MAPPA
WEST MIDLANDS
MULTI AGENCY PROTECTION ARRANGEMENTS
ANNUAL REPORT 2005-06
The role of a MAPPA Chair • Page 3
Keeping Communities Safe
Sexual and violent offences are dreadful
crimes that deeply affect the lives of
victims and their families and inspire fear
in local communities. Their impact can
be profound and long lasting, leaving
victims feeling unsafe even in their own
homes.
During the course of the year there have
been national high profile reports on
individual cases that have focused public
attention on the management of high risk
offenders released into the community.
Under current legislation the majority
of offenders released from prison have
served their lawful sentences and are
released on a compulsory licence. For
some offenders a transitory period in
Probation managed Approved Premises
is a key part of the controlled return to
the community.
Although serious, violent and sexual
offending makes up a small proportion
of all recorded crime and it inevitably
causes the greatest concern. Whilst risk
can never be totally eliminated it can
be managed with public protection a
priority for every agency involved in Multi
Agency Public Protection Arrangements
(MAPPA) in the West Midlands.
This is the fifth Annual Report on MAPPA
and like previous years it demonstrates
the positive working relationships that
exist between all the agencies that
together make up the MAPPA structure.
The communities of the West Midlands
should feel confident and reassured
that through our strong partnerships
approach and stringent management
of offenders we are reducing crime and
making our communities safer.
The Prison Service as the newest
member of the Responsible Authorities
has continued to help in developing
and improving MAPPA in the region.
Managing Registered Sex Offenders in
the West Midlands • Page 7
In the autumn of 2006 the National
Offender Management Service (NOMS)
will formally introduce a revised system
to ensure that offenders are managed
consistently and coherently from the
beginning of their sentence to its end.
We have continued to review and make
improvements to the systems in place
to assess and manage sexual and
violent offenders enabling us to focus on
the highest risk categories of offender
and concentrate even more on those
regarded as the ‘critical few’. Policy
and procedure has also been agreed in
respect of young offenders who commit
serious violent or sexual crime and the
roll out of this will continue through the
coming year.
The MAPPA Strategic Management
Board (SMB) has continued to meet
every two months to provide oversight
and influence of the MAPPA operation
and to ensure that strategic links are
made. A national MAPPA business
plan has been issued and built upon
by a West Midlands Plan, which is
summarized within this report.
This report reflects the contributions
made by all of the agencies involved
in MAPPA and how the West Midlands
continues to deliver a high quality
service. Links with the Local Criminal
Justice Board and the seven Local
Safeguarding Children Boards have
developed throughout the year, while
we will continue to explore new ways of
working together more effectively with
all agencies. This is vital when facing
the challenges of public protection work
with a determination and commitment
which demonstrates that protecting
all our communities will always be of
paramount importance.
Regional experts unite over sex
offenders • Page 8
Ministerial Foreword by Gerry Sutcliffe MP
Making our communities safer and reducing re-offending is
our highest priority and one of our biggest challenges. That
is why the work undertaken through these multi-agency
public protection arrangements (MAPPA) is so important. The
supervision and management of sexual and violent offenders
who pose the highest risk of serious harm, whether in the
community or in custody, is complex and challenging; and is
an aspect of public service where the public rightly expects all
reasonable action to be taken.
Although we have made significant progress in the last five
years with the development of MAPPA across England and
Wales, the review this year of a number of tragic incidents where
people have been murdered or seriously injured reminded us of
the importance of reviewing performance, improving practice
and learning lessons. It is vital that these tasks are undertaken
by the probation, police and prison services, as well as by
Hilary Thompson
Chief Officer
those other agencies that contribute to the assessment and
West Midlands Probation Area management of offenders. The publication of MAPPA Business
Plans by each Area in this year’s annual reports offers a helpful
and necessary programme of local development and review
and must lead to enhanced practice. It will be essential that this
progress is transparent and shared with local communities.
In addition to this, however, it is important that no opportunity
is missed to consider other measures that will further enhance
public safety. That is why we are undertaking the Child
Sex Offender Review, to look at how a particular group of
offenders, who provoke anxiety for many, are best managed
in the community. The review is consulting a wide range of
practitioners and key stakeholders including the MAPPA lay
advisers, and will report around the end of the year.
Finally, in commending this report to you, I want to take the
Paul Scott-Lee opportunity to thank all those involved locally in working
Chief Constable with sexual and violent offenders, or in ensuring that these
