Multi-Agency

Public Protection Arrangements

Annual Report 2003 - 2004
Helping to keep Lincolnshire safe

MAPPA A partnership between public services to reduce the likelihood of harm presented by specified individuals.
 Responsible Authority
Contact Details CONTENTS

Lincolnshire Police National Probation Foreword 2

Chief Constable of Lincolnshire Police
Service, Lincolnshire
Acting Chief Officer of the National
Peter Davies Probation Service, Lincolnshire
Assistant Chief Constable Sally Lewis
PO Box 999 Assistant Chief Officer Introduction 3
Chair of the Strategic Management Board
Nettleham 7 Lindum Terrace
Lincoln Lincoln Which agencies are involved in MAPPA? 4
LN5 7PH LN2 5RP
The importance of partnership 4
Tel: 01522 532222 Tel: 01522 520776 Roles and responsibilities 5

Which offenders are managed by MAPPA? 7

Glen Harris Tony Eyres
How is risk assessed? 7
Detective Chief Inspector Senior Probation Officer
PO Box 999 PO Box 999 How are the cases managed? 7
Nettleham Nettleham
Disclosure 8
Lincoln Lincoln
LN5 7PH LN5 7PH Case study / Sex offender 9

Tel: 01522 532222 Tel: 01522 532222 Case study / Domestic violence 9

Lincolnshire Multi-Agency Public

Protection Procedures 10
Her Majesty’s Prison Service
Review Meeting Process 11
Karen Head Key achievements in 2003 / 2004 12
Head of Regimes and Resettlement
HMP Lincoln Commentary on 2003 / 2004 Statistics 12
Greetwell Road Statistical Information 13
Lincoln
LN2 4BD Further developments in 2003 / 2004 14

