Multi-Agency Public

Protection Arrangements
Annual Report 2005-2006

SOUTH WALES POLICE NATIONAL PROBATION SERVICE

HEDDLU DE CYMRU for England and Wales
 Introduction

It has been a difficult year for everyone working with dangerous offenders. Several tragic serious offences
carried out by offenders on licence from prison have resulted in an increased level of media scrutiny
around public protection work.

This has been challenging to manage. All the agencies involved have worked hard to provide information
to the media and the public to explain the way in which MAPPA works and, operationally, have continued
to commit efforts to this crucial area of work.

Significantly, the establishment of the MAPPA Unit in Cardiff, which brings operational staff together from
each of the agencies involved in the process is an example of this commitment. We’re hoping that this
model of partnership working will be replicated in other parts of South Wales in the near future.

Locally, it is important that we learn from the experience gained in recent months and continue to
develop our practice and our inter-agency liaison and support to ensure that the people of South Wales
are confident in our ability to protect the public in the future.

Ian Lankshear
Chief Officer South Wales Probation

Barbara Wilding, CBE, QPM, CCMI

Chief Constable South Wales Police

John May
Area Manager, Her Majesty’s Prison Service

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National Perspective
Gerry Sutcliffe MP
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Criminal Justice and Offender Management
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
those other agencies that contribute to the
assessment and 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.
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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 opportunity to thank all those involved
locally in working with sexual and violent
offenders, or in ensuring that these 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.
 Achievements
The Multi-Agency Public
Protection Arrangements
(MAPPA) Unit
The MAPPA Unit was created in September 2005
and provides a dedicated, specialist resource to
this crucial work.
The MAPPA Manager, Nigel Rees, attends Level 3
MAPPPs, that is the meetings held on the 'critical
few' offenders who pose the highest risk, to take
the minutes and ensure the meeting is supported
to actively manage the risk posed by these
offenders.
Together with the MAPPA Manager, the MAPPA
Administrator, Katie Francis, ensures that MAPPP
minutes are distributed expeditiously and that
those who have the crucial information needed to
manage the offender effectively are invited to and
attend the meetings.
In addition a great deal of work has been
undertaken to quality assure the work undertaken
and improve the quality of statistics provided to
the MAPPA Strategic Management Board (SMB)
and others. This is important because of the
SMB's strategic link to the wider community
through Community Safety Partnerships and the
appointment of lay advisers.
The key statistics provided include the number of
Sex Offender Prevention Orders, the numbers of
which have risen sharply in the last year, as well as
the numbers of Level 1, 2 and 3 offenders who
have been subject to MAPPA. These figures
demonstrate that MAPPA is not only about sex
offenders but also concerned with managing a
greater number of serious violent offenders, who
pose equally difficult challenges.
The Unit also contributes to the updating of the
national Police database - ViSOR - which ensures
that the Police across the country are able to
share information about dangerous offenders and
therefore reduce the risk of harm to the public.
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Multi-Agency Public
Protection Unit (MAPPU)
The Multi-Agency Public Protection Unit
(MAPPU) in Cardiff was established in 2005 and is
the first of its kind in South Wales. It brings
together police, probation, housing and a
community psychiatric nurse in one office to co-
ordinate work with high risk offenders.
The Unit’s Probation manager is Eirian Evans. She
says: “The great thing about the Unit is that it
