Derbyshire

Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements

Annual Report 2002–3
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Foreword

By Paul Goggins, Parliamentary Under-Secretary

for Community and Custodial provision in the
Home Office.
As the recently appointed Minister with responsibility
for the MAPPA, I am pleased to introduce this, the
second, annual MAPPA report. It is clear that in the
last year (2002/3) the multi-agency public protection
arrangements (the MAPPA) continued to play an
important role in what remains one of this
government's highest priorities - the protection of the
public from dangerous offenders.
As someone with many years experience of working in
the field of child protection, I am particularly impressed
by the important contribution the MAPPA are making to
strengthen collaboration between agencies at a local
level where the focus is on the dangerous offender.
These improvements must, however, impact on the
protection of children. As the tragic death of Victoria
Climbie showed, an effective multi-agency partnership
is crucial and the MAPPA are an important element.
To ensure greater consistency in the MAPPA across
the 42 Areas of England and Wales, and to prepare for
the implementation of measures contained in the
Criminal Justice Bill, we published the MAPPA
Guidance in April. Building on good practice, that
Guidance clarified the structure of the operational
arrangements as well as the importance of formal
review and monitoring - of which this annual report is a
vital part. The Criminal Justice Bill will strengthen the
MAPPA in two ways. First, it will make the involvement
of other agencies part of the statutory framework.
Second, it will introduce the involvement of lay people -
those unconnected with day-to-day operation of the
MAPPA - in reviewing and monitoring the MAPPA.
Annual reports and this new lay involvement show the
Government's commitment to explaining how the
often sensitive and complex work of public protection
is undertaken.
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The Government is also strengthening the protection of

the public with other measures in the Criminal Justice
Bill. They include new sentences for dangerous
offenders to prevent their release if they continue to be
dangerous. Additionally, the Sexual Offences Bill will
tighten up sex offender registration, introduce a new
offence of 'grooming', and enable sex offender orders
to be imposed on violent offenders who pose a risk of
causing serious sexual harm - thereby extending sex
offender registration to them.
I commend this report to you and congratulate all the
agencies and individuals who have contributed to the
achievement of the MAPPA locally in your local Area.

Paul Goggins
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The National Picture

This section of the report draws attention to wider

context of the operation and development of the Multi-
Agency Public Protection Arrangements (the MAPPA).
The most important work undertaken within the MAPPA
is done locally, led by the police and probation - who
act jointly as the 'Responsible Authority' in your Area -
and in each of the 42 Areas of England and Wales.
The experience and good practice upon which this
work is based began in the 1990s - most significantly
as a result of the closer working relationship required
by the Sex Offender Act (1997). The Criminal Justice
and Courts Services Act (2000) formalised that
relationship and built on the existing experience by
requiring the police and probation services to establish
arrangements (the MAPPA) for assessing and
managing the risks posed by sexual and violent
offenders. The Act also required the Responsible
Authority to publish an annual report on the operation
of those arrangements. This report, covering April 2002
to March 2003, is the second annual report.
The importance of partnership
Key to the development of the MAPPA in the past year
has been the closer involvement of other agencies,
such as housing, health and social services, working
alongside police and probation. The truly multi-agency
nature of the MAPPA and the collaboration which
underpins it is to be strengthened further by the
Criminal Justice Bill. The Bill will place a 'duty to co-
operate' on a wide range of organisations including
local health authorities and trusts; housing authorities
and registered social landlords; social services
departments; Jobcentres; Youth Offending Teams; and
local education authorities. In addition, the Prison
Service will join the police and probation services and
become part of the MAPPA 'Responsible Authority'.
Supporting and co-ordinating the development of the
MAPPA throughout the 42 Areas of England and
Wales, is the National Probation Directorate's Public
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Protection Unit (PPU). This Unit acts as a central point

for advice and, increasingly, involvement in the
management of difficult cases. These include, for
example, UK citizens who have committed serious
offences abroad and return to this country without
anywhere to live. The Unit is also able to provide
financial support when the risk management plans
make exceptional demands upon local resources.
Involving the public
MAPPA developments in the next 18 months will also
include the appointment by the Home Secretary of two
'lay advisers' to each Area. 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 communities understand more of 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.
MAPPA Offenders
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 your
Area. As last year, the figures include the number of
registered sex offenders. Because sex offender
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registration is for a minimum of 5 years (and generally