Strategic Management Board 14

Tel: 01522 663000
Involving the public 15

Case study / Victim contact 15

Key Personnel 16

Responsible Authority Contact Details 20

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FOREWORD
In producing this foreword to the Annual Report
concerning the Multi-Agency Public Protection
Arrangements (MAPPA) in Lincolnshire, it is important
to remember that we live in a very safe county with
low levels of violent crime.
Public protection arrangements are sometimes,
wrongly, seen as dealing with individuals who offend
sexually against children. In reality, MAPPA is there to
deal with any potentially dangerous offender. Sexual
and violent offences are dreadful crimes, which deeply
affect the lives of victims and their families and
create fear in local communities. The impact can be
profound and long-lasting, leaving victims feeling unsafe
even in their own homes. The Government, through
Lincolnshire Police, the National Probation Service
and our partner organisations, regards tackling sexual
and violent crime as one of its highest priorities.
MAPPA was set up in 2001, providing, for the first
time, a statutory basis for the Police and National
Probation Service jointly to undertake work to
protect the public from sexual and violent offenders.
In the last year we have done a great deal to
strengthen these arrangements and the wider public
protection framework.
Lincolnshire was one of the first areas in the country
to have a multi-agency public protection panel in
order to deal with offenders who pose the highest
and most immediate risk. As this Annual Report
again confirms, this work has been highly successful.
None of the offenders identified has committed any
offences during the year covered by this report.
Through the vigilance of Probation and Police staff,
a number of potentially high risk offenders have
been recalled to prison before any new offence was
committed.
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Nationally, specified agencies are now required to John is Chairman of the Lincolnshire Housing Aid and Kim also holds a Diploma in Policing Domestic
co-operate in public protection arrangements. In Advice benchmarking Group and Vice Chairman of the Violence. She is the Chair of the Domestic Violence
Lincolnshire, we have been able to continue to build Lincolnshire Housing Training Group. Forum for South Holland District Council and is a
on what were already very high levels of co-operation, member of the Crime and Disorder Reduction
as the case studies in this report confirm. Partnership.
Darren Clayton
The work of our multi-agency partnership Principal Housing Officer
concentrates on protecting specific individuals and East Lindsey District Neil Gray
the general public from those who could inflict Council ACIS Group,
physical or sexual harm on adults or children. Gainsborough
We believe that the arrangements in Lincolnshire Darren has been work-
are highly effective in dealing with the relatively small ing in housing since 1991 Neil is currently
number of offenders who are in this category. in a variety of roles with Rehousing and Advice
increasing responsibility Manager and is
From this year, our efforts to control the behaviour of
and he has considerable responsible for a team of
sex offenders will be strengthened by the additional
experience in working five officers who manage
powers of the Sexual Offences Prevention Order,
with multi-agency public protection panels. the housing register,
which we are committed to using whenever possible,
His current role involves front line management of allocate accommodation
as we have done with the previously held legal powers homelessness, housing advice and more recently
and provide a homelessness service. He has been in
with Sex Offender Orders. housing support services.
post since mid May 2003 and prior to this worked for
In addition to continuing our work with a wide range Westminster City Council where he managed their
The East Lindsey Housing Support service has been
of organisations to ensure public protection, we shall acknowledged as an area of good practice within Temporary Accommodation Team. Neil has worked in
be recruiting two lay advisers to join the Strategic Lincolnshire by Supporting People. Darren is a corporate housing for thirteen years.
Management Board which oversees multi-agency member of the Chartered Institute of Housing, has an
public protection arrangements. This will ensure MA in housing, a BA Hons in Business Studies and a
valuable public involvement in keeping Lincolnshire in postgraduate Diploma in Housing Management.
the forefront of public protection.
Kim Warren
Housing Operational
Manager,
South Holland District
Council
Kim has worked in
housing since 1993 as
Housing Officer, Senior
Housing Officer for
Rutland County Council
Tony Lake Graham Nicholls and now as Housing Operational Manager at South
Chief Constable Acting Chief Officer Holland District Council. She holds an Honours
Lincolnshire Police National Probation Service degree in Housing Studies and is a member of the
Lincolnshire Chartered Institute of Housing.
She holds a BSc in Psychology and has worked in Stuart Sheardown In relation to those offenders assessed as presenting a
residential care homes as an educational welfare Housing Services less imminent or serious risk of harm to the public,
officer and part of a criminal defence team. Coordinator, INTRODUCTION meetings are held regularly to bring together the
South Kesteven District workers involved with the offender. Again, the
Sheridan represents the directorate on the
Council primary focus of these meetings is to afford the
Lincolnshire Area Child Protection Committee, Case
Monitoring Group and other forums. She coordinates I am pleased to invite you to read the Third Annual best public protection.
Stuart is a member of Report about arrangements in Lincolnshire.
training for and provides support to Directorate and The multi-agency public protection arrangements are
the Institute of Housing
school colleagues in all aspects of child protection. The statutory organisations in Lincolnshire have overseen by a Strategic Management Board which
and holds an MSc in
Housing from Leicester demonstrated, over a number of years, real comprises senior managers from each of the agencies.
David Ward commitment to working together to make our The Board meets every three months and examines in
de Montfort University.
Tenancy Enforcement county a safer place in which to live. The multi-agency detail the arrangements in place. In the forthcoming
He has been working in housing for nine years and is
Manager, public protection arrangements represent a year we look forward to introducing two members of
currently Housing Services Coordinator for South
City of Lincoln Council structured partnership between Police, Probation, the public as Lay Advisers to the Board.
Kesteven District Council.
David has twenty years’ Health, Education, Social Services and Housing The protection of the public requires constant
Stuart’s responsibilities are allocations, homelessness
housing management with the intent of identifying, assessing and managing vigilance on behalf of the statutory agencies. Whilst
and giving housing advice on the prevention of
experience. His qualifica- those in the community who present a risk of causing we are proud of our achievements in Lincolnshire
homelessness. His work includes multi-agency
tions include an MA in harm to the public. and confident of the commitment we have at the
partnership work.
Housing Policy and Offenders managed by the Public Protection Panel most senior level and throughout the participating
Practice and he is a present a most serious and imminent risk of organisations, it is our aim to pursue continual
Corporate Member of the Chartered Institute of John Cooch committing violent or sexual offences. There are improvement of our skills and structures.
Housing. Principal Housing Consequently we will persist in enhancing our
very few such individuals in the community. In some
His duties include officer responsibility for anti-social Officer arrangements and will report these developments to
cases the risk presented is to those individuals known
behaviour, crime and disorder issues and high risk Boston Borough Council the community on an annual basis.
to the offender, as in the case of domestic violence. In
cases housed by the Authority. He represents the City
other cases the risk assessed may be to the wider
of Lincoln Council at public protection meetings for John has been employed public. The Public Protection Panel works closely with
high and very high risk cases. by Boston Borough the Area Child Protection Committee to reduce the
Council in the Housing
risk to children in our community.
John Tudberry department for twenty-
Tenant Services Manager, five years and is We know that the public is best served when agencies
North Kesteven District currently Principal work together to share information and act together
Council Housing Officer, with direct responsibility for the to monitor the behaviours of offenders. Purposeful
Housing Register, Housing Aid and Advice, dialogue between the agencies in Lincolnshire has
John has worked in
Homelessness, the Homelessness Hostel and never been better and there is a real commitment
housing for over thirty
management of the Housing Needs Team. amongst workers to protect the public.
years and has experience
of all aspects of housing He works closely with the Council’s Registered Social A primary aim is to reduce the number of victims in
management. Present Landlord partners in the provision of housing, our community and to ensure that the voice and
duties include tenancy development of housing policies and the rehousing of concerns of those individuals who have experienced
enforcement, anti-social behaviour matters and crime applicants. He is a member of the Chartered Institute crime are heard in the future management of Sally Lewis
and disorder issues. He holds a Diploma in Housing of Housing, the Boston and East Lindsey Domestic offenders. We are confident that a number of Chair
Management and is a member of the Chartered Violence Committees and Boston Homelessness actions taken by the panel have resulted in creating Strategic Management Board
Institute of Housing. Forum. a safer environment.