West Midlands Police arrangements are fit for purpose. Where MAPPA is working
well it is based on maintaining high professional standards and
effective multi-agency collaboration in the delivery of robust
risk management plans. While it is not possible to eliminate risk
entirely, where all reasonable action is taken the risk of further
serious harm can be reduced to a minimum and fewer victims
will be exposed to repeat offending.
Gerry Sutcliffe MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
for Criminal Justice and Offender Management
A national overview of the first five years of MAPPA is
available at: www.probation.homeoffice.gov.uk
Sue McAllister
West Midlands Area Manager
HM Prison Service
INSIDE - MAPPA WALLCHART PAGE 4 & 5
What is MAPPA?
MAPPA stands for Multi-Agency Public
Protection Arrangements. There are 21
MAPPPs (Multi-Agency Public Protection
Panels) in the West Midlands, one for
each Operational Command Unit (OCU)
area (as defined by the police).
A MAPPP is a regular meeting
of agencies concerned with the
management of registered sex offenders,
violent offenders and other offenders
who present the highest levels of risk.
The purpose of the meeting is to enable
information to be shared between the
agencies so that the best possible
assessment of risk can be made in
respect of these offenders. An agreed
risk management plan is then developed
for each offender based on their risk
assessment.
What is the legal authority for MAPPPs?
The Sex Offender Act 1997 required
the police to establish arrangements for
assessing and managing the risk posed
by registered sex offenders.
The Criminal Justice and Court Services
Act 2000 placed a legal requirement
on all areas to establish Multi-Agency
Public Protection Panels in order to
assess and manage offenders who pose
a high risk of serious harm to the public.
Police and Probation were defined as the
Responsible Authority required to lead
on this.
The Criminal Justice Act 2003 has re-
enacted and strengthened the MAPPA
legislation, engaging the Prison Service
as part of the Responsible Authority
and placing a Duty to Cooperate with
MAPPA on a range of other agencies and
organisations.
Who sits on MAPPPs?
Each panel is usually chaired by the
OCU’s crime manager, a detective
chief inspector, who may share this
responsibility with a probation district
manager. Core members are drawn from
a number of departments of the police,
probation service and social services.
Education, health, housing, the prison
service and other professionals attend as
appropriate to the individual cases under
discussion.
What can a MAPPP do?
A panel can advise particular agencies of
action they might take to improve public
protection and effectively manage risk in
individual cases.
Usually the agencies present will agree
a range of measures, which collectively
form a public protection plan.
This might include, for example,
restrictions or controlling measures,
accommodation, supervision or
treatment requirements, sharing of
information, advice to the offender or
potential victims or co-ordination of
contact arrangements.
In addition, the police will discuss
applications for Sexual Offences
Prevention Orders with the panel. Panels
are also a forum for considering any form
of public disclosure.
What about confidentiality ?
Information shared at MAPPPs is
confidential to the agencies represented
and will only be used as agreed for the
protection of the public.
Each agency represented is responsible
for ensuring the information and
documentation are handled and stored
securely.
Do victims have direct access to MAPPPs?
No - the meeting itself is confined to
representatives from agencies and
organisations involved in MAPPA.
However, the views and concerns
of victims are crucial in helping the
agencies decide on the most appropriate
strategies for managing individual
offenders, and depending on the
circumstances of the case one or more
of the MAPPA agencies - e.g. Social
Services, NSPCC, probation, police
- will be able to represent the interests of
victims and to make their views known.
Do offenders attend MAPPPs?
No - again, the meeting itself involves
only the MAPPA agencies. Offenders’
views will usually be known by police
and/or probation. They are informed that
they are being managed through a multi-
agency process, and key decisions about
managing the risk they pose will usually
be passed on to them by their probation
officer or the police offender manager
- unless this information is sensitive and
needs to be kept confidential in order to
protect known victims or the public at
large.
The Management Process
Since June 2004, a revised three tier
system has been implemented in the
West Midlands to further ensure that
the most dangerous offenders receive
the greatest degree of scrutiny and
oversight:
Level One – Ordinary Case Management
Where offenders who do not require
formal multi-agency panel management
are dealt with by one or more agencies
often with police or probation taking a
lead.
Level Two – Multi Agency Risk Action Planning
(MARAP) panel
Where identified offenders are actively
managed by lead agencies, with ‘added
value’ intervention’ and support from a
multi-agency group.
Level Three – Multi Agency Public Protection
Panel (MAPPP)
Where the highest level ‘risk of harm’
offenders, often referred to as the ‘critical
few’, usually requiring the most resource
intensive responses are assessed,
managed and reviewed by all relevant
agencies.