for much longer) the figures are cumulative. This is
why they have increased - by 16 per cent in England
and Wales. Only a very small proportion (about six per
cent 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 Panels
(the MAPPP).
Figures alone do not, of course, tell the whole story.
The anonymised case studies illustrate the practical
work of the MAPPA, and demonstrate the preventive
action which can be taken. Prior to the MAPPA, action
of this kind was mainly taken by one agency alone,
with the effect that on occasion offenders' behaviour
which might have triggered preventative action went
unnoticed. The multi-agency approach of the MAPPA
helps ensure that if an offender does breach the
condition of the licence under which they were
released from prison or a court order prohibiting certain
activities, then action to enforce the condition or order
and protect the public can be taken more swiftly.
If you are interested in reading the reports of other
Areas, they will be published on the National Probation
Service's website www.probation.homeoffice.gov.uk
(under the public protection section) with all of them
being available once the last Area has published its
annual report in September.
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Section C Area Summary

In Derbyshire, as elsewhere, serious sexual and violent

crime is something that challenges us all. The reality of
these crimes, and the fear they can cause affects
victims, their families, and whole communities.
Sometimes the harm caused, whether physical or
mental, may be long lasting. And there is especial
concern if the victims are children or other
vulnerable people.
It will never be possible to stop all crimes of this sort.
But there are things that can be done. That is why
Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements have
been set up. The partner agencies involved in public
protection work in Derbyshire each work in ways that
can help to make our society and communities safer.
Yet they have also recognised the greater benefits that
come from working together. This happens not only in
arrangements for public protection but through the
Derbyshire Area Child Protection Committees and
in the Local Authority based Crime & Disorder
Partnerships also. Working together we can make
a difference.
Whilst the legislation that requires the Police and
Probation Services in every Area of England and
Wales to establish joint arrangements for assessing the
risk posed by sexual, violent and other dangerous
offenders who may cause serious harm to the public is
still fairly new, our arrangements are grounded in
several years experience.
Both the Police and Probation Services came to see
that they could best achieve the goal of preventing
crime and reducing re-offending if they worked more
closely with each other, and with other partner
agencies, including the Health and Social Services,
and local authorities.
In cases involving serious sexual or violent crime the
Probation Service reached agreement with a number
of other agencies to exchange information and hold
meetings at which the risk of harm posed by particular
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offenders could be assessed. Following the Sex

Offender Act 1997 the Police developed arrangements
that included the Probation and Social Services, along
with the NSPCC for discussing and reviewing the
potential risks presented by persons subject to the
notification requirements of the Act.
As described in our first Annual Report last year these
arrangements were then brought under the duty to
establish public protection arrangements introduced by
Sections 67 & 68 of the Criminal Justice and Court
Services Act 2000. But in addition steps were taken
through the creation of an Area-wide Multi Agency
Public Protection Panel to bring in new arrangements
to consider the highest risk 'critical few' offenders
thought to pose the greatest or most immediate risk of
causing serious harm; this Panel has now been in
operation since January 2002. The roles of the
partner agencies to the Panel are described in the
next section.
All the partners, and Victim Support Derbyshire are
represented on the Strategic Management Group
which oversees the work of the MAPPP, and
increasingly of the MAPPA too. The equal contribution
all these agencies, authorities and services and the
contributions of members of the public, is vital for
effective public protection.
Within the Area this past year has seen:-
· the first full year of operation by the MAPPP. This
has been seen to be effective in according priority
to the potentially most dangerous offenders, though
most work continues to be delivered through the
wider public protection arrangements and the work
of individual agencies
· publication of the first annual report which helped to
bring the arrangements to general public notice
· the introduction by the Police of the new interim
ViSOR (Violence and Sex Offender Register)
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database, improving the efficiency of recording sex

offender registration information
· the designation of four Dangerous Persons
Management Units in each of the four Police Basic
Command Units across the county
· the development of 'floating support' schemes
between two local authorities, other agencies and
the non-statutory sector which helps to monitor and
sustain the accommodation of higher risk offenders
and other ex-offenders, amongst others
· the launch of the ground-breaking Stop It Now!
public health and awareness campaign to prevent
child abuse
· a rise in the number of sex offender registrations
by 15%, with some reduction in the number of
other sexual and violent offenders dealt with under
the arrangements
· a preliminary review of existing local arrangements
in the light of experience to date, taking account of
recommendations from national inspection reports
and Further Guidance on MAPPA from the
Home Office.
What makes the difference in public protection are the
connexions made and sustained locally. Further
descriptions of our present arrangements are given in
the sections of the report that follow.