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 Authorities. Andy Cambell programmes for offenders and she project-managed
WHICH AGENCIES ARE Youth Offending Service, the implementation of the 2000 National Service
Lincolnshire Framework for Mental Health. She was appointed
INVOLVED IN MAPPA? Forensic Services Manager in 2002, including the
Andy has been Service management of Francis Willis Unit and inreach
The most important work undertaken within the Development Officer services at HMP Lincoln. Louise has developmental
MAPPA is done locally, led by the Police, Probation and since 2001. He qualified lead for community forensic services and strategies to
Prison Service - who act together as the ‘Responsible as a Probation Officer meet the needs of people with a personality disorder.
Authority’. in 1974 and worked in
the north east of England
The experience and good practice upon which this before coming to Tim Barker
work is based began in the 1990s - most significantly Lincolnshire in 1990. Andy has a wide-ranging Child Protection
as a result of the closer working relationship required experience of roles in the criminal justice system, Manager
by the Sex Offender Act (1997). The Criminal Justice having worked in prisons, probation offices, youth Social Services
and Courts Services Act (2000) formalised that offending teams and in Family Court Welfare. Directorate
relationship and built on the existing experience by
requiring the Police and the Probation Service to Tim has been a social
establish arrangements (the MAPPA) for assessing and Louise Tomlinson worker and manager
managing the risks posed by certain sexual and violent Forensic Services since 1976, specialising
offenders. The Prison Service will now join Manager, in childcare / child
Lincolnshire Police and the National Probation Lincolnshire Partnership protection. He worked
Service, Lincolnshire and become part of the MAPPA NHS Trust for two years as Chair of child protection
“Responsible Authority”. conferences, and then worked for the National
Louise qualified as a first Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children,
level registered mental where he managed a project specialising in assessments
THE IMPORTANCE health nurse in 1989 of families and therapeutic work with abused children.
OF PARTNERSHIP and worked in acute Tim has been Child Protection Manager since 1996
Supporting and co-ordinating the development of the psychiatric in-patient and advises the Lincolnshire Area Child Protection
MAPPA throughout the 42 Areas of England and Wales units, including management of a low security intensive Committee.
Key to the development of the MAPPA in the past
is the National Probation Directorate’s Public psychiatric unit in Birmingham. In 1992 at HMP
year has been the even closer involvement of other
Winson Green, she was one of the first nurses to
agencies, such as Housing, Health and Social Services, Protection Unit (PPU).
directly provide mental health care to prisoners. Sheridan Dodsworth
working alongside Police and Probation. Child Protection Officer,
This Unit acts as a central point for advice and,
In 1995 Louise moved into psychiatric nursing,
increasingly, involvement in the management of Education and Cultural
The truly multi-agency nature of the MAPPA and the providing court diversion and diversion at
Services
collaboration, which underpins it, has been strengthened difficult cases. These include, for example, UK citizens point-of-arrest services, which led to joint initiatives
further by the Criminal Justice Act (2003). who have committed serious offences abroad and to address the needs of mentally disordered
Sheridan has worked for
return to this country without anywhere to live. The offenders. She developed a mental health awareness
The Act will place a ‘duty to co-operate’ on a wide the Education and
Unit is also able to provide financial support when the training programme for police and set up joint
range of organisations including Youth Offending Cultural Services, which
risk management plans make exceptional demands protocols with Probation to ensure information-shar-
Teams, local Health Authorities and Trusts, Housing is responsible for support
upon local resources. ing to reduce risk.
Authorities and registered social landlords, Social services to schools and
Services departments, Jobcentres and Local Education Louise has managed a Regional Forensic Secure Unit the Youth Service, for the last seven years and she was
for Learning Disabilities, specialising in treatment appointed lead officer for child protection in 2002.