MAPPA and the Prison Service
2005-2006 has been the second year that the Prison Service has been part of the
MAPPA Responsible Authority, alongside the Probation and Police Services. As
part of the Responsible Authority the Prison Service is involved with MAPPA in
the West Midlands both strategically, through the Strategic Management Board
and operationally, through its links with the MAPPA Co-ordinator and other key
agencies involved in delivery.
Prisons in the West Midlands Prisons Area have continued to make important
contributions to public protection by:
Keeping Victims at the heart of MAPPA
Probation West Midlands’ Area Victim Liaison Unit (AVLU) is continuing to protect
victims of serious sexual and violent crime from future harm, while providing a
main link to the Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA).
At the heart of Public Protection work is the need to protect victims. The Criminal
Justice System has devoted increased attention to victim issues over recent years with
additional support being provided through the arrest and pre court stage by Victim
Support and Victim Witness Care through what can be a lengthy and difficult period of
time.

• Sharing information with police and probation to make sure that there is a full picture
for risk assessment
• Attending and providing information for Level 2 and Level 3 panels
• Managing risk whilst individuals subject to MAPPA are still in custody
• Using interventions like group work programmes to reduce individual offenders’ risk
• Using OASys – a risk assessment tool shared with Probation - to assess risk
regularly and consistently
• Keeping offenders safely in custody to protect the public
Work continues to ensure that procedures are constantly improved and developed.
The next 12 months will see significant developments as the Probation and Prison
Services work more closely to achieve end-to-end offender management with high risk
offenders managed under MAPPA.
After conviction the AVLU will write to identified victims to offer the facility of contact
and information. If willing, victims receive basic information covering the offender’s
progress whilst in custody and can have their views taken into account by authorities
which consider release on any form of licence. This can lead to additional licence
conditions that may restrict direct contact or exclude offenders from certain clearly
defined geographical areas. Victim staff may continue to be involved in the MAPPA
process after the prisoner has been released and serve to ensure that victim needs
are taken into account when considering how best to manage individuals within the
community.
Under the provisions of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000, the AVLU
has statutory responsibility for victim work in cases of serious sexual and violent crime
where the offender receives a prison sentence of 12 months or more. This has been
further extended under sections 36 - 44 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims
Act 2004 to include victims or victims’ families of serious sexual and violent offences,
where offenders have been made the subject of hospital orders with restriction. The
unit also undertakes work with some victims of sex offenders not covered by this
statutory obligation.

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 The role of a MAPPA Chair
a case study of ‘X’ By DCI Gary Campbell
New roles are always challenging,
however I would suggest the
responsibility felt when chairing
your first MAPPA meeting is close
to as good as it gets. My first
meeting was an emergency one,
called in respect of ‘X’, a man
who had previously raped five and
twelve year old girls. Now on the
next step of his rehabilitation he
was moving to accommodation in
my area.
Without much time for introductions,
by the end of that first meeting I
knew for sure that the people round
the table were partners in the truest
sense of the word. This was a
shared responsibility; it had to be as
it wasn’t one I wanted to shoulder
alone.
Since that time we have met and
discussed around a hundred
Detective Chief Inspector Gary Campbell
offenders, each presenting their
own challenges. Commitment
from all partners to inform the
process, respect each others roles,
responsibilities and expertise is
essential to co-ordinating a shared
responsibility for the risks presented
and the management of those risks.
Over time it has become clear that
my partners from Probation, Social
Care & Health, Health and Housing
providers all share the same values.
The MAPPA is about recognising
and managing risk.
As a team we work towards
rehabilitation. We ensure that this is
done incrementally with sufficient
checks to ensure public safety. We
reward compliance and have seen
many offenders move back into the
community with the comprehensive
action plans to ensure the minimum
risk of harm.
We use specific and proportionate
conditions that are agreed and
enforced with full commitment by all
agencies. This ensures compliance
or will provide the early grounds to
recall, convict or seek additional
orders as necessary to protect the
public. A number of our offenders
will confirm this.
For those wondering, we have
managed ‘X’ for around a year,
he has made progress towards
rehabilitation but, as would be
expected is still subject to stringent
conditions. Having invested
our time, professionalism and
commitment to those conditions he
has complied throughout and the
public have remained safe.

MAPPA and Offender Management

Important new developments are taking place in both the Probation and Prison
Services that will support and enhance the work of the Multi-Agency Public Pro-
tection Arrangements in the West Midlands.
The Prison and Probation Services are now linked through an umbrella organisation
– the National Offender Management Service. A key part of the work of NOMS is to
introduce a system to ensure that offenders are managed consistently and coherently
from the beginning of their sentence to its end.
Probation Service – who will work with them from the beginning to the end of their
sentence. This will mean less duplication in assessments and coherence in how an
individual offender is assessed and their sentence managed.
Whilst the offender is in custody, the Prison Service will ensure that an Offender
Supervisor is in place to provide a strong link between the offender and their Offender
Manager. The Offender Supervisor will make sure that the targets set for the offender
by their Offender Manager are worked towards and met. A large part of this work will
be about reducing and managing risk.

The Probation Service has already been working to implement a single Offender
Management system for offenders managed in the community. The Probation and
Prison Services are now working together to introduce this same system for offenders
in custody.
From September 2006, offenders who have been assessed as high and very high risk
of causing serious harm to the public will have an Offender Manager – based in the
The Offender Manager and the Offender Supervisor will work very closely together to
share information and to make sure that their risk assessments are regularly updated
and used to inform decisions about the offender’s sentence and targets.This co-ordi-
nation and communication will greatly enhance what MAPPA has to offer in its man-
agement of high and very high risk offenders.

Key Aims for Public Protection

The West Midlands MAPPA Strategic Management Board (SMB) has produced a rolling three year business plan which can be found on West Midlands Probation and Police
Websites at www.westmidlands-probation.gov.uk and www.west-midlands.police.uk. This plan will guide the work of the SMB with a clear focus upon further developing
MAPPA arrangements, monitoring and evaluation, community engagement and communication, and training.