enables the agencies to build strong working
relationships which mean that joint working is
effective and meaningful, resulting in a better
service to the community. Within the Unit we
have access to the systems from each agency that
we need to share information quickly and
efficiently.
“The biggest benefit that we have gained from the
Unit is that the team, because they are in the
same office, can discuss cases and make multi-
agency decisions about risk assessment and
appropriate interventions that will be appropriate
to protect the public.
“Because of the Unit’s success in Cardiff it is now
hoped that it can be replicated in other parts of
South Wales.”
MAPPA in action
The two key forums within the MAPPA process
are:
• Multi-Agency Public Protection Panels
(MAPPP)
• Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference
(MARAC)
There are three levels of risk in MAPPA terms –
1,2 and 3. MAPPPs are convened to manage the
risks posed by the most dangerous offenders,
those assessed at Level 3 or the ‘critical few’.
MARACs manage offenders at Level 2 and
offenders at Level 1 are managed by Police and
Probation working together without input from
other agencies.
This process is replicated across each of South
Wales’ seven local authority areas.
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Achievements
Spotlight on Merthyr Tydfil
and Rhondda Cynon Taff
Merthyr
MERTHYR
TYDFIL &
RHONDDA
Neath CYNON
TAFF
Swansea Port Pontypridd
Talbot
Bridgend
Liz Rijnenberg
Assistant Chief Officer for
Rhondda Cynon Taff and
Merthyr Tydfil
Steve Cooke
Detective Chief Inspector Rhondda Cynon
Taff Division
Liz and Steve Co-Chair MAPPP meetings. They
explain their role:
“We work in partnership to manage high risk
offenders, the ‘critical few’, on a case-by-case
basis.
The aim is to assess the case using the shared
skills and knowledge of the partner agencies. This
enhances the risk assessment and enables us to
develop management plans which protect the
public and potential victims. We ensure that
interventions are targeted to the specific risk and
needs of the offender in order to maximise the
likelihood of successful rehabilitation.
On a wider level it is important for us to build
close working relationships with each of the other
agencies who form a part of the MAPPA process.
We are working together to achieve optimum
representation of partner agencies and also to
ensure that we develop closer links with our
Prison colleagues.
One particular issue for us has been ensuring that
there is sufficient, appropriate accommodation for
offenders when they are released into the
community. We have been actively working with
the local authority housing department to try to
make sure that we can progress this in the
future.”
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Tracey Girton
Team Manager Rhondda Cynon Taff
In her position as Probation Team Manager
Tracey has responsibility for public
protection. She chairs MARACs for offenders
who require multi-agency intervention, but
not to the same level of intensity
as those at Level 3.
She says: “I attend MAPPP
meetings so that I am informed
Cardiff about the risks these offenders
pose to the community but my key
Barry responsibility is for the MARAC
process. We meet monthly and each
meeting deals with around 12 offenders. Of these
some will be reviews, meaning that we check that
we have completed the agreed actions, and some
will be new referrals.
As Chair my key responsibility is to facilitate the
process and make sure that the meeting receives
the information it needs to develop action plans
that will effectively manage the risk.
It is essential that I am able to build effective
working relationships with the agencies involved
in the process. I work especially closely with the
Public Protection Unit of the Police and we
ensure that the appropriate people attend
meetings.
Of course, the work of the MARAC process really
begins following the initial meeting when actions
have been allocated to named individuals. The
actions are carried out and reported back to the
following meeting. The aim is to minimise the
risks posed by this group of offenders and the
only way that this can be achieved is by agencies
working effectively together.”