Section D: Multi Agency Public Protection
What Part Do We All Play?
At present the Police and Probation
Services are together the
'Responsible Authority' for
establishing MAPPA, reviewing the
effectiveness of the arrangements,
and publishing this Annual Report.
Derbyshire Constabulary
The protection of life and property is
a fundamental aim and purpose of
the Police Service. We care about
the communities we serve, and work
to achieve lasting solutions to
problems that concern them. Our
many Crime and Disorder
Partnerships show how committed
we are to providing locally-based
policing services. The duty created
by the Criminal Justice & Court
Services Act to make arrangements
for the assessment and
management of the risks posed by
sexual, violent and other offenders
has built on existing partnerships.
We aim to reduce crime and the fear
of crime and disorder within the
communities of Derbyshire by
ensuring all relevant offenders
comply with the Sex Offenders
Act 1997.
National Probation Service -
Derbyshire Area
The National Probation Service
Derbyshire Area is a community
correctional service committed to:-
· protecting the public
· reducing re-offending
· providing for the proper
punishment of offenders in the
community
· operating and enforcing court
orders and prison licences
· rehabilitating offenders to live
law abiding lives
· ensuring that offenders are aware
of the impact of their crimes on
the victims and the public
All Probation staff have a
responsibility when working with
offenders to remain vigilant to the
continuing risk of re-offending and
the potential for serious harm. With
the most serious and potentially
dangerous offenders the Service
recognises that safe management
and rehabilitation can only be
achieved effectively through
collaborative and co-operative
joint arrangements.
In pursuing the vision of a society
with fewer victims the Service
challenges offenders to face up to
the harm they have caused to
others, whilst engaging community
involvement and support for
measures which better secure
rehabilitation and public protection.
With an equal contribution to
make the agencies additionally
involved are:-
Derbyshire Borough and
District Councils
(Amber Valley; Bolsover;
Chesterfield; Derbyshire Dales;
Erewash; High Peak; N.E.
Derbyshire; South Derbyshire)
Local councils with their various
functions can play an important part
in achieving public protection. The
Derbyshire District Authorities have
committed themselves to inter-
agency work on child protection,
crime prevention and the
management of potentially
dangerous people through public
protection arrangements, by working
alongside other agencies that make
up the Area Child Protection
Committee, Community Safety
Boards and the MAPPP.
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All the authorities have their own
objectives and procedures to
fulfil their duties for the housing
of homeless people, the care of
existing tenants and staff, and
the protection of vulnerable groups.
They have undertaken to ensure
that people’s housing needs are
relevantly assessed with the
other MAPPA agencies to identify
and manage the risks that
particular individuals may pose to
the community.
Derby City Council
As a unitary authority Derby City
Council exercises responsibility for a
range of functions and services,
some of which have a significant
role to play in public protection.
Whilst this might be from any of the
Council’s Departments it is most
likely to involve housing, leisure,
education and legal responsibilities.
Through its Social Services
Department the city provides a
range of services for individuals,
both adults and children, including
some who may be vulnerable. The
City Council is committed to inter
agency work around child protection,
and the prevention of crime,
including the management of
potentially dangerous people
through arrangements established
for these purposes.
Derby City, and Derbyshire
County Youth Offending
Services
Created as a result of the Crime and
Disorder Act 1998 the Youth
Offending Services bring together
professional skills from a range of
agencies to tackle youth crime,
focusing upon young offenders aged
from 10 to 17 years. Using
consistent approaches to
assessment and management, and
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working with partner agencies the
YOS aim to achieve effective
interventions that reduce the
likelihood of re-offending and
address the causes of risk.
Derbyshire County Council
Social Services Dept
The County Council has a wide
range of statutory responsibilities
that involve the provision of a range
of services which sustain and
contribute to the quality of life
for individuals, families
and communities.
The duties of the Social Services
Department in particular includes
services to vulnerable groups, both
adult and children. These include
services to the children in need and
their families, older people, persons
with disabilities and those with
Mental Health needs. Such services
balance the needs and wishes of
individuals with the safety and