Short summary of planned activity

Area of business activity Planned activity
Practice development • Apply revised national guidance Autumn 2006 onwards
• To review administration support for MAPPA
• Implement Youth Panel policy
Diversity & Community Impact issues • Reinforce links to Local Criminal justice Board and its Diversity group.
• Ensure effective linkages with Local Authority Community Safety strategies.
With partners to promote an accommodation strategy for high risk offenders. • Promote usage of Approved Premises and suitable ‘move on’ accommodation
• Develop effective linkages with Supporting People Teams
Effective risk management of high risk offenders • Ensure resources focussed according to risk levels
• To review information sharing with Job Centre Plus
• Develop Circles of Accountability and Support
Review Audit arrangements for MAPPA operation: • Monitor numbers at various MAPPA levels
• Case audit
• Monitor attendance of key partner agencies
• Monitor diversity profile of level 2 / 3 offenders
Communications and strategic partnerships • To develop and actively promote work of MAPPA and SMB to both internal and external audiences.
• Ensure effective partnerships with safeguarding boards
Training • Provision of training for staff engaged in MAPPA process

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 Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrange
West Midlands Police
Operational Command
Brownhills

(Each of the 21 OCUs has a Multi-Agency Pu

H2

WEDNESFIELD Bloxwich
G1
Aldridge
G2 WILLENHALL
WALSALL
Wolverhampton
H1
Birmingham Darlaston
Rd
Bilston
SUTTON COLDFIELD

Wednesbury
Kingstanding
Sedgley K1
Tipton D2
Walsall Rd
J1 WEST BROMWICH F3
THORNHILL Castle Vale
Kingswinford Dudley ROAD
Erdington
Holyhead Rd
Bridge St West
D1
Oldbury SMETHWICK Bromford La
QUEENS ROAD
BRIERLEY HILL K2 Vyse St Shard End
Nechells Green
F1
Dudley Rd STEELHOUSE
Old Hill Bordesley
F2 Ladywood
LANE
Digbeth Green STECHFORD
J2 Quinton
Coventry Rd Solihull
North
Halesowen
ROSE
ROAD
Edward Rd BELGRAVE RD D3
Sparkhill Acocks
STOURBRIDGE Woodbridge Green
Rd E3
Airport Unit

BOURNVILLE Billesley
LANE
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My MAPPA contact is..........................................................................................

West Midlands Police Joint Public Protection Unit Probation West M

Chief Constable West Midlands Police Chief Officer

PO Box 52 Community Safety Bureau Probation West M
Lloyd House Prison Service 3rd Floor Lloyd House 1 Victoria Square
Colmore Circus Queensway Regional Office Colmore Circus Queensway Birmingham
Birmingham Tel: 01743 284560 Birmingham B1 1BD
B4 6NQ B4 6NQ
Tel: 0845 113 5000 Tel: 0121 609 6954 Tel: 0121 2
E-mail: mailmaster@west-midlands.police.uk E-mail: wm.en
Internet: www.west-midlands.police.uk Internet: www.w

Keeping Communities Safe - Victim Support Help Line - Tel: 0845 303 0900 - Manag
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ements (MAPPA) in the West Midlands
The 21 Multi-Agency Public
Protection Panels (MAPPPs)
d Units (OCUs)
Birmingham
ublic Protection Panel) D1 Operational Command Unit
Queens Road Police Station
E1 Operational Command Unit
Bournville Lane Police Station
F1 Operational Command Unit
Steelhouse Lane Police Station
Queens Road, Aston 341 Bournville Lane Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham B6 7ND Birmingham B30 1QZ Birmingham B4 6NW

D2 Operational Command Unit E2 Operational Command Unit F2 Operational Command Unit

Lichfield Road Police Station Kings Heath Police Station Rose Road Police Station
MAPPPs Sutton Coldfield B74 2NR High Street, Kings Heath 53 Rose Road, Harborne
Birmingham B14 7SP Birmingham B17 9LL

D3 Operational Command Unit E3 Operational Command Unit F3 Operational Command Unit

Stechford Police Station Belgrave Road Police Station Thornhill Road Police Station
338 Station Road Belgrave Road Handsworth
Stechford Edgbaston Birmingham B21 9BT
Birmingham B33 8RR Birmingham B5 7BP

Key
Erdington Homeless Offenders Resettlement Hamstead Road
Stuart Court Unit (HORU) 326/328 Hamstead Road
73/75 Station Road 11-15 Lower Essex Street B5 6SN Handsworth B20 2RA
Operational Erdington B23 6UG Tel: 0121 248 6460 Tel: 0121 248 6500
Command Units Tel: 0121 248 5600
Probation
Selly Oak Saltley Greencoat House
Other police stations
Teams 826 Bristol Road 12 High Street 259 Stratford Road
Selly Oak B29 6NA Saltley B8 1JR Sparkbrook B11 1QS
Tel: 0121 248 6680 Tel: 0121 248 6150 Tel: 0121 248 5611

Perry Barr Harbourne Lower Essex Street

76 Walsall Road 4 Albany Road 18-28 Lower Essex Street
Birmingham B42 1SF Birmingham B17 9JX Birmingham B5 6SN
Tel: 0121 248 6340 Tel: 0121 248 6230 Tel: 0121 248 6400

Coventry Chelmsley Wood

M1 Operational Command Unit M3 Operational Command Unit L Operational Command Unit
Little Park Street Police Station Stoney Stanton Police Station Solihull North Police Station
Little Park Street Stoney Stanton Road Coelmund Crescent
Coventry CV1 2JX Coventry CV6 6DG Chelmsley Wood B37 5UB
M2 Operational Command Unit Coventry Probation Team Chelmsley Wood Probation Team
Chace Avenue Police Station 70 Little Park Street The Old Post Office
Chace Avenue Coventry Bosworth Drive, Chelmsley Wood, B37 5EX
Willenhall CV1 2UR Tel: 0121 779 6528
Coventry CV3 3PS Tel: 0247 663 0555

