2, 3
information 11/07 monitoring support SMB
• referrals and resources of: systems monitoring and
deregistrations 01/08
delivery
management at MCU
Levels 2 and 3 NPSD
• Analysis of risk Derby YOS
management thresholds
Derbyshire YOS
at Levels 2 & 3
Derbyshire
• Diversity profile of
County Mental
offenders
Health NHS
(esp. Levels 2 & 3)
Trust
• Attendance and level of
co-operation of core
(and other) agencies at
MAPPA meetings
• Disclosures required
• Number of Serious
Further Offences
(Levels 1, 2, 3)

Core agencies to Agencies to Report to SMB SMB Members Accurate data

(implement and/or) undertake/maint 01/08 (+core agency provided by core
maintain systems for ain systems staff) agencies for
identifying work SMB and public
MAPPA
(i) MAPPA nominals Manager/MCU reporting

(ii) Serious Further Offences DCI Public

(Levels 1, 2 & 3) Protection

To develop quality Quality 10/07 Lay Advisers Quality sampling

assurance (Levels 2 & 3) Assurance IAG/Other reporting to SMB
through revised processes Review Group 03/08 SMB Members
MCU/
Constabulary
PPU

26
Business Area 2
Monitoring & Evaluation Strategy
Aim Delivery Milestones Resources Outcome(s)
To extend ViSOR database Identify Area 04/07 MAPPA Manager Implementation
to NPS Derbyshire Rep. Agency plan prepared
(Category 2 & Category 3 Establish 04/07 personnel Implementation
nominals) implementation (Probation, Plan actioned
group Police)
Liaise with 06/07 National ViSOR ViSOR in place
ViSOR Team and functioning
Implementation 10/07
Mgr
Implementation
plan

(i) Agencies to Quarterly Core agencies SFO's notified,

To receive reports/action submit SFO (Police, Action plans
plans from Serious Further notifications Probation, YOS, reported
Offence review and reports Mental Health)
MAPPA Manager
(ii) SMB to Upon adoption SCR's
To commission Serious commission of national commissioned
Case Reviews where upon guidance for learning, as
required or necessary recommendation required
(national guidance) through SCR
review group
(national
guidance)

Business Area 3
Strategic Partnership
Aim Delivery Milestones Resources Outcome(s)
To report upon MAPPA to RA agencies to 03/08 SMB Chair CJB informed re.
the Derbyshire Criminal provide and SMB Dep. Chair MAPPA
Justice Board submit reports
MAPPA Manager
DCI Public
Protection

To maintain functioning Maintain strategic Continues SMB Members Functioning links

links between MAPPA and operational maintained
Level 3
Derbyshire and the Derby cross membership Evidence of
Members
City and Derbyshire County Exchange and cross-referencing
Safeguarding Children MAPPA Manager
co-operation in of issues of
Boards business planning LSCB Managers common concern
Contributing Complementary
to JAR's integrity of
Attendance by arrangements
MAPPA Manager maintained to
MAPPA Manager at
LSCB meeting, as achieve
required protection of
public and
Annual Report children
circulation
27
 Business Area 3
Strategic Partnership
Aim Delivery Milestones Resources Outcome(s)
To maintain connections MAPPA Manager SVAP Meeting MAPPA Manager Functioning links
with the Derby & Derbyshire attendance at Schedule maintained
Safeguarding Vulnerable SVAP 12/07 between
Adults Partnership Annual report respective
circulation arrangements

To negotiate and conclude Initiate discussion 09/07 MAPPA Manager Memoranda

memoranda/protocols with with SP agreed on
SP Managers
Derby City and Derbyshire Scope and draft operational etc
12/07
County 'Supporting People' protocol linkages
arrangements between the
Secure approval 01/08 arrangements to
from SMB and support safe
SPCB communal
housing of
offenders

Business Area 4
Communications & Media
Aim Delivery Milestones Resources Outcome(s)
To progress the SMB Communications Review 11/07 Agency Increased
Communication Plan to Plan Communication awareness
extend awareness and Officers
understanding of MAPPA MAPPA Manager

To develop a Media Plan Convene group to 09/07 Core agency Plan produced
plan media plan communication for
officers implementation
MAPPA Manager

To publish the MAPPA Prepare annual 06/07 MAPPA Manager Report produced
Annual Report and report
Constabulary
Statistics in accordance Produce design 08/07 Graphics Dept.
with Sec. of States Publication
Guidance 10/07

28
Business Area 5
Training & Development
Aim Delivery Milestones Resources Outcome(s)
To initiate steps to develop SMB to establish Report to SMB Partnership Plan produced,
an Area multi agency training sub-group by 02/08 Agency Training and content of
training plan (Probation lead) Officers (etc) training and
delivery
programme
confirmed

To provide training for Training event(s) 12/07 Probation Consistency in

(Level 2) MAPPA Chairs scheduled/held Training Unit conduct of Level
2 meetings,
MAPPA Manager
including use of
standard agenda
etc to support
defensible
decision making

To identify single/joint Agencies to report 03/08 SMB members, Training provided

agency training that on relevant Agency training to staff, reported
contributes to (joint) public training delivered officers (etc) to SMB
protection work (to assist future
planning of
public protection
training)

To further develop Area To be provided by 02/08 MAPPA team National training

MAPPA training upon NOMS PPU PPU @ MoJ + materials
receipt of national training national training received and
materials group incorporated into
local multi-
agency training
events (c.f. Area
training plan)

29
 Contacts
MAPPA Co-ordination Derbyshire Probation Area
MAPPA Manager Assistant Chief Officer
Derbyshire Constabulary Derbyshire Probation Area HQ
Crime Support Department 18 Brunswood Road
Butterley Hall MATLOCK BATH
RIPLEY Derbyshire
Derbyshire DE4 3PA
DE5 3RS Tel: 01629 55422
Tel: 01773 572241
Victim Support Derbyshire
MAPPA Lay Advisers Area Manager
C/o MAPPA Co-ordinator Room 10
Derbyshire Constabulary Kings Chambers
Crime Support Department Queen Street
Butterley Hall DERBY
RIPLEY DE2 2XE
Derbyshire DE5 3RS Tel: 01332 349129
Tel: 01773 572241

Derbyshire Constabulary
Superintendent, Public Protection
Derbyshire Constabulary
Crime Support Department
Butterley Hall
RIPLEY
Derbyshire
DE5 3RS
Tel: 01773 572808

Further Information
Stop It Now!
www.stopitnow.org.uk National Helpline Tel: 0808 100 900

Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre

www.ceop.gov.uk

Keeping Children Safe from Sex Offenders (leaflet)

www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/child-safe/keeping-children-safe

30
Created by Derbyshire Constabulary Design Department