interests of the wider community.
As a corollary of the Departments
role in working with other agencies
through the Area Child Protection
Committee there is a commitment to
work together with others in the
management of risk and for the
protection of the public.
Derbyshire County Mental
Health NHS Trust
The Mental Health Trust established
in April 2002 is a major provider of
specialist mental health and learning
disability services throughout the
county of Derbyshire: this includes
some forensic services. The Trust
seeks to provide a full range of
quality mental health services that
match the needs of users, carers
and local communities. This includes
the prevention of harm and
self-harm, where it is committed to
partnership approaches with
other organisations.
NSPCC
The NSPCC is a national charity
working towards ending child cruelty.
The DOVE Project in Derbyshire
exists to protect children from sexual
harm, and prevent the future sexual
abuse of children. The Society is
represented at all levels of the child
protection networks in Derby and
Derbyshire, and is a leading charity
promoting the rights and interests of
children nationally. The Project
works in conjunction with the
Probation Service and other
agencies in providing an
accredited community sex offender
treatment programme.
All services are provided within
a child protection framework in
which the safety of children is a
paramount consideration.
As well as providing treatment
services the DOVE Project offers a
Risk Assessment Service which is
used by Health and Social Services.
The NSPCC in Derbyshire also
provides treatment services to
address inappropriate sexual
behaviour in children who have been
victims of serious harm.
Additionally the NSPCC manages
the Stop It Now! Derby and
Derbyshire Child Protection initiative.
The strength of public protection
arrangements comes from the
distinct yet complementary and
overlapping expertise provided by
each of these partners. If new
legislation is enacted, as seems
likely, there will be a reciprocal duty
to co-operate between these and
other agencies including education
authorities and electronic monitoring
(tagging) providers.
MEMBERS of the PUBLIC
Members of the public can also
make a contribution towards
public protection.
November 2002 saw the launch of
Stop It Now! Derby/shire, with the
support and endorsement, of,
amongst others, the two Area Child
Protection Committee and MAPPA
partners. A forerunner of the
national Stop It Now! campaign
which will be rolled out across the
UK in 2003, the campaign believes
that sexual abuse is a preventable
public health problem, and aims to
stop child sexual abuse by
encouraging abusers and potential
abusers to seek help, and by giving
adults the confidence they need to
protect children effectively.
Estimates of the extent of the sexual
abuse of children vary, but a recent
study into the incidence of abuse by
the NSPCC suggests that 1 in 6
children are sexually abused, most
of them by a family member or adult
known to the child. Three quarters of
those abused never told anyone
about it during their childhood, and
some never disclose at all.
Stop IT Now! aims to take the
burden of prevention off children’s
shoulders and put it where it
belongs, with adults.
Stop It Now! Calls on:
· adult abusers to recognise that
their behaviour is harming a child
and to stop - help is available
· adults who have sexual thoughts
about children or are using
child pornography to seek help
and advice
· family and friends of abusers to
recognise the signs of abusive
behaviour in those close to them,
and take action
· parents of children and young
people who sexually harm others
to recognise the signs of abusive
behaviour in their children and to
take action
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· communities of all races, cultures
and religions to see child sexual
abuse as a problem that affects
everyone and to take positive
actions to promote public
education to protect it.
There may be cause for
concern about the behaviour
of an adult or young person
if they:
· Refuse to allow a child sufficient
privacy or to make their own
decisions on personal matters.
· Insist on physical affection such
as kissing, hugging or wrestling
even when the child clearly does
not want it.
· Are overly interested in the
sexual development of a child
or teenager.
Insist on time alone with a child Source
with no interruptions.
'What We All Need To Know To
· Spend most of their spare time Protect Our Children'
with children and have little STOP IT NOW! UK & Ireland
interest in spending time with
people their own age. Contact details for Stop It Now!
Derby/shire are given at the end of
· Regularly offer to baby-sit
this report. A freephone helpline is
children for free or take children
also available.
on overnight outings alone.
· Buy children expensive gifts
or give them money for no
apparent reason.
· Frequently walk in on
children/teenagers in the
bathroom.
· Treat a particular child as a
favourite, making them feel
'special' compared with others in
the family.
· Pick on a particular child.