M3
Dudley
M1 STONEY STANTON Stourbridge Probation Team Dudley Probation Team
J1 Operational Command Unit J2 Operational Command Unit 44 New Road Suite 5, Trafalgar House
Brierley Hill Police Station Halesowen Police Station Stourbridge 47-49 King Street
Bank Street Laurel Lane DY8 1PA Dudley DY2 8PS
LITTLE PARK STREET Brierley Hill DY5 3HD Halesowen B63 3JA Tel: 01384 440682 Tel: 01384 326020

M2 Willenhall
Fletchamstead Sandwell
CHACE AVENUE
K1 Operational Command Unit K2 Operational Command Unit West Bromwich Probation
West Bromwich Police Station Smethwick Police Station 27 High Street
New Street Piddock Road West Bromwich, B70 8ND
West Bromwich B70 7PJ Smethwick, Warley B66 3BW Tel: 01121 525 5225

Walsall
Walsall Probation
H1 Operational Command Unit H2 Operational Command Unit Midland Road
Walsall Police Station Bloxwich Police Station Walsall
Green Lane Station Road WS1 3QE
Midlands Walsall WS2 8HL Bloxwich WS3 2PD Tel: 01922 721341

Midlands
Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Probation
G1 Operational Command Unit G2 Operational Command Unit Prue Earle House
Wolverhampton Police Station Wednesfield Police Station Union Street
Bilston Street Alfred Squire Road Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton Wednesfield WV1 3JS
WV1 3AA Wolverhampton WV11 1XU Tel: 01902 576000
248 6650
nquiries@west-midlands.probation.gsx.gov.uk West Midlands Police divides the area into 21 Operational Command Units (OCU), based on existing
westmidlands-probation.gov.uk local communities. Each OCU has it’s own MAPPP, chaired by the local Detective Chief Inspector.

Listed above are the 21 OCUs, a guide showing which Probation Teams of Probation West Midlands
cover which MAPPP and relevant addresses and contact numbers. For West Midlands Police stations
please ring 0845 113 5000.
ging Risk through MAPPA
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 YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED Public Protection and Approved

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What are Approved Premises?
Approved Premises were formerly known as bail and / or Probation Premises in the
West Midlands
probation hostels. They are owned by the National Probation
Service for England and Wales, and managed by staff
employed locally by the West Midlands Probation Board.
They provide structured accommodation for offenders under
the supervision of the Probation Service. Residents live in
a structured regime, which includes an overnight curfew. For some offenders a return to community leaders, councillors and intervention. In the case of sex
There is 24 hour supervision by trained probation staff. the community through structured MPs to discuss arrangements. A offenders intensive treatment
accommodation will be a key part further meeting will follow. through a nationally accredited
What sorts of people live in Approved Premises? of their risk management plan programme can form part of the
Approved Premises take a mix of male or female residents and this can be aided through Public protection is the highest arrangements.
the use of Approved Probation priority when dealing with serious
on bail, licence or community orders. By law, we are unable
Premises. In March 2006 the use of offenders. The protection of children Approved premises are used for a
to confirm the specifics of any individual resident’s offending
Approved Premises for managing in particular lies at the heart of variety of offenders and situations.
history.
offenders attracted significant the strategies in place. Everything They enable Probation staff and the
media attention both in the West possible is done to ensure that the Police to supervise offenders in a
Why is this type of accommodation needed?
Midlands and other areas across public is protected from offenders controlled way and more effectively
Facilities like these are a vital part of the public protection
the country. In response to this a where a risk is posed. than if they were living elsewhere
process. They enable successful resettlement of offenders joint Police and Probation Press in the community. Offenders
back into the community, while contributing to the reduction statement was issued –see below. Management of serious sexual placed in Approved Premises are
of reoffending. and violent offenders is a joint either awaiting a court case, on a
responsibility of the Police and community order or following their
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would be no facilities for those offenders who require more the subject of Multi-Agency Public recalled to prison if the level of risk
help to live successfully and safely within the community. Protection Arrangements (MAPPA). increases.”
Approved Premises are used for offenders who require
closer daily supervision by probation staff. However, the vast
majority of offenders under probation supervision live in their
RELEASE The MAPPA system includes all
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action agreed that all agencies will follow to manage any
The campaign, which provides free labour for work that may not otherwise be completed, is
risks they pose. Options for staff include additional daytime
reaching out to all parts of the community, with faith groups, businesses, voluntary groups
curfews or licence conditions which place further restrictions
and local authorities being asked to nominate projects they would like to see developed
on an individual’s movements or activities. The majority of
through community orders. Once the work has been completed it will be branded with the
approved premises residents are successfully rehabilitated.
'Community Payback' logo to show where offenders have positively contributed to improving
their own neighbourhoods.

Residents can nominate projects by using the new online form at: www.westmidlands-
probation.gov.uk or by calling 0121 248 2688.

Coventry’s Alan Higgs Centre and the Hamstead Sons of Rest Centre for the elderly are
projects that have already benefited from unpaid work.