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 A Senior Probation Officer since 1991, Tony’s work
has included team management and training in risk ROLES AND
KEY PERSONNEL assessment, risk management systems and tools. RESPONSIBILITIES
Formerly Chair of the Professional Committee of the
National Association of Probation Officers, Tony is a
member of the User Development Group for the
Lincolnshire Police
Multi-Agency Public Protection National Violent and Sexual Offender Registration
Panel Members System (VISOR). A crucially important part of the Police role is
protection from harm. This includes identifying
dangerous and high risk offenders and working with
Chair Karen Head other organisations to manage their risk.
Sally Lewis Head of Regimes and
Assistant Chief Officer, Resettlement,
HMP Lincoln
National Probation Service, Lincolnshire
National Probation
Service, Lincolnshire The Probation Service has legally enshrined
Karen joined HM Prison responsibilities towards victims and to provide
Service in 1988 and public protection. The Service in Lincolnshire has
Sally has been a qualified has served in several
probation officer since carried out pioneering work in Multi-Agency
establishments, including
1984. Her previous Public Protection and continues to drive this work
female and high security
responsibilities have forward.
prisons. She has been a
included National Training Manager, the Bail Governor at HMP Lincoln since 2002, with responsi-
Information Scheme, Groupwork Training and bility for providing prisoners with work, education Her Majesty’s Prison Service
Approved Premises Manager. and training, offending behaviour programmes and
The risks posed by prisoners subject to MAPPA will
Sally’s current responsibilities include public resettlement services, including induction procedures,
be assessed prior to release from custody through
protection and chairing the Multi-Agency Public sentence management and custody to work
case conferences attended by multi-agency staff,
Protection Management Group. programmes.
such as Prison Service staff, seconded Probation
Service staff, Police Liaison Officers, and nominated
MAPPP Manager Glen Harris risk management staff. A range of measures are
Tony Eyres Detective Chief available to facilitate the release process,
Senior Probation Officer, Inspector, accompanied release and imposing additional licence
National Probation Crime Support Unit, conditions.
Service, Lincolnshire Lincolnshire Police
Youth Offending Service,
Tony has been MAPPP Glen has been a police
Lincolnshire
Manager since 2001. officer with Lincolnshire
After a career in Police since 1985, having The Youth Offending Service manages the risk
industry, he qualified as worked in a number of presented by offenders under 18 years of age and is
a probation officer in 1986. His qualifications roles, including Child actively involved in working in partnership in
include BA (Hons), Certificate of Qualification in Protection and Intelligence. His last role was Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements.
Social Work and a Diploma in Management Studies. Divisional Crime Manager. He is now taking up the
post he previously held just over two years ago.