Approved
premises offer an
enhanced level of
supervision by:
• Imposing a night-time
curfew
• Providing 24 hour staffing
• Undertaking ongoing
assessment of attitudes
and behaviour
• Ensuring ongoing pro-
social modelling
• Providing a programme of
regular supervision,
support and monitoring
• Surveillance and ongoing
police liaison
• Reinforcing compliance
with bail or licence
conditions
• Encouraging attendance
on, and supporting learning
gained through accredited
programmes
• Maintaining contact with
supervising staff in the
Probation field teams
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Achievements
Beverley Brooks
PP Co-ordinator Rhondda Cynon Taff Local
Health Board
Beverley is involved in the MAPPA process as a
representative of the National Health Service.
She says: “It is important that we have an
involvement in the management of this group of
dangerous offenders. We understand that
offenders are a part of the community and that
they will need to access Primary Care services
such as general practitioners and hospitals. The
MAPPA process provides a great deal of
information that I can share, within the
confidentiality guidelines, to make sure that the
right people are informed.
In Health we are developing the input that we
make to the local MAPPA process and are looking
to improve the contribution made by mental
health professionals as we feel that this is crucial.”
Joanne Hourihan
Chartered Forensic Psychologist
Joanne works in Probation, on secondment from
the Prison Service, to provide expert support and
advice on the management of high and very high
risk sexual and violent offenders to probation
officers across South Wales. She is involved in the
MAPPA process and provides psychological
assessments to assist the process of developing
action plans for Level 3 offenders.
She says: “When I receive a referral, whether it
has originated from a Probation Officer or directly
from discussion at a MAPPP, if appropriate, I read
information about the case and then decide on
the most appropriate assessment. I meet with the
offender, if they are motivated to do so and use
this information to complete a report.
This report is fed back to the MAPPP highlighting
risk factors, along with recommendations about
possible treatment and, more generally, about
how the offender may be most effectively
managed in the community. These
recommendations are then built into the action
plan for that individual.”
Denise Thomas
Women’s Safety Worker
The role of Women’s Safety Worker (WSW) is
part of the recent introduction of the Integrated
Domestic Abuse Programme (IDAP) and they are
involved in the MARAC domestic violence forum
to ensure that the victim’s perspective is heard.
The staff appointed to this role have received
specialist training to enable them to carry out the
necessary tasks. Denise Thomas, one of the
Women’s Safety Workers based in Pontypridd,
says: “My main job is liaison. I must have good
working relationships with everyone involved in
the process including the Probation Offender
Manager, Police, Programmes Unit, partners in
the voluntary sector and, of course, the victim.
Building these relationships allows me to evaluate
the risk from the victim’s perspective as well as
sharing information provided by the victim that
can be used to help others to manage the
offender’s risk.
We only work with partners of offenders
currently on the IDAP programme, although they
can be current, new or ex-partners. It is known
that the programme can lead to an increased risk
of violence as the offender must accept, and take
responsibility for, his actions which is why the
WSW role is so important.”
Denise demonstrates how the involvement with
the MARAC can directly assist a victim of
domestic violence: “One victim I was working
with had young children and we are not allowed
to interview victims in front of children, for
obvious reasons.
She had no family support and was struggling
with depression when I met with her so I
discussed her case with my contacts on the
MARAC and we were able to arrange for a
nursery nurse to accompany me. This not only
facilitated the interview but also meant that the
victim was able to have a short break from the
children.”
South Wales Approved
Premises
Probation hostels in Cardiff and Swansea have an
important role to play in the management of
potentially dangerous offenders in the community.
The hostels house more than 50 residents. Many
of these are accommodated at the hostel as a
condition of their licence following release from
prison, although residents may also be on bail or
probation. The hostels run to strict rules and offer
a structured environment for offenders.
There are a number of activities that residents can
undertake during their residency. There is a focus
on developing basic skills, such as literacy and
numeracy and helping them to improve their
personal circumstances through, for example,
better money management. Activities concentrate