Raffy Testindo, Environmental Project Manager for Alan Higgs Centre, says: “The centre has
had a positive relationship with the offenders since they started work here in March 2005.
We are very grateful for their help, for without them this project would take much longer to
complete.”

GAVIN PEARCE, Senior Comms Officer – Tel: 0121 248 6570, Mob: 07960 586 186
E-mail: Gavin.Pearce@west-midlands.probation.gsx.gov.uk
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Sergeant Tessa Hawkes
Megan’s Law - US compared to the UK
In America there are various adaptations of ‘Megan’s Law’,
where details of sex offenders are made public. In some
States full details of the offender together with personal
details and photographs are published on the Internet. One
of the consequences of this is the high number of offenders
whose whereabouts are unknown.
The West Midlands conurbation is comparable to Chicago
where the population is 2.8 million, there are approximately
4,000 registered sex offenders - of these 17% have failed to
comply with registration legislation.
In the West Midlands the population is 2.5 million, with just
over 2,000 registered sex offenders. The West Midlands
have a 1% non compliance rate.
It is by working closely with partner agencies and sharing
information that offenders who pose a potential risk to the
public are managed and monitored within the community.
Lay Advisors -
the public’s ‘eyes and ears’
A HOME OFFICE scheme that involves members of the
public in decision-making about sexual and violent offenders
is vital to the Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements
(MAPPA) in the West Midlands.
Two volunteer Lay Advisors, who were interviewed and
appointed in June 2002 after an extensive recruitment
campaign, sit on the Strategic Management Board of the
West Midlands MAPPA.
Lay Advisor Martin Burnett sees his role as an important
safeguard against any suspicion of decision making “behind
closed doors”.
“Our role as Lay Advisors is to bring a different perspective
into the decision making and strategic process. While
others bring their particular professional knowledge and
skills, the Lay Advisor must think as a member of the
public - what would the public expect - and is that what’s
happening. The role is still a developing one, but this
distinctive perspective means Lay Advisors can, and we
think should, play a part in the oversight and scrutiny of
decisions made and policies brought in. To bear this out, in
the West Midlands Lay Advisors participate not only in the
SMB but also in the Policy and Procedure and Serious Case
Review Sub Committees.”
Managing Registered Sex
Offenders By Sergeant Tessa Hawkes
The Joint Public Protection Unit
is based at West Midlands Police
Headquarters, where Sgt Tessa
Hawkes works alongside the
MAPPA co-ordinator, Paul Manning.
The Unit provides specialist advice,
guidance and support to our partner
agencies including: Probation,
Police, Social Services, Housing,
Health Prisons, Youth Offending
Services and Education.
The Unit comprises a small team
of Police and Probation staff who
co-ordinate the registration and
monitoring of registered sex and
violent offenders.
Sgt. Hawkes holds regular meetings
and training sessions with the
local public protection officers
who have direct responsibility for
the management of offenders. The
local Officers are based at local
Police stations. Their responsibilities
include home visits and liaison with
other agencies to share information
and assess the risk offenders pose
to the public.
The work of the Training and
Development Sub Committee
The West Midlands Multi-Agency
Public Protection Arrangements
(MAPPA) Training and Development
Sub Committee is coordinating
training for all member agencies
in all aspects of MAPPA. It aims to
help public protection professionals
to identify the risk an offender
poses and how best to manage
that risk. The committee is made
up of representatives from the
police, probation, social services,
education, and the NSPCC.
At the start of the financial year a
letter from the committee was sent
to fifty senior executives of the ‘Duty
to Cooperate’ agencies in the West
Midlands, asking them to identify
their training needs. The feedback
has prompted a major event in
November, where all professionals
The work of the Policy &
Procedure Sub Committee
The Policy and Procedure Sub
Committee’s role is to provide
the Strategic Management Board
(SMB) with relevant policy and
procedure documents for formal
approval. The group is comprised
of representatives from Police,
Probation, Social Services and the
voluntary sector.
Over the course of the year this
group has considered documents
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Persons required to register as
‘sex offenders’ have to report
to the Police providing certain
personal information, as well as
their fingerprints and photograph.
The offenders also have to notify
in person any changes of address
or travel arrangements. Failure to
report will lead to their arrest and
prosecution.
The risk posed by offenders is
considered and taken very seriously
and this is managed through the
Multi Agency Public Protection
Panels that meet regularly to
discuss risk management plans for
individual offenders.
The current high profile interest in
the management of violent and sex
offenders has prompted a lot of
debate in the media about public
safety and confidence and the West
Midlands area has been subject to
some scrutiny.
One area that had potential to
cause serious concern was the
issue of teaching staff who may
engaged in MAPPA will be invited
to a Conference in Birmingham to
address their needs and to respond
to the challenges faced during the
year.
New MAPPA guidance is expected
early next year and the Training and
Development Sub-Committee will
address the training requirements
identified in the document.
The ‘Violent and Sex Offenders
Register’ (ViSOR) is fully
implemented across the force area
and is in use on every OCU. Training
continues in order to increase the
number of officers able to use the
system and will include members of
the Probation Service working in the
Joint Public Protection Unit at police
headquarters.
relating to risk of harm thresholds
and the relationship between
domestic violence and MAPPA. A
new policy in relation to MAPPA
panels for young offenders has
also been considered and is
currently being rolled out. The
group have also looked at a detailed
consultation paper which will form
the basis of new revised national
guidance on MAPPA processes to
be issued in late 2006.
have previous convictions for sexual
offences. Sgt. Hawkes undertook
enquiries with the Department for
Education to assess whether any
individuals were working in this area
and at the time of the enquiry no
cases were found.
The former Home Secretary, Charles
Clarke announced that head
teachers would be informed of any
Approved Premises in the vicinity of
schools, this has been done.
The disclosure of information is a
very sensitive and emotive issue,
which should be balanced with a
‘need to know’ and the potential
risk to the community, for example,
a sex offender exposed in the press
may leave his or her home and go
missing. A Registered Sex Offender
whose whereabouts are unknown
to the Police poses a far greater risk
to the community than one whose
whereabouts is known, allowing
robust and appropriate monitoring.
There is ongoing training for all
Sex Offender Managers in the
police, and for Probation Officers
engaged in the process. This year
the chairs of Multi Agency Public
Protection Panels (MAPPP) from
police and probation completed
a two day training course. The
course provided valuable learning
opportunities and will be repeated
next year.
Consultation with other forces in the
region has identified best practice
in the area of training and a CD is
planned to incorporate relevant
legislation, procedures, advice, and
guidance that is available locally
and at a national level. It is planned
that the CD will be available by the
end of the financial year.
The group have recognised
the importance of effective
communication between the
SMB and local panels and have
introduced a bi-monthly briefing
document for distribution to local
panels and partner agencies. Work
continues on a media protocol to
foster effective working between
MAPPA and the media.
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WEST MIDLANDS