Section E: How do Multi Agency Public Protection

arrangements work?
The first foundation of effective
public protection work is the
accurate identification of
relevant offenders.
Research and experience shows us
that past behaviour can help to
predict future behaviour. So where
someone has been convicted of a
serious offence as defined in law, for
example under the Sex Offenders
Act 1997 or Powers of Criminal
Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 it
makes sense to assess whether
there may be a risk of similar
behaviour being repeated.
All persons subject to the
notification requirements of the
Sex Offender Act come to the
attention of the Police, and their
details placed on record.
Sex Offender Registration
Who Is Covered?
· Any person convicted or
cautioned since 1 September
1997 for an offence listed under
the Sex Offender Act 1997, or
who was serving a community or
custodial sentence for a relevant
offence at that date.
What Does It Involve?
· The person must notify the Police
in person within 3 days of the
conviction (or release from prison)
of their name, date of birth and
home address at the time
of conviction
· They must also notify their current
name (including other names
used) and main place of
residence if different from the
name and address at the time
of conviction
· If required, submit to having their
fingerprints and photograph taken
And further:-
· Notify any new change of name
or address within 14 days
· Tell the Police of any other
address at which they stay for
a total of 14 nights or more in
a year
· If going abroad for 8 days or
more provide the dates of travel,
with transport and
accommodation details
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For How Long Does This Last?
The period of registration depends
upon the type and length of
sentence, or caution given:
· 30 months or more imprisonment
- Indefinite
· Hospital admission under
Restriction Order - Indefinite
· Less than 30 but more than
6 months imprisonment - 10 years
· 6 months imprisonment or less
- 7 years
· Any other sentence
(includes cautions) - 5 years
Except for indefinite registrations all
the above are halved for offenders
aged 17 and under.
To help assess the likelihood of any
of these offenders re-offending they
are all subject to a risk assessment
using Risk Matrix 2000, which has
been approved nationally for use by
police services, and now also in use
with the Probation and Prison
services. Devised by Dr David
Thornton, formerly principal
psychologist with HM Prison Service
this places offenders into one of four
categories of risk according to the
likelihood of re-conviction, ranging
from low (1 in 10 likelihood) through
to very high (6 in 10 likelihood).
These are not predictions of
individual behaviour but relate to
groups of offenders with similar
profiles, such as previous
offending patterns.
This calculation is then
supplemented by an assessment
visit to the offender’s home address
where the registration details are
confirmed and the effects of the
notification requirements explained
more fully.
But good risk assessment also
requires the exchange of
information. Multi Agency Public
Protection Arrangements allow this
to happen. All newly registered
offenders are reviewed at
inter-agency meetings held every
3 months in each of the County's
four Police Divisions. Information
relevant to risk assessment and
management is exchanged with the
other agencies represented -
Probation, Social Services, Youth
Offending Service, and the NSPCC
DOVE Project. This may result in a
revision of the original assessment
and agreement on actions that are
possible to manage any risks that
have been identified.
Every registered offender is then
reviewed as frequently as
necessary. A re-assessment visit will
also be carried out to the offender’s
notified address not less than yearly.
This work is conducted by officers in
each of the four Divisional Persons
Management Units, who also assess
any on-going intelligence that comes
to notice.
Of the 459 Registered Sex
Offenders in Derbyshire at 31 March
2003 5% were classified as being a
'very high' risk; the great majority -
74% were medium or low risk.
Seven of the 459 were women.
Where an offender fails to comply
with the registration requirements
they may be warned, or prosecuted
in court. Twenty-one offenders were
convicted for being in breach of the
requirements during the past year.
In the most serious cases this can
result in a period of imprisonment.
In other circumstances, where an
offender may not have committed
another offence, but his behaviour
gives grounds for concern that the
public needs to be protected from
possible harm, an application may
be made to the court for a Sex
Offender Order. These orders
contain prohibitions - for example
not to frequent certain places, or to
be alone with a child under a
stipulated age. One sex offender
order was successfully applied for
and obtained during the year,
making a current total of 5 such
orders in place in the city
and county.
Of the 378 persons known to the
Probation Service during the year
who came under the MAPPA duty
because of their offence some 31%
were regarded as posing a high or
very high risk. The largest proportion
- (42%) were seen as medium risk,
and the remaining 27% lower risk.
Accordingly offenders coming within
the MAPPA duty are those most
likely to be subject to joint agency
meetings and planning. As a
minimum this will involve the
Probation and Police Services, with
other agencies involved as needed.
Where the prospective risk is
presented by an offender due for
release from prison after serving a
sentence of 12 months or more
information will be exchanged
between the prison and probation
services to assist with the planning
for supervision after release. The
Probation Service may for example
request the inclusion of additional
conditions in the release Licence
that support public protection
objectives. If the offender is being
released from a prison in the East
Midlands there is agreement
regionally for prison staff to be
invited to the inter agency meetings
convened by the Probation Service.
Other persons whose behaviour
occasions concern may come to
notice through involvement with the
mental health services, where jointly
with the Social Services their case
will be managed under the Care
Programme Approach (CPA). Where
these persons have a background of
sexual or violent offending they can
be referred into the MAPPA.
EF has served two sentences for
serious sexual assaults against