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ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
Lincolnshire Partnership
NHS Trust
Mental health staff have a unique role in early
identification and specialist assessment of risk and
are involved in joint working. Health professionals
are ideally placed to provide interventions aimed at
reducing risk where mental disorder is a key factor in
offending behaviour.
Health professionals are involved across all levels of
Multi-Agency Public Protection from Strategic
Planning to Clinical Risk Management, and work
collaboratively with many agencies to co-ordinate
effective care management.
Lincolnshire Social Services
Social Services work to protect the most vulnerable
people in society including children, people with
disabilities and older citizens. Our staff work
regularly with colleagues in multi-agency partnerships
and child protection.
Lincolnshire Education
and Cultural Services
The Education Service has an essential part to play
in child protection. Staff are actively involved in
work to protect children from the risk presented
by potentially dangerous offenders identified through
MAPPA.
Housing Authorities and
Registered Social Landlords
Housing Authorities and Registered Social Landlords
work with a wide range of tenants and prospective
tenants. Multi-Agency Public Protection work enables
us to protect the community by providing appropriate
housing and being aware of risk to staff and other
members of the community.
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Susan Twemlow Head of Strategic Modernisation,
Children and Family Services Social Services
Directorate, succeeded in February 2004 by
Jennie Thornton County Manager,
Quality & Performance,
Children & Family Services
Dr Alan Crease Pupil & Schools Services Group,
Education and Cultural Services,
Neil Greenfield Divisional Manager,
Countywide Adult Mental Health
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Trust
John Bibby Director of Housing and
Community Services (City of Lincoln Council)
Keith Beaumont Governor,
HMP North Sea Camp
(representing HM Prison Service)
INVOLVING THE PUBLIC
MAPPA developments in the next year will also
include the appointment by the Home Secretary of
two lay advisers to Strategic Management Board.
The eight areas of England and Wales which have been
piloting these arrangements since January (Cumbria,
Greater Manchester, Durham, South Wales, Dorset,
Hampshire, Surrey and West Midlands) report that they
add real value. Lay advisers will contribute to
the review and monitoring of the MAPPA which is
undertaken by each Area’s Strategic Management Board
- the work of which you can read more in this report.
The purpose of appointing lay advisers is to ensure
that the community has an involvement in what is
done to protect them and that those involved
professionally with the MAPPA are aware of the
views of the community. The lay advisers will not
“represent” the community in the way, for example,
that local councillors do, nor will they be involved in
operational decision-making. And, given the sensitivity
of much of what the MAPPA does, especially with the
few offenders who pose a very high risk of serious
harm to the public, it is not practicable for the
general public to be involved. Lay advisers will,
however, ensure an appropriate and a practical level of
community involvement.
WHAT SUPPORT IS
GIVEN TO VICTIMS?
If an offender is sentenced to twelve months or
more for a violent or sexual assault, a Victim
Contact Officer will contact the victims to
establish any continuing risk or concerns and
inform them about the sentencing process.
This knowledge of the victim and their concerns
facilitates better risk management when an
offender is eventually released.
CASE STUDY -
VICTIM CONTACT
The Probation Service employs Victim Contact
staff who keep each victim informed of an
offender’s release and put forward the views and
concerns of victims.
An offender with a long history of indecent
exposure and sexually abusive behaviour was
due for release after a seven year sentence.
Co-operation with the Prison Service led to
him being released away from the victim’s home
area and he was required by the Probation
Service to reside in supervised accommodation
under curfew.
His victim was kept informed that he would not
be living in the area where she still resides and
she was given information about his approximate
date of release.
This regular contact and sharing of information
greatly assisted and reassured the victim.

FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS
IN 2003 / 2004
1. During 2002/2003, in addition to the work on
many individual cases, the second tier of risk
assessment and management, Divisional Risk
Meetings, was fully established and is working well.
2. In 2003/2004 improved Risk Recording and
Management Action verification was incorporated.
3. Joint training for staff from partner organisations is
regularly provided. This not only ensures that
staff's knowledge is up to date, but also that
working together between organisations is the
norm.
4. Specialist staff from the Probation Service, who
routinely work with offenders assessed as
presenting a likelihood of serious harm, meet
regularly to ensure that they are up-to-date on all
developments related to their public protection
role.
5. From the beginning of the financial year 2004/2005
the Probation Service will have in post a Senior
Probation Officer whose specific remit will be to
manage staff involved in High Risk Multi-Agency
Public Protection cases.
6. Regular meetings have continued between the
Manager of the Multi-Agency Public Protection
Panel and Lincolnshire's seven Crime and
Disorder Reduction Partnerships. These meetings
are designed to ensure that there is a common
understanding and a seamless development of
Public Protection throughout the county.
7. Closer co-operation has been developed between
the Multi-Agency Public Protection Panel and the
Lincolnshire Area Child Protection Committee.
The reference manual for Child Protection also
includes advice on whom, and how, to refer high
risk cases to the Multi Agency Public Protection
Panel.
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8. High risk offenders, whose risk of re-offending is
made worse because of their addiction to drink
and drugs, now have the benefit of a "fast track"
approach to specialist treatment services.
9. Of particular concern are offenders with mental
health needs and Lincolnshire's public
protection work has greatly benefited by the
appointment of a Forensic Services Manager,
who sits on the core panel. In addition, in
cases where mental health concerns are
significant, consultant psychiatrists and
psychologists and other health staff provide
advice and assistance. (However, it is important
to note that the majority of mentally disordered
individuals do not commit offences.)
10. Protection of victims is a core feature of
Lincolnshire's Public Protection work. In all
relevant cases specialist Victim Contact Officers
employed by the Probation Service contact
victims and assess their concerns and need for
information. These officers routinely attend
Multi-Agency Public Protection meetings or
provide information to assist in the short and
longer term protection of victims.
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
BOARD
The Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements are
overseen by a board of representatives from the
organisations involved in Public Protection. The Board
meets quarterly, reviews work in hand, and drives
forward new developments.
At present the following are Board members:
Sally Lewis Assistant Chief Officer,
National Probation Service, Lincolnshire
Peter Davies Assistant Chief Constable,
Lincolnshire Police
WHICH OFFENDERS ARE HOW ARE THE
MANAGED BY MAPPA? CASES MANAGED?
Registered Sex Offenders Level 1 - Low to Medium Risk Cases
These form the majority of cases. Organisations
Any offender convicted or cautioned for a sex offence
manage these cases as normal, but share essential
since September 1997, or serving a sentence of
information with others e.g. in child protection
imprisonment at that time.
cases.
Violent and other Sex Offenders Level 2 - Higher Risk Cases
The Probation Service organises meetings throughout
Normally sentenced to at least twelve months’
Lincolnshire in co-operation with the Police and other
custody or detained under relevant mental health
organisations to assess and manage the risk presented
legislation.
by higher risk offenders.
Other Offenders Level 3 - Very High Risk Cases
These cases are known as The Critical Few.
Who pose a risk of serious harm to the public. Though few, these cases require maximum resources.
Full information about offences covered by MAPPA A panel consisting of senior officers and staff from all
management is available in Sections 67 and 68 of the multi-agency partners meets at least monthly
Criminal Justice and Court services Act (2000). to assess, review and manage the risk that these
individuals could present.
HOW IS RISK ASSESSED?
A number of statistically reliable tools for the
assessment of the risk of re-offending have been
developed in recent years including:
ASSET for young offenders
OASys for adult offenders
MATRIX 2000 for sexual and violent offenders
All of these are used as required in Lincolnshire.
As well as using these well-tested methods, staff
involved are required to collect and thoroughly
evaluate all information, to record and carry out
decisions, follow policies and procedures and take all
reasonable steps in order to achieve high quality risk
assessment and management.
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 DISCLOSURE STATISTICAL INFORMATION