MULTI AGENCY PROTECTION ARRANGEMENTS

ANNUAL REPORT 2005-06

MAPPA Statistics for 2005 - 2006

Registered Sex Offenders (RSO) as at vii) The number of Category 3 MAPPA
ii) The number of sex offenders having
31st March 2006 Offenders : Other Offenders living in
a registration requirement who
the area between1st April 2005 and
were either cautioned or convicted
Per Operational Command Unit (OCU) 31st March 2006 - 16
for breaches of the requirements
Birmingham
between 1st April 2005 and 31st
D1 134 viii) The number of offenders in each of
March 2006 - 147
D2 93 the three categories managed through
D3 117 the MAPPP level 3 and Level 2 inter-
E1 125 iii) The number of Sexual Offences agency panels between 1st April 2005
E2 76 Prevention Orders (SOPOs) applied and 31st March 2006
E3 91 for and granted between 1st April
F1 37 2005 and 31st March 2006 Level 3 Level 2
F2 100 RSO 33 624
F3 86 a) Applied for 31 V&O 10 138
Wolverhampton b) Number of interim orders granted 0 OthO 3 13
G1 88 c) Number of full SOPOs imposed 31
Mark Farmer, Head of RSOU
G2 131 ix) Of the cases managed through viii)
Walsall iv) The number of Notification Orders during this reporting year the numbers
H1 78 that were
Regional experts unite over sex offenders H2 78
applied for and granted between 1st
April 2005 and 31st March 2006
Dudley a) Applied for 0 Level 3 Level 2
THE West of Midlands Region is hosting the country’s first J1 86 b) Interim Orders made 0 a) Returned to custody for breach of
regional treatment unit to develop new ways of preventing J2 87 c) Full Notification Orders 0 licence 6 103
sex offenders from committing repeat crimes. Sandwell
The Regional Sex Offender Unit (RSOU) has brought K1 109 b) Returned to custody for breach of
v) The number of Foreign Travel Orders
K2 91 Restraining Order
together expert staff from Staffordshire, Warwickshire, made between 1st April 2005 and
Solihull 0 2
West Mercia and West Midlands Probation Areas who will L 103
31st March 2006
or Sexual Offences Prevention Order
treat sex offenders released on licence from prison or on Coventry
a) Applied for 0
community orders. b) Granted 0
M1 77 c) Charged with a serious violent or
M2 73 sexual offence
vi) The number of Category 2 MAPPA
The Head of the RSOU, Mark Farmer, has previously M3 65 1 0
Offenders: Violent Offenders and
managed the Homeless Offender Unit in Birmingham, the other sexual offenders (V&OS) living in
Area Sex Offender Unit was seconded to set up a treatment Total: 1925
the area between 1st April 2005 and
centre for adolescent sex offenders. He says: “The RSOU 31st March 2006 - 716
i) The number of RSOs per 100,000
aims to become a centre of excellence for the treatment head of population - 74
of sex offenders, by employing staff from across the entire
West Midlands region and pooling their expertise. We
employ a range of people from the prison and probation
services, together with psychologists who test offenders
before, during and after the treatment. This enables us to Statistical Commentary
monitor performance and continuously improve quality of i) Registered Sex Offenders (RSOs): The iv) Notification Orders : This is a new civil order
service.” numbers have decreased by just over 10% available under the Sexual Offences Act (SOA) This year at Level 3 we have again discussed
against last year’s recorded figures (2158). 2003 for sex offenders with no relevant convic- a total of 46 relevant offenders, identical to last
This figure should relate to RSOs living in the tions within England and Wales but relevant year’s total figure(46).
A person convicted of a sexual offence may be given a
community in this area as at 31st March 2006. and related convictions abroad.
custodial sentence. After release from prison, an offender The difference from last year appears to be There has been an increase in total Level 2
has to follow a set of licence conditions, or otherwise face a due to several factors. First is that 111 people v) Foreign Travel Orders : A further civil order cases of over 16% (+111) against last year’s
return to jail. This can include a requirement to attend what have been returned to custody for breach of from the SOA 2003 seeking to prevent Regis- Level 2 figures. However as a % of the total
is known as an accredited programme, which is proven to licence/order requirements during the year, tered Sex Offenders travelling abroad to target eligible MAPPA cases the increase is only 4%.
secondly that some RSOs will have reached potential victims overseas. There have been a small increase in registered
reduce re-offending.
the end of original registration periods and sex offenders who have been discussed at
finally there is much better clarity about the cur- vi) Violent and other sexual offenders : This local Level 2 panels and a greater number of
The person will then join a group of offenders to be treated rent status of some eligible Sex Offenders. This total is to record those offenders convicted to Violent offenders under discussion compared
by specially trained staff known as programme facilitators. to past years. However during the year we