women, as well as having other
convictions. He had been known to
one of the victims, but was a
stranger to the other. As a result of
the second sentence he was subject
to sex offender registration
requirements indefinitely.
EF was receiving treatment for
mental health problems, made
worse by alcohol misuse. His
behaviour recurrently posed a
nuisance particularly around the
town centre where he lived, and was
felt to hold the potential for more
serious offending. Through work
between the Police, Mental Health
Services and the relevant local
authority EF was re-located to
another address where his activities
could more readily be monitored,
and support measures taken to
stabilise his behaviour, which
included drawing in the resources of
the non-statutory sector. This
appears to have been successful
in reducing the chances of
more offences.
For those offenders who pose the
greatest potential concern a referral
can be progressed through the
partner agencies and joint agency
arrangements to the Area Multi
Agency Public Protection Panel. The
Panel meets monthly. It comprises
senior operational managers from
the core agencies - Police;
Probation; Youth Offending Services;
Social Services; Mental Health
Services; the District (Housing)
Authorities, and the NSPCC. The
Panel is chaired independently by
the MAPPP Manager.
Criteria for taking a case to the
MAPPP are that:
· there is a demonstrated
propensity to cause serious harm,
whether physical or psychological
· a likelihood of further significant
harm seems imminent
· extra resources from the different
agencies need to be considered
and co-ordinated to deal with the
risk(s) identified
· there are substantial victim or
community concerns
· there is press interest in the case
· the assessment or management
of risk requires the engagement of
other agencies not routinely
involved in public protection work
During 2002/03 28 cases were
considered by the Panel. When a
case is referred the Panel makes a
decision on whether it should be
registered on the basis of the risk
assessment and other information
about known victim or community
concerns. At 31 March 2003 17
cases were registered. Out of all the
cases covered by the MAPPA the
ones registered with the Panel are
those where the risk of harm is felt
to be greatest or the most imminent.
All registered cases have a
nominated lead agency and key
worker responsible for co-ordinating
the risk management plan.
Registered cases are subject to
continuing scheduled reviews.
For the Police the structure of these
multi agency arrangements replicate
the National Intelligence Model that
shapes operational policing
objectives and priorities. The referral
of an offender to the MAPPP for
example, may result in referral to the
Level 1 Tasking and Co-ordination
process (or Force Tasking and
Co-ordination, if appropriate). In
these cases senior officers can
decide upon courses of action
designed to reduce the risk posed
by the particular individual, and
agree the allocation of available
resources.
Nothing under public protection
arrangements diminishes the
responsibility of an individual
offender not to re-offend, and nor is
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it the purpose of these
arrangements to mark particular
offenders out for social exclusion.
The aim is to promote specific
measures to strengthen the
offender’s self-controls, in
combination with external controls
that can be applied. Public
protection is most likely to be
achieved when these internal and
external controls are brought
together, with the external controls
targetting immediate public
protection needs whilst progressively
re-inforcing and enhancing the
offenders own motivation and
reasons for not re-offending.
Examples of external controls are
the notification requirements of the
Sex Offender Act, or the frequency
of reporting to the Probation or
Youth Offending Services in
accordance with the national
standards set down for this purpose.
And where the offender is under
supervision, and particularly
following release from a custodial
sentence there may also be
requirements to participate in
programmes to reduce re-offending;
to address substance misuse; not
to approach or contact named
victims, or enter certain areas.
Some offenders may also be
subject to electronic monitoring
(tagging) conditions.
The Community Sex Offender
Groupwork Programme (C-SOGP) is
a nationally accredited programme
approved for use in community
settings with male offenders aged
21+ convicted of contact or
non-contact sexual offences against
adult or child victims.
Based on research into what works
to prevent sexual re-offending
the C-SOGP involves identifying
how the thoughts, attitudes
and emotional responses of
sex offenders link to their
abusive behaviour.
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Attendance is enforced as a
condition of a Community
Rehabilitation Order, or Licence after
release from prison.
Most offenders commencing the
programme must attend 240 hours
of structured groupwork over a
period of 2 years or more for
treatment to be achieved. Offenders
who present a lower level of
deviance and risk of harm to victims
may alternatively be admitted to a
shorter 100 hour programme, whilst
those who have acceptably
completed a Sex Offenders
Treatment Programme during a
prison sentence may attend a
Relapse Prevention Group. In all
cases the offender has to undertake
individual work connected to the
programme with a supervising
Probation Officer.
At the end of the group programme
offenders draw up an action plan to
take responsibility for preventing
their own risks of re-offending.
Where an offender does not comply
with standard or additional
requirements, action is taken
through the Courts or Home Office
Sentence Enforcement Unit. This
can result in the offender being re-
sentenced or recalled to prison to
serve the remaining period of the
original sentence. The enforcement
practice of the National Probation
Service in Derbyshire remains one
of the most rigorous in the country.
A man with a history of convictions,
CD was released from prison after
serving a substantial sentence for
sexual violence against a former
partner. On returning to the
community he was under
supervision to the Probation Service,
and subject to sex offender
registration with the Police.
Although convicted for a sexual
offence CD did not count himself a
'sex offender' but expressed hostility
towards those he thought were.
Because he had previously
assaulted a resident he suspected of
being a sex offender it was not
considered safe to direct him to live
at a Probation Hostel. He was
therefore released to the address of
an extended family member, subject
to specific supervision conditions.
Whilst he complied with the contact
and reporting requirements CD
failed to report that he was
developing a relationship with a
single parent, and was dishonest
when challenged about this following
information being shared between
the Probation and Police. As the
result of a request from the
Probation Service to the Sentence
Enforcement Unit he was recalled
to prison.
Under public protection
arrangements any assessment of
risk must take account of the rights
and responsibilities of victims,
members of the public who might
become victims of crime and the
offender. If an offender has been
sentenced to twelve months
imprisonment or more any views
that victims express will be
considered when release conditions
are being decided. Prevention of
re-victimisation is accorded a very
high priority. Where other persons
are potentially at risk of harm it may
be necessary to consider disclosing
information about the offender,
though such a step is exceptional
and will only be taken if it is the only
way of preventing the serious harm
from happening. Before this step is
taken an offender may be warned
that disclosure will take place if this
will deter the behaviour.
Issues of potential disclosure are
most likely to arise in cases
considered by the MAPPP, where
the discussion of registered cases
specifically addresses this issue. If
disclosure is thought to be
necessary, proportionate and lawful
a recommendation can be made
for final decision by an Assistant
Chief Constable.
Each decision on disclosure has to
be justified on the basis of the
likelihood of harm that might result
from non-disclosure, and where a
disclosure is made the agencies
seek to give advice and assistance
to the recipient.
Following conviction outside
Derbyshire for a relevant offence AB
became subject to the notification
requirements of the Sex Offender
Act. Some time afterwards he
returned to the county, where he
resumed contact with his former
family, this included accompanying
his child to church services,
and activities.
As well as ensuring that the Social
Services Department were informed
so that an assessment could be
made with the family, the Police
officer responsible for monitoring the
registration requirements advised
AB that he should take upon himself
the responsibility of making his
status known to the church
authorities, as an alternative to
possible disclosure. In response to
the information they sought a
meeting at which an agreement was
drawn up in line with the
recommendations of a number of
faith groups and demonstrational
bodies, which place limits AB's
activities and allowed for information
about any matter of concern to be
made known to the police.