on developing the self-esteem and victim
understanding of offenders and ensure that they
are safely reintegrated into the community.
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Strategic Management Board Strategic
Management Board
members
Janet Chaplin Helen Bennett Kevin Gibbs
Assistant Chief Officer, Probation and Head of Mental Health Nursing, Cardiff and Area Children’s Services
Manager, NSPCC
Giles York Vale NHS Trust
Christine Davies
Assistant Chief Constable, South Wales Police Jobcentre Plus
Joint Chairs of SMB Gwen Roberts
Dick Geen
Head of Planning, Pontypridd and
Cardiff Community Safety
The Strategic Management Board (SMB) is made Rhondda NHS Trust Partnership
up of a wide range of agencies who are a part of Robert Rees
the MAPPA process. The Board, chaired by an “Health involvement in the MAPPA process and Head of Housing Service,
Assistant Chief Constable and Assistant Chief on the strategic management board has increased Neath Port Talbot CBC
Officer from Probation, undertakes the formal during the year. This has provided added value to John Davies
review of the arrangements in place which are partnership working, a broader understanding of Community Safety Partnership
used to assess and manage the risks of offenders the work of MAPPA and opportunities to Co-ordinator
subject to MAPPA arrangements. It also has a role influence the process of protecting the public. Tegwyn Williams
in quality assurance and serious case reviews. Consultant Forensic
Health organisations now have more Psychiatrist, Caswell Clinic
understanding of the public protection processes Alison Lewis
A key part of the SMB is the contribution of Lay
and are currently signing up to a Memorandum of G4S, HMP Parc
Advisers, who are members of the community
Understanding with a duty to co-operate in public Jeff Davison
with no formal involvement in the criminal justice
protection. Swansea Community Safety
system. Their role is to act as a “critical friend”. Partnership
Sean Sullivan
John Dale and Sharon Dixon One of the benefits of partnership working in
Principal Psychologist, Head of
Lay Advisers public protection has been the improved Crime Reduction Unit, HMP
communication and multi-agency working in Cardiff
“We like the description of Lay Advisers as serious untoward events in which health has been Det. Supt. Simon Clarke
‘critical friends’ of MAPPA. We believe it to be a fully engaged. South Wales Police
true reflection of a role that captures the inclusion Tony Young
of the views of the ordinary members of the Future developments include the establishment of Head of Children and Family
public. other public protection teams across South Wales Services, Vale of Glamorgan
of which health will be active participants.” CBC
We have been encouraged to contribute our Pam Harding
Area Manager, Victim Support
views, challenge the views of professionals and
Linda Badman Andy Homer
inform the direction and decision-making
Acting Director, Jobcentre Plus Wales Assistant Director, Operational
undertaken in relation to public protection. Support, Serco Monitoring
“Jobcentre Plus Wales continues to develop the Chris Pike
We feel quite independent of the statutory Housing and Community Safety,
agencies yet are glad that they accept and relationship with other relevant agencies in
Vale of Glamorgan CBC
welcome us. During the year we have visited supporting public protection and managing the
Mal Gay
Prisons, Approved Premises, Domestic Violence risk posed by dangerous offenders. Bridgend Youth Offending Team
Unit in Cardiff, the Public Protection Bureau at Helen Bennett
Police HQ in Bridgend and various MAPPP During the year we have been active in Head of Mental Health
meetings, where we have seen a high level of introducing and supporting adviser awareness Services, Cardiff and Vale NHS
detailed information exchange between agencies training in respect of dangerous offenders and the Trust
and skillful and robust chairing. MAPPA process. Susan Cousins
Executive Director, Safer
Of course we have also attended SMB meetings I am committed to continuing to provide Merthyr Tydfil
and made various contributions both by asking the representation on the MAPPA Strategic Gwenan Roberts
Management Board thereby ensuring Jobcentre Head of Planning, Dewi Sant
‘simple’ question and by making positive
Plus support at both the strategic and practitioner Hospital
suggestions – some of which have been acted on
levels.” Reverend John Dale
and others are subject to further work. We have
Lay Adviser
been pleased to take part in the audit process and
Ms. Sharon Dixon
encouraged by the standard of work revealed. Lay Adviser
Linda Badman
It has, in our view, been a major step forward that Acting Director, Jobcentre Plus
there is now an established MAPPA Unit. We are Wales
glad that funding for this has been agreed for the Nigel Rees
next two years and trust that there will be no MAPPA Manager
difficulty in continuing it.”

