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Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements
Annual Report
2007/08
Protecting the public through strong partnerships

MAPPA - ANNUAL REPORT 07/08
MAPPA - ANNUAL REPORT 07/08
Adrian Whiting
Assistant Chief Constable
Dorset Police
John Wiseman
Chief Officer
Dorset Probation Area
Introduction
The Dorset MAPPA Strategic Management Board is pleased to present this Annual
Report to the residents of Dorset. It recognises that whilst Dorset is a low crime
area relative to other counties, it nonetheless needs to work hard to protect all
members of society from those who pose the greatest risk. The Multi-Agency
Public Protection Arrangements are a significant contribution to the work that
does take place.
This report sets out the work that is undertaken by the agencies involved in the Multi-
Agency Public Protection Arrangements and it demonstrates the contributions made
to building confidence in the Criminal Justice System as a whole.
This Annual Report explains how agencies work together to ensure that wherever
possible, the most risky offenders are managed effectively in the community. It is
recognised that agencies cannot eliminate all risk, but the Dorset Criminal Justice Board
is very keen to ensure that local agencies will perform their tasks as fully as possible in
the drive to control that risk. The evidence overall is that those actions are very effective
and nationally only 0.6% of the most dangerous offenders go on to commit a serious
further offence; a figure that we would want to reduce even further.
Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to show appreciation for the work
undertaken both by members of our own staff and by partner organisations in making
Dorset safer and making Dorset feel safer.
We hope that the report will both inform you about and give you confidence in the
measures being taken to enhance the protection of the public.
Alan Scott
Area Manager
Dorset Prisons
The MAPPA Framework
What is MAPPA
John Wiseman
Chief Officer
Dorset Probation Area
❖ MAPPA is a set of arrangements to manage the risk posed by the most serious sexual
and violent offenders. They bring together the Police, Probation and Prison Services in
Dorset into what is known as the MAPPA responsible authority.
❖ A number of agencies are under a duty to co-operate with the responsible authority.
These include: Children’s Services, Adult Social Services, Health Trusts and
Authorities, Youth Offending Teams, local housing authorities and certain registered
social landlords, Jobcentre Plus, and electronic monitoring providers.
The purposes of MAPPA are:
Adrian Whiting
Assistant Chief Constable
Dorset Police
❖ To ensure more comprehensive risk assessments, taking advantage of co-ordinated
information sharing across the agencies
Who are the MAPPA offenders
There are 3 categories of offender eligible for MAPPA:
Category 1 - registered sexual offenders
Category 2 - violent offenders sentenced to imprisonment/detention for 12 months or
more, or detained under hospital orders. This category also includes a small
number of sexual offenders who do not qualify for registration and offenders
disqualified from working with children
Category 3 – offenders who do not qualify under categories 1 or 2 but who currently
pose a risk of serious harm and there is a link between the offending
and the risk posed
How are they managed
There are 3 levels of management which are based upon the level of multi-agency cooperation
required to implement the risk management plan effectively. Higher risk cases
tend to be managed at the higher levels and offenders will be moved up and down levels
as appropriate:
Level 1: ordinary agency management arrangements are sufficient
Level 2: regular multi-agency meetings are required
Level 3: as level 2 but the case demands that multi-agency co-operation and oversight
at a senior level is required, together with the authority to commit exceptional
resources, perhaps at short notice, to strengthen the risk management plan
What is the role of the Strategic Management Board
❖ Senior representatives of each of the agencies involved in MAPPA form
a strategic management board (SMB) which meets at least quarterly to
monitor the arrangements and direct any necessary improvements.
❖ The SMB will measure effectiveness against new National MAPPA standards
introduced in October 2007, in order to ensure a common standard of effective public
protection arrangements and that each of the agencies is playing a full
part in MAPPA.
What do the Lay advisers do
❖ The responsible authority is required to appoint 2 lay advisers to sit on the SMB. The
lay adviser acts as an independent yet informed observer; someone who is able pose
questions which the professionals closely involved in the work might not necessarily
think of asking. They also bring to the SMB their understanding and perspective of the
local community – where they must reside or have strong links.
Violent and Sexual Offenders’ Register (ViSOR)
ViSOR is a database holding details of sexual and violent offenders and other dangerous
persons. In 2008, for the first time, the three MAPPA responsible authority agencies -
police, prison and probation - will be able to work on the same IT system, enabling the
sharing of risk assessments and risk management information on individual violent and
sex offenders, in a timely way to reduce re-offending.