Section F: Taking account of victims
Over recent years there has been a
growing emphasis on the needs and
rights of victims within the criminal
justice process. Free and
confidential assistance is available
to people affected by crime through
Victim Support, an independent
organisation and national charity,
with a locally based Area
organisation. Trained staff and
volunteers at local branches offer
information to victims, witnesses,
their families and friends.
The Victims Charter (1996)
committed the Police to keep victims
informed of substantial
developments in a case concerning
them. During this last year the
responsibility for notifying victims
has been taken over by the Crown
Prosecution Service (CPS). The
Police maintain a commitment to
victims in a number of ways,
however. This includes making
provision for victims voluntarily to
provide Personal Statements on
how they have been affected by a
Section G: Who is responsible for MAPPA?
When the Area Multi Agency Public
Protection Panel (MAPPP) was
set up new Strategic Management
Arrangements were established
to oversee its operation. This brings
together representatives of the
key partner agencies, and
provides overall direction to public
protection work on behalf of the
Responsible Authority.
crime for the information of the
court, and keeping victims informed
of police bail decisions.
Under Section 69 of the Criminal
Justice and Court Services Act 2000
a duty was placed upon the
Probation Service to contact the
victims of those offenders subject
to a court sentence or disposal
bringing them within the scope
of multi agency public
protection arrangements.
The Probation Service in Derbyshire
has established a dedicated Victim
Liaison Team with staff based in
Derby and Chesterfield who contact
the victims of sexual and violent
offenders to see if they wish to be
kept informed of the progress of
sentence, or consulted about
conditions that may be attached to a
prisoner’s release. Information about
victims is kept separate from an
offender’s records, but the Liaison
Officers can convey views or
information from the victim to the
The main functions of the
Management Group are:
· strategic management planning
and review
· policy formulation
· financial & budgeting planning
and control for the MAPPP
· public information and media
communications
· a forum to resolve any differences
that arise between partnership
agencies
· complaints
· publication of the Annual Report
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Probation Officer who has
responsibility for advising the Parole
Board or prisons about sentence
and resettlement planning, including
conditions that may be added to a
post-release Licence. Breach of
such conditions constitute grounds
for a recall to prison. Liaison Officers
keep victims informed, in turn,
at significant stages during
the sentence.
The work of Victim Liaison Officers
extends to the victims of the small
number of offenders given
sentences of a year or more who
are the responsibility of the Youth
Offending Services.
Information from victims can add
substantially to a risk assessment,
particularly where the offender was
previously known to them.
In Derbyshire more than 4 out of
every 5 victims are contacted within
8 weeks of sentence under
these arrangements.
Chaired by the Deputy Chief
Constable the Management Group
has met regularly over the past year.
The other members are:
· Derbyshire District Authorities
Housing Services Manager
· Derby City Council
(Assistant) Director of Social
Services
· Derby City & Derbyshire County
Youth Offending Services
Head of City Youth Offending
Service
· Derbyshire County Council
(Assistant) Director of
Social Services
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· Derbyshire County Mental Health