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 Strategic Management Board
Paul Tidball,
Janet Wallsgrove,
Andrea Whitfield
Governors of HMP Cardiff, Parc and Swansea
“Protection of the public through the MAPPA
arrangements remains a high priority for the
Prison Service. This is delivered through effective
partnership working with the other Responsible
Authorities and Duty to Cooperate agencies.
All of the prisons in South Wales have processes
in place to identify, assess, review and manage the
risk of prisoners covered by MAPPA. The Prison
Service actively contributes to developing risk
management plans for prisoners held in, or being
released from our establishments. The Prison
Service is able to provide information and
intelligence related to risk often not evident or
easily observable in other contexts, a perspective
that can have a significant impact on risk
management strategies.
This partnership work is now at the centre of all
our efforts to protect the public. The forthcoming
introduction of the Offender Management Model
for prisoners falling under the MAPPA
arrangements will inform the delivery of targeted
reducing re-offending interventions, which in turn
will contribute to the effective management of
MAPPA offenders in the community.
This collaborative approach to protecting the
public remains a major priority for Her Majesty’s
Prison Service in Wales.”
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Kevin Gibbs
NSPCC Area Childrens’ Services Manager
Vice-Chair of the South Wales Child
Protection Forum
“Partnership is the key component in keeping
vulnerable members of our community safe.
Agencies and individuals recognise that we can
protect and safeguard children much more
effectively when we work together.
We welcome the strategic leadership within the
South Wales area that sees a joined-up approach
to the management of offenders, the safeguarding
of children and young people, the protection of
vulnerable adults and effective work with the
community as the best way to protect the public.
The South Wales MAPPA Strategic Management
Board has a crucial role in ensuring that practice
continues to develop, that agencies learn from
each other and that robust measures are
maintained to manage risk within this area. The
NSPCC and the South Wales Child Protection
Forum are pleased to continue to play an active
role in protecting children and young people
through our commitment to the MAPPA Strategic
Management Board.”
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MAPPA case studies
Case study 1
The MAPPA Unit was contacted by a Medical
Officer, who was supervising a patient subject to a
hospital order. He was concerned that the patient
posed a high level of risk and that a forthcoming
Mental Health Tribunal would direct a return to
the community from secure accommodation.
A MAPPP was arranged and, although there was
no probation supervision of the case, it was
known that the offender had twice tried to kill
different children and the police were able to
bring comprehensive information to the meeting.
As a result, the Medical Officer discovered
significant information that was not previously
known to medical staff. He was also informed of
numerous victim issues and that the patient was at
very high risk if he returned to the same area.
This would be critical information for the tribunal
and would support an appropriate release
decision, together with conditions that would be
required to manage any risk posed.
The Medical Officer also disclosed that the patient
was enjoying town visits in another area and this
raised the concern of the meeting and the medical
staff. The minutes were sent to the MAPPA co-
ordinator of the other area and action is now
being taken to assess the risk posed in the locality
and prepare for the potential resettlement of the
patient into the area. Police in this area have also
taken action to reduce the existing risk to victims.
Without MAPPA it is unlikely that the true level of
risk would have been recognised, leading to
higher risks for both the public and the patient.
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Case study 2
A referral was made to the MAPPP prior to the
release of a serious violent offender. This referral
identified a number of victims and others at risk if
the offender returned to the local area.
The MAPPP met several times over a period of
nine months and oversaw the offender’s eventual
return to the community. This included a period
of residence in an out-of area Approved Premises,
moving on to a South Wales Approved Premises,
all designed to test his motivation to comply with
supervision.
During this process, close liaison was maintained
between the Approved Premise, Probation
Offender Manager, Victims Unit, Domestic Abuse
Unit and the police. In addition, in the light of
enquiries made by the MAPPP, referrals were
made to Social Services to manage child
protection issues. Victims were kept fully
informed and protective measures were taken by
the police to minimise the risk.
The period of licence supervision has now ended
and, to date, there have been no incidents of
violence and no victims have been re-victimised.
 Statistical information