Lower risk offenders must attend a programme for 100
hours, while higher risk offenders may attend for 230 hours,
which can take up to two years to complete. Anyone who
fails to attend twice without good reason faces being sent
back to court.
The RSOU runs over 40 programme groups a year and
is committed to continuously improving the quality of its
service. All programme sessions are filmed and recorded
onto DVD, while one in 10 are observed by a treatment
manager, who ensures that the programme meets quality
standards.
“All programme tutors are experienced prison and probation
staff,” explains Mark. “Before delivering a course, they
receive specialist training that is specific to the sex offender
programme, while learning the necessary skills to deal with
this type of offender. The first 100 hours of their programme
delivery is observed to ensure that they put all of their
skills into practice, before they receive further training and
assessment.
“I hope that the RSOU continues to lead the way in the
treatment of sex offenders, and to continue to reduce re-
offending and prevent further victims of crime in the West
Midlands region.”
may have led to our including serving prisoners
who will have to register on release within last
year’s figures. This has now been rectified.
ii) Breaches of registration requirements :
There has been an increase of 119 cases
against last year’s figure (28). Based on the
current number of RSOs this is both a large
numerical and percentage increase. This
illustrates the preparedness of Criminal Justice
Staff including Police, CPS and Court Service
to enforce Registration requirements. It again
demonstrates the continuing effectiveness
of a robust approach to the management of
registered offenders, the continuing majority of
whom (99.4% in WM Police Area) remain fully
compliant with the requirements of the Sexual
Offences Act 2003.
iii) Sexual Offences Prevention Orders : These
replaced both Sex Offender Orders and
Restraining Orders with effect from 1st May
2005. There have also been further related civil
orders made available to the police via courts.
The total number imposed has increased sig-
nificantly from last year (5). This is due to both
an increase in applications for such orders by
local Police districts as well as an increas-
ing trend for courts to impose them during
sentencing exercises.
12 months or more incarceration for specified
violent or non-registerable sex offences, who
are now subject to community supervision by
Probation, Youth Offending Teams and Mental
Health Services. The 39% increase reflects a
greater number of offenders receiving com-
munnity supervision following incarceration of
12 months or more during the year.
vii) Other Offenders : This figure has slightly
dropped from last year (21).This reflects a
more robust understanding and implementa-
tion of the guidance definition which is that
offender must have past relevant MAPPA con-
viction for violence or sexual offending and be
seen to pose significant risk of serious harm,
yet not be subject to current sex offender
registration or licence supervision.
viii) Offenders managed through MAPPA
panels at Level 3 or 2: This figure counts the
number of relevant offenders who have been
within the community at some stage during the
recording period. This year’s figures have been
changed to include counts for both types of
local MAPPA panel. As mentioned within last
year’s report, the breakdown of area figures
have altered substantially following significant
work locally to focus resources and target
responses appropriately based upon rigorous
risk assessment and robust risk management.
Editor: Gavin Pearce - Senior Communications Officer Probation / 26031 West Midlands Police 2006
have undertaken an exercise to remove any
inappropriate cases discussed at Level 2 in
order to ensure that this total number (775)
continues to be subject to efficient and effec-
tive risk assessment and risk management.
ix) Breaches and further offending: (a) a
substantially larger number of MAPPA offend-
ers were returned to custody for breach of
licence this year (compared to 68), suggesting
vigilance and effective offender management in
dealing with breaches in agreed licence condi-
tions. (b) There has been a slight increase in
those returned to custody for breaching Civil
Sexual Offences Prevention Orders (last year
1) still suggesting that most offenders are
becoming more familiar and compliant with
MAPPA requirements and better managed un-
der such systems. (c) The number of individu-
als convicted for further serious offences is one
less than last year (2) against a 1% increase
in numbers managed under MAPPA. Whilst
any further serious offending is a regrettable
tragedy, this year’s figures continue to indicate
that the MAPPA is successful in managing
those offenders who pose the greatest threat
to the wider community.