Key
Achievements
There are a number of
key achievements in
2007-08:
Dorset MAPPA SMB
appointed a permanent
MAPPA Co-ordinator in
November 2007. Initially
the postholder, who is a
Senior Probation Officer
worked half time, before
becoming full time at the
end of the financial year.
The post is jointly funded
by Dorset Police and the
Dorset Probation Area.
Improve the efficiency of
the meetings structure by
reducing the number of
cases managed at Level
2. This ensures that the
cases discussed are only
ones where value can be
added to the existing risk
management plans. This
has meant that reviews
are more frequent and
will allow Dorset MAPPA
to meet the new KPIs for
2008/09.
Key
Objectives
The key business
objectives for the Dorset
MAPPA in 2008-09:
Develop a
Communications
Strategy including
increased community
awareness of the role of
Approved Premises in
public protection
Alan Scott
Area Manager
Dorset Prisons
❖ To direct the available resources to best protect the public
How does MAPPA work
❖ Offenders eligible for MAPPA are identified and information is gathered/shared about
them across relevant agencies. The nature and level of the risk of harm they pose is
assessed and a risk management plan is implemented to protect the public.
❖ In most cases, the offender will be managed under the ordinary arrangements applied
by the agency or agencies with supervisory responsibility. A number of offenders,
though, require active multi-agency management and their risk management plans with
considered and monitored via MAPPA meetings attended by various agencies.
Local operation of MAPPA
There are monthly Level 3 MAPPA meetings. The Co-ordinator who is responsible for
chairing these meetings. She also shares the responsibility for chairing Level 2 Local
Risk Management meetings (of which there are 5 a month) with the SPO for the Probation
Public Protection Team.
In addition to the key task of managing the meetings structure, the co-ordinator’s role is a
developmental one. There has been a focus on improving the understanding of MAPPA among
Probation and Police officers. A roll-out of awareness raising to Duty-to-Cooperate agencies
has started, including the Youth Offending Teams and Children’s Services Departments.
Deliver awareness
training to duty to
cooperate agencies.
Deliver training for
individuals to Chair
meetings
Recruit a new Lay
Advisor
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Case
Example One
A middle aged man sentenced
to 18 months imprisonment
with an extended licence period
for four offences of indecent
assault on females ranging from
9-16 years of age. Released
on licence but recalled after 18
months due to behaviour that
was considered likely to lead to
further offending. Re-released
on licence. Required to register
on the Sex Offender register
indefinitely. Alcohol was a factor
in his offending.
Risk Management
Plan
MAPPA level 3 Category 1
prior to release and risk
management plan formulated
that includes:
❖ Residence at a probation
hostel
❖ Signing in every 3 hours at
the hostel to monitor and
restrict his movements
❖ Alcohol testing twice daily
❖ 8pm curfew
❖ Restrictions on the type
of employment he could
undertake
❖ Excluded from areas where
children play
❖ Monthly visits by police
❖ Weekly appointments with his
probation officer increased to
twice weekly when he moved
on from the hostel
❖ His details made known to
local police and community
safety officers
❖ Disclosure made to local
organisations
Outcome as of July
2008
Licence period successfully
completed with no reports of
further offending.
Move on accommodation
planned and agreed. Now
living independently and in
employment. Employer and
local organisations made
aware of the risks posed by this
individual. Currently appears
motivated not to re-offend.
Dorset Police have created a Prevention and Public Protection team that is
located in HQ CID and focuses its expertise and personnel in managing Level
2 and 3 cases. There are excellent working relationships between Police and
Probation senior officers.
Dorset has had good representation at local meetings from HMPS
colleagues, especially HMP Dorchester and staff from the High Security
estate. This is invaluable to sentence planning for our most dangerous
offenders. There is also an effective procedure for requesting the transfer of
Level 2 & 3 prisoners to HMP Dorchester for pre-release planning. This is
facilitated by the Governor of HMP The Verne.
Dorset MAPPA is privileged to have an excellent service from the Dorset
Forensic Team. Consultants provide assessment and interventions for Level
3 cases and social workers attached to the team provide additional support
to offenders in the community. This service is particularly valued in relation
to offenders with serious personality disorders and SMB is grateful to Dorset
Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for its commitment to this provision.