Number of offenders
In cases when it is essential to inform members of the
public about a potential public risk, the Multi-Agency
1. Category 1 MAPPA offenders: Registered Sex Offenders (RSOs)
Public Protection Panel will propose disclosure as part
of a wider risk management plan. However, the final i) The number of RSOs living in Lincolnshire on 31st March 2004. 328
decision will be taken at Chief Constable level and full
advice and guidance will be included. ii) The number of sex offenders having a registration requirement who were
either cautioned or convicted for breaches of the requirement, between 8
If organisations in Lincolnshire become aware of an 1st April 2003 and 31st March 2004
individual whose behaviour is giving concern and he
iii) The number of full Sex Offender Orders (a) applied for and (b) imposed by a) 1
does not respond to warnings, it may be necessary to
consider public disclosure. This is done as a last the courts in Lincolnshire between 1st April 2003 and 31st March 2004. b) 1
resort, as we wish to avoid driving worrying offenders a) 0
iv) The number of interim Sex Offender Orders (a) applied for and (b) inposed
underground or creating undue public concern. If by the courts in Lincolnshire between 1st April 2003 and 31st March 2004. b) 0
disclosure is necessary, approval is required from a
Chief Constable and those who receive the disclosure
aretold what to do with the information and whom to 2. Category 2: violent offenders and other sexual offenders. (V&O)

contact for help or action.

v) The number of violent and other sexual offenders (as defined by Section 68
If disclosure is required the following principles are (3), (4) and (5) of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act (2000)) 126
followed: living in Lincolnshire between 1st April 2003 and 31st March 2004

1. Actions are proportionate to risk

2. Individual poses a risk of serious harm
3. No other practical means exist to protect the
public
4. All risks are considered
5. Disclosure is to the right person
6. The person receiving the information knows
what they need to do with it in order to provide
effective public protection
3. Category 3: Other offenders (OO)
vi) The number of ‘other offenders' (as defined by Section 67 (2)(b) of the
Criminal Justice and Court Services Act (2000) between 1st April 2003 and 50
31st March 2004.
vii) The number of Restraining Orders imposed on any MAPPA offenders by
0
the courts in Lincolnshire between 1st April 2003 and 31st March 2004.
4 MAPPP cases

(vii) Identify how many MAPPA offenders in each of the three Categories RSO 11
(i.e. (i)-RSOs, (v)-V&0 and (vi)-00 above) have been managed through the V&O 3
MAPPP (level 3) between 1st April 2003 and 31st March 2004. OO 12

