Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

MAPPA (Multi Agency Public Protection)

What is MAPPA?

MAPPA stands for Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements. It is the process through which the Police, Probation and Prison Services work together with other agencies to manage the risks posed by violent and sexual offenders living in the community in order to protect the public.

Sections 67 and 68 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act (2000) first placed these arrangements on a statutory footing.  Sections 325-327 of the Criminal Justice Act (2003) re-enacted and strengthened those provisions. 

The legislation requires the police, prison and probation services (acting jointly as the Responsible Authority) to:

• establish arrangements for assessing and managing the risks posed by sexual and violent offenders;
• review and monitor the arrangements; and, as part of the reviewing and monitoring arrangements;
• prepare and publish an annual report on their operation.

The Act gives the Secretary of State powers to:

• determine what information should be included in the annual reports; and
•   issue Guidance to the Responsible Authorities and consolidated MAPPA Guidance was issued in April 2003.

MAPPA Offenders

There are principally three categories of offender who fall within the MAPPA:

• Registered Sex Offenders (RSOs), that is those sexual offenders required to register under the terms of the Sex Offenders Act (1997) and its amendments;
• violent offenders and those sexual offenders who are not required to register; and
• any other offender who, because of the offences committed by them (wherever they have been committed) are considered to pose a risk of serious harm to the public.

Procedures

Professionals working within Stockton-on-Tees should also refer to Section 12 of the Procedures for Working Together to Safeguard and Promote the Welfare of Children in Stockton-on-Tees for local guidance. 

National Guidance is included in Working Together 2010 

Training

Training for the Childrens Workforce in respect of raising awareness of MAPPA arrangements; managing the risks posed by violent and sexual offenders living in the community and other related issues is available from the Childrens Workforce Development Team  

Contact Details:

Tracy Brittain

MAPPA Co-ordinator

Durham & Teesside Probation Trust

Tel: 01642 247438  

Tracey.Brittain@teesside.probation.gsi.gov.uk

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Web Links

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• MAPPA Probation Leaflet
• Criminal Justice and Court Services Act (2000)
• Criminal Justice Act (2003)