A new development has also been the endorsement of a Protocol between
Housing Providers for the accommodation of MAPPA offenders. This is will
lead to greater understanding of the responsibilities and contribution that
Housing Providers make to protecting the public through the provision
of accommodation.
A further development has been the setting up of an integrated Dorset-wide
Assessment and Treatment resource where sexual harm to children or the
wider community has been a significant issue. Where appropriate this
has involved families and wider support networks. Agencies involved in
this process have been NSPCC, Probation, Children’s Services, Police
and Health.
Lay Advisor’s Report
I am pleased to be able to contribute to this, my third Annual MAPPA Report,
since I was appointed as Lay Advisor to the Dorset MAPPA in 2005.
The role of the Lay Advisor is to contribute to the development of MAPPA
and act as a critical friend and I do this, in the main by my attendance on
the Strategic Management Board (SMB). This meets quarterly. I am there
to represent the general public and participate as an informed observer.
At the meetings, I can offer constructive criticism, suggestions and
challenge assumptions in a different way, as a lay person, compared to the
professionals who are involved. I also see my role as being able to provide
reassurance both to the authorities and to the general public about the
MAPPA arrangements.
As a lay person, my education and learning of the process involved is a
continuous one. Nationally, the Public Protection Unit of the Ministry of
Justice continues to offer excellent training, education and support to all of
the Lay Advisors around the country. Each County usually has two Lay
Advisors. I also continue to learn from my attendance at the SMB.
Having had the benefit of three years involvement now, I am probably more
able to try and fulfil my role, that is to try and provide reassurance, particularly
to the general public. I do try to do this whenever the opportunity arises,
although this isn’t always easy nor often. This is partly because this is a
subject area of high sensitivity and also it is because sometimes it is not
appropriate as I can never be as fully involved as the employed professionals.
During this year, my fellow Lay Advisor sadly resigned from the post. He
contributed greatly, as Dorset was one of only eight counties who were
involved right from the outset initially as a pilot scheme. We thank him for his
hard work, assistance and support. A recruitment process has now taken
place for another Lay Advisor and they should be in post by December 2008.
In August 2008, I was privileged to be able to speak about the MAPPA
process, albeit briefly, on Any Answers on Radio 4 by talking to Jonathan
Dimblebey. I repeat what I said then, that it appears to me that the
Responsible Authorities do have robust (but balanced and fair) arrangements
in place so that the MAPPA services in Dorset have the best possible chance
of succeeding.
Dorset Statistical Information
1st APRIL 2007 – 31st MARCH 2008
Total number of Dorset MAPPA Offenders in the
Community by Category (% Change)
Category 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
1. Registered Sex 352 397 415 446
Offenders (RSO) (5.7%) (12.7%) (4.5%) (7.1%)
2. Violent Offenders 44 100 97 43
and other sex offenders (-57.2%) (127.2%) (-3%)
3. Other offenders 5 9 6 18
(-84.3%) (80%) (-33.3%)
Totals per year 401 506 518 507
Total number of Dorset MAPPA Offenders in the
Community 2007/08 by category
64%
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
3%
33%
Case
Example Two
A man in his forties convicted
for assault on his wife and
son and made the subject of
a Community Rehabilitation
Order with a condition to attend
the Integrated Domestic Abuse
Programme. He has a history
of violence towards his wife and
long term alcohol dependency.
He had recently lost his
employment and was suicidal.
This, along with his wife’s
application for divorce, made
him a high risk of committing
serious harm. Following the
offences a referral was made to
Children’s Services and this man
moved out of the family home.
Risk Management Plan
This case was referred to
MAPPA shortly before sentence
as a Category 3 case and
managed at Level 2. The risk
management plan includes:
❖ Ensuring that the Police
Domestic Violence Unit
provided appropriate safety
measures in the victim’s home
❖ Support was given to the
victim to pursue divorce
❖ Contact with his children
was prohibited
❖ Complete the IDAP
programme
❖ Victim to be provided with
support from the Women’s
Safety Worker while he was
undertaking the programme
❖ To undertake treatment for
alcohol misuse
Outcome
He lives in supported
accommodation and has been
making good use of the support
and advice offered there. He is
attending regularly at alcohol
treatment centres and has
been abstinent for almost
a year. Initially thought to be
too high risk and unwilling to
change to be suitable for IDAP
but now participating well on
the programme and getting
good reports from the
programme tutors. Has
accepted that his relationship
with his wife is over and contact
with his children has now been
re-established through a family
contact centre. There have been
no reports of further violence.