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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
IN 2003 / 2004
* No serious offences committed by MAPPP
- managed cases (Level 3 - Very High Risk)
* Effective and regular risk management meetings
established throughout Lincolnshire
* Formal links established with child protection
systems
* Joint risk training between different agencies
* Prison Service brought into strategic manage-
ment of public protection arrangements
* Highest ever levels of attendance and delivery of
actions to manage serious risks
* Consultant Psychologists and Specialist Probation
Officers work together on nationally accredited
Community Sex Offences Prevention
Programmes
* All actions to manage risk are effectively targeted
and measured
COMMENTARY ON
2003 / 2004 STATISTICS
This year the annual report provides a more detailed
breakdown of the number of sexual and violent
offenders who are covered by the MAPPA in
Lincolnshire. As last year, the figures include the
number of registered sex offenders.
Because sex offender registration is normally for a
minimum of 5 years (and generally for much longer)
the figures are expected to increase for some time.
Only a very small proportion (about 6% throughout
England and Wales) are considered to pose such a high
risk or management difficulty that they are referred to
the highest level of the MAPPA - the Multi-Agency
Public Protection Panel. (The MAPPP).
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For the first time the statistics referring to the
category of Sexual and Violent Offenders sentenced
to in excess of 12 months’ custody exclude those
not yet released on licence. Therefore, they
are not comparable with previous figures.
The statistics include those supervised on licence.
113 individuals have successfully completed their
licence.
Sex offender registrations have increased as a
result of the following factors:
* Lifetime registration of many leaving prison.
* Cases moving into area.
* Active policing, in particular of internet
pornographic crime and other sexual crime.
* Increased knowledge of sex offending has led
to more reporting of less serious offences
and an increase in cautions which can still
require registration.
Sex Offender Registration has been very
successful. In Lincolnshire 97.5% have complied
with requirements. The "Other High Risk
Offenders" category, which allows offenders who
are not registered sex offenders or supervised on
licence by Probation to be managed, has reduced
during the last year by 37%.
None of those assessed as presenting the highest
potential risk have committed any serious offences
during the reporting year.
CASE STUDY - SEX OFFENDER
The Sex Offender Order is a powerful tool in con-
trolling the activities of sex offenders.
It can be obtained by the Police and prohibits a sex
offender from any activity which would increase his
risk of harmful behaviour for a minimum of five
years. Sex Offender Orders can prohibit:
* Contact with children
* Frequenting places where children
congregate,such as parks, swimming pools,
schools etc.
CASE STUDY - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Mr. W. has a long history of very serious domestic
violence which has resulted in injury to several
previous partners and the death of his wife. He was
released from prison and planned to move to
Lincolnshire to begin a relationship with a woman,
whom he began contacting whilst still in prison.
The National Probation Service referred Mr. W. to
the Multi Agency Public Protection Panel for the
following reasons:
1. Risk to his new partner
2. Risk to his deceased wife’s family
3. Risk to his child
The Multi Agency Public Protection Panel set in
progress actions to protect possible victims,
including his new partner and his previous family.
These included:
* Full disclosure about his offending
* Personal house alarms connected directly to
the Police
* Possessing items which would attract children,
such as toys, balloons, puppies
* Possessing cameras or video equipment
In addition, the offender must register with the
Police and notify them of any change of address.
Last year a Lincolnshire man subject to a Sex
Offender Order was sentenced to two years’
imprisonment for approaching young children.
Timely enforcement of the Order meant that he was
imprisoned before any children had been harmed.
* Contact with specialist Police Domestic
Violence Officer
* Re-housing to an address unknown to Mr.W.
* Requirement for Mr.W. to stay and obey curfew
in supervised accommodation, staffed 24 hours
per day
* Mr.W. not to contact deceased wife’s family
* Enforceable Police warning about future
behaviour
In addition to the above conditions, police officers
took active steps to ensure that, on release from
prison, Mr. W. did not try to approach those to
whom he was a risk.
To make this action plan work, close co-operation
at all levels was required from Probation, Police,
Health, Housing, Education, Prison and Social
Services. It is unlikely to have occurred so
smoothly, or even at all, without the benefits of the
Multi Agency Public Protection Panel.
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PUBLIC PROTECTION PROCEDURES PUBLIC PROTECTION PROCEDURES

REVIEW MEETING PROCESS

Individual Organisations assess risk of harm

If low or medium risk,
manage within own
organisation
through Divisional Risk
Divisional Risk Meeting and Multi-Agency Public Protection Panel
Review Meeting Process
(at least quarterly)
If high risk, manage
Review progress against risk management strategy and share
Meeting If very high risk, refer to Multi-Agency any current concerns. Re-assess Risk level.
Public Protection Panel via a
Core Panel Member

Possible Outcomes

Risk assessment can change due to new information or improvements or decline in offender behaviour, and
procedures and practice are flexible to allow for changed risk assessment.

Considered to be Considered to be Considered to be

Risk Definitions Medium/Low Risk High Risk Very High Risk

Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk Very High Risk

No significant There are identifiable indicators There are identifiable indi- There is imminent risk of
current of risk of harm.The offender cators of risk of serious serious harm.The potential • Remove from • Continue • Continue
indicators has the potential to cause harm.The potential event event is more likely than register and registration as registration as
of risk. harm, but is unlikely to do so is not imminent but could not to happen imminently recommend single potentially dangerous
unless there is a change happen at any time and the and the impact could be agency action to dangerous offender.
of circumstances. impact could be serious. serious. Formulate
manage risk offender.
updated
• Formulate protection plan.
updated • Refer to /
protection plan. continue with
• Set review date. Multi-Agency
Public
Protection Panel
(MAPPP)
• Set review date.

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