NHS Trust
Director

· National Probation Service

Chief Officer

· NSPCC
Area Childrens Services Manager

· Victim Support Derbyshire

Area Manager

This year the Strategic Management

Group has conducted a preliminary
review of the main joint agency
arrangements through which
registered sex offenders and other
potentially violent or dangerous
offenders may be managed. This
has included looking at the
consistency of assessment across
the Area. It is upon the quality of
these underpinning arrangements
that the work of the MAPPP relies.
In so doing the SMG has started to
extend its view from the MAPPP to
the broader systems for managing
all offenders who come within the
statutory duty, which have so far
been under the lead of
individual agencies.

As a basis for taking the

arrangements forward the SMG
initiated a consultation seminar in
January 2003, attended by members
of the core agencies and others,
which was helpful in identifying
potential areas for further
development, taking account of
experience to date, and emerging
proposals from the Home Office.
This will provide a focus for further
work during the forthcoming year,
and beyond.

Additionally the SMG has received

operational reports on the MAPPP,
and taken steps to ensure
information is relevantly exchanged.
Certain matters have been referred
for the notice of the Public
Protection Unit at the Home Office.
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Statistical Information No. of Offenders

i. The number of registered sex offenders on 31 March 2003 459

ii. The number of sex offenders having a registration requirement who 21

were either cautioned or convicted for breaches of the requirement,
between 1 April 2002 and 31 March 2003

iii. The number of Sex Offenders Orders applied for and gained between
1 April 2002 and 31 March 2003

a) The total number of Sex Offenders Orders applied for 1

b) The total number granted 1

c) The total number not granted 0

iv. The number of Restraining Orders issued by the courts between 0

1 April 2002 and 31 March 2003 for offenders currently managed
within MAPPA

v. The number of violent and other sexual offenders considered under 378
MAPPA during the year 1 April 2002 and 31 March 2003 (as defined
by section 68 [3], [4] and [5])

vi. The number of ‘other offenders’ dealt with under MAPPA during the 18
year 1 April 2002 and 31 March 2003 as being assessed by the
Responsible Authority as posing a risk of serious harm to the public
(but who did not fall within either of the other two categories, as
defined by s.67 [2b])

vii. For each of the three categories of offenders covered by the MAPPA
(‘registered sex offenders’, ‘violent and other sex offenders’ and
‘other offenders’), identify the number of offenders that are or have
been dealt with by:

a) MAPPP - registered sex offenders 16

b) MAPPP - violent and other sex offenders 9

c) MAPPP - other offenders 3

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viii. Of the cases managed by the MAPPP during the reporting

year what was the number of offenders:

a) who were returned to custody for breach of licence 2

b) who were returned to custody for breach of a Restraining 0

Order or Sex Offender Order

c) charged with a serious sexual or violent crime 0

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Contacts

Multi Agency Public Protection Panel Address Phone

MAPPP Manager c/o Derbyshire Constabulary 01773 572241

Crime Support Dept.
Butterley Hall
RIPLEY
Derbyshire
DE5 3RS

Derbyshire Probation Area Address Phone

Assistant Chief Officer Derbyshire Area Headquarters 01629 57692

18 Brunswood Road
MATLOCK BATH
Derbyshire
DE4 3PA

Derbyshire Probation Area Address Phone

Head of Crime Support Derbyshire Constabulary HQ 01773 572115

Butterley Hall
RIPLEY
Derbyshire
DE5 3RS

Victim Support Derbyshire Address Phone

Area Manager Room 10 01332 349129

Kings Chambers
Queen Street, Derby
DE1 2XE

Stop It Now! Derby/shire Address Phone

NSPCC 01332 3745560

Derbyshire Co-ordinator Friary Works
119 Friargate
Derby
DE1 1EX
Stop It Now! Freephone Helpline 0808 1000 900
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