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Total number of Dorset MAPPA Offenders in the Community
2007/08 by category
64%
Dorset MAPPA Offenders by Management Level 2007/08
86%
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
3%
33%
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
2%
12%
The majority of offenders who form part of the MAPPA arrangements are Registered Sex
Offenders. This number has been increasing year on year and will continue to do so for
the foreseeable future. This is due to the fact that nearly every sexual offence conviction
results in the convicted offender’s name being placed on the register. In the main, it is
unlikely that there will be any reduction in these figures.
The number of violent and other offenders in the community mainly depends on the
release of offenders from prison sentences and the parole board guidelines at the time.
The number of category 2 (violent) offenders continues to decrease. This reflects the
longer sentences being imposed by the courts under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and
in particular the effect of Indeterminate Public Protection sentences being imposed. The
number of category 3 offenders has increased this year. This increase can be attributed to
the number of perpetrators of domestic violence who are assessed as posing a significant
risk of serious harm to their ex-partners who are being managed through the MAPPA.
NB Dorset Police has now moved to the two division structure of Dorset County and
Bournemouth and Poole. The figures above relate to work prior to the restructure.
The management of offenders is predominately at Level 1 with the owning agency (police
or probation) managing the risk at this level. Better identification of MAPPA cases and
changes brought in with the revised national guidance issued in September 2007 has led
to an overall increase in cases and consequently Level 2 and Level 3 cases are shown
as a reduced percentage figure when the actual number of cases managed at this level is
largely unchanged.
Breakdown of Dorset Level 2 and Level 3 MAPPA Offenders
for 2007/08
Category Level 2 (% of Level 3 (% of Total per Category
of Offender MAPPA Total) MAPPA total) (% of MAPPA Total)
06/07 07/08 06/07 07/08 06/07 07/08
1. Registered 32 30 6 4 38 34
Sex Offenders (RSO)
2. Violent offenders 48 37 5 6 53 43
& other sex offenders
3. Other offenders 3 16 3 2 6 18
Total per Level 83 83 14 12 97 95
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Dorset Registered Sex Offenders by Division 2007/08
23%
33%
27%
17%
Bournemouth
Poole
Western
Eastern
Dorset’s Registered Sex Offender population is spread between four divisions.
Bournemouth and Western Division have just under two thirds of all RSOs in Dorset,
but this is predominantly due to the availability of single accommodation in these areas.
This type of accommodation is more suitable for sex offenders who generally cannot
live in family situations or where there is access to children. The risk management
plans for these offenders reflect this with the placement of RSOs in single occupancy
accommodation. It should be noted that in the majority of sexual offending, the victim is
known to the offender prior to the offence being committed.
Outcome measures: Level 2 and Level 3 activity for 2007/08
Level 2 Level 3 Total of
Level 2 & 3
Category of 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08 2006/07 2007/08
MAPPA Offender
1. Breach of License 18 9 6 0 24 9
2. Breach of Orders 0 0 0 0 0 0
3. Charged with SFO 0 2 1 0 1 1
It is difficult to explain the reduction in the number of recorded breaches from 2006/07 to
2007/08. There has been an increased emphasis on interventions of offenders who are
at Level 2. This can mean that breach is prevented by engagement of drug and alcohol
services, approved premises and additional supervision or monitoring.
RSO arrests and Sex Offences Act Civil Orders 2006/07
and 2007/08
RSO Enforcement Number of Offenders Number of Offenders
(06/07) (07/08)
Registered sex offenders 15 19
(RSOs) charged/cautioned -28.6% +26.6
Sex Offences Act Orders (06/07) (07/08)
Number of SOPOs applied for 2 1
Number of interim SOPOs 1 0
Number of SOPOs granted 21 22
Number of Notification Orders applied for 2 0
Number of Interim Notification Orders 0 0
Number of Full Notification Orders granted 2 0
Number of Foreign Travel Orders applied for 0 0
Number granted 0 0
Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) - a court may make a SOPO at the time
of dealing with certain sexual offenders or when the police make a special application
on account of the offender’s behaviour in the community. A SOPO will require the
subject to register as a sexual offender and can include conditions, for example to
prevent the offender loitering near schools or playgrounds. If the offender fails to comply
with (ie breaches) the requirements of the order, he can be taken back to court and may
be liable to up to 5 years’ imprisonment.
Notification Order – require sexual offenders who have been convicted overseas to
register with police, in order to protect the public in the UK from the risks that they pose.
Foreign Travel Orders - prevent offenders with convictions for sexual offences against
children, from travelling abroad where it is necessary to do so, to protect children from the
risk of sexual harm.
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APPENDIX 1
POLICE/PROBATION/PRISON CONTACTS
NATIONAL PROBATION SERVICE, DORSET:
CONTACT DETAILS FOR ENQUIRIES
Assistant Chief Officer (Public Protection) Probation HQ............................................ 01202 664060
Forelle House............................................ 01202 664060
Poole......................................................... 01202 664060
MAPPA Coordinator Forelle House ........................................... 01202 664085
DORSET POLICE:
CONTACT DETAILS FOR ENQUIRIES
Detective Superintendent Dorset Police............................................. 01305 223872
(Director of Public Protection)
Force Headquarters
Winfrith
Dorset
DT2 8DZ
Detective Chief Inspector Dorset Police............................................. 01202 223878
(MAPPA and Child Protection)
Probation/Police MAPPA Secretary Dorset Police............................................. 01202 228055
Police MAPPA researcher Dorset Police............................................. 01305 226471
Sex Offenders Investigation Unit
Weymouth Police HQ
Radipole Lane
Chickerell
Weymouth
DT4 9WN
DORSET PRISONS:
CONTACT DETAILS FOR ENQUIRIES
Dorset Prisons: Governor, HMP The Verne HM Prison The Verne................................ 01305 825000
Portland
Dorset
DT5 1EQ
Glossary
ACO
DI
DCI
HMPS
IDAP
MAPPA
SFO
SMB
SPO
SOPO
Assistant Chief Officer
Detective Inspector
Detective Chief Inspector
Her Majesty’s Prison Service
Integrated Domestic Abuse Programme
Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements
Serious Further Offence
Strategic Management Board
Senior Probation Officer
Sexual Offender Prevention Order
APPENDIX 2
VICTIM SUPPORT SERVICES IN DORSET
Victim Supportline
Tel: 0845 30 30 900
Victim Support Dorset
Barnack Chambers, 9-9A West Street, Blandford, Dorset DT11 7AW
Supports victims, witnesses and family members who have experienced crime.
Tel/Fax: 01258 453100
SAMM South
Christine and Ron
Offers support after murder, manslaughter, or unlawful killing.
Tel/Fax: 01305 787869
Rape Crisis Line
24 hour answer phone line offering confidential support to woman and girls who
have been raped or sexually abused.
Tel: 01202 547445
Dorset Women’s Outreach Project
Confidential service for women and families with experience
of domestic violence in West Dorset.
Tel: 01305 768999
Poole Domestic Violence Project
Confidential service for women and families.
Tel: 01202 710777
Bournemouth Women’s Helpline
Confidential 24hour Helpline with refuge
and outreach facilities for women and families.
Tel: 01202 547755
Family Matters
Delivery of Change Project for male DV perpetrators and assertive outreach to
partners and children on one-to-one and in groups.
Tel: 01202 311231
Police Domestic Violence Co-ordinator
Tel: 01202 222451
Police Domestic Violence Units
Bournemouth and Poole
Tel: 01202 220502
Dorset County
Tel: 01202 226253
Tel: 01202 226089
Tel: 01305 226547
Dorset County Council: Policy Officer for Child Protection
County Hall, Dorchester DT1 1XJ
Tel: 01305 224643
Borough of Poole: Children and Families
14A Commercial Road, Poole, BH14 0JW
Tel: 01202 735046
Borough of Bournemouth: Children’s Services
New Century House, 24 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3NL
Tel: 01202 458000
StoP
Supports mothers of children who have been sexually abused. PO Box 4493,
Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH1 4YZ
Tel: 01202 773667
(24 hour answer phone, answered Monday and Tuesday 10.30-12.30)
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