Glossary of terms Category 1 MAPPA offenders: Registered Sex Offenders (RSO)

• MAPPA Number of RSOs living in South Wales on 31/3/06 680
Multi Agency Public
BCU:
Protection Arrangements
A Division (Rhondda Cynon Taff / Merthyr Tydfil) 149
• MAPPP C Division (Cardiff) 211
Multi Agency Public E Division (Vale of Glamorgan) 72
Protection Panel F Division (Bridgend) 61
G Division (Neath Port Talbot) 60
To manage the few
H Division (Swansea) 127
offenders who pose the
highest risk to the Number of RSOs per 100,000 of population 63
community – these are
categorised as Level 3 Number of RSOs either cautioned or convicted for breaches
offenders of requirement between 1.4.05 and 31.03.06 22

• ‘Critical few’ Number of:

Those offenders managed Sexual Offences Prevention Orders (SOPOs) applied for 10
through the MAPPP Interim SOPOs granted 1
process Full SOPOs imposed by the courts 10

• MARAC Notification Orders applied for 0

Multi Agency Risk Interim Notification Orders granted 0
Assessment Conference Full Notification Orders imposed by the Courts 0

To manage those offenders Foreign Travel Orders applied for 0

presenting a high risk to Foreign Travel Orders imposed by the Courts 0
the community -
categorised as Level 2
offenders Category 2 – Violent Offenders and other Sexual Offenders
• Strategic Management Number of violent and other sexual offenders (defined by Section 327 (3)(4)(5)
Board of CJA 2003) living in South Wales between 1.4.05 and 31.3.06 437
The Board manages the
MAPPA process and has
responsibility to ensure Category 3 MAPPA offenders: Other offenders
that it is applied
Number of other offenders (defined by Section 325 (2)(b) of CJA 2003)
consistently across South
Between 1.4.05 and 31.3.06 35
Wales

• Responsible Authority
Those agencies who are Offenders managed through Level 3 and Level 2
responsible under statute
Number of RSOs managed at: Level 3 - 44
for the Public Protection
Level 2 - 244
Arrangements. They are:
Police, Probation and Number of violent and other offenders managed at: Level 3 - 56
Prisons Level 2 - 297

• Category 1 offenders Number of other offenders managed at: Level 3 - 0

Registered sex offenders Level 2 - 66
• Category 2 offenders Cases where offenders were: Level 3 - 12
Violent and other sexual Returned to custody for breach of licence Level 2 - 51
offenders
Returned to custody for breach of restraining order or SOPO Level 3 - 0
• Category 3 Offenders
Level 2 - 6
Other offenders defined by
Section 325 (2) (b) of the Charged with a serious sexual or violent offence Level 3 - 1
Criminal Justice Act 2003 Level 2 - 4

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Commentary on statistics
Serious further offences
Five of the 707 offenders managed through the
MAPPA process committed a serious further
offence during this year.
Case one
The offender was resident at an Approved
Premises whilst on an extended licence following
a four-year sentence for Wounding. He was
subject to a detailed risk management plan that
was fully applied.
The offender absconded one week after release,
having failed to return to the hostel by curfew.
Immediate breach action was taken, with South
Wales Police searching the area and visiting all
known associates. The victim of the offence was
informed that the offender was missing. A few
days later the offender used a bottle to attack the
partner of his ex wife and was arrested at the
scene.
The offender was subsequently convicted of
Section 18 Wounding and sentenced to five years
in prison, with extended supervision.
The search for the offender demonstrated good
communication between different areas within
South Wales and responded to the clear plan put
in place through MAPPA in the event that the
offender failed to comply with strict supervision.
This contributed to the protection of victims and
the eventual arrest of the offender.
Case two
A sex offender was released from prison after a
nine-year sentence. He was closely managed and
directed to reside in an approved premise. He
was immediately recalled when charged with a
sexual assault upon another resident.
Case three
A offender on life licence was recalled following
an offence of Wounding. Following allegations of
further offences the MAPPA partners co-operated
to ensure the offender’s arrest with minimum risk
to the public. The Police placed a warning notice
about the car of the offender’s girlfriend on their
national computer system. This ensured that the
car was stopped when seen and led to the
offender’s arrest.
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Case four
A sex offender was released from an extended
prison sentence of eight years. The offender was
directed to reside in an approved premise and
was recalled to prison when he was charged with
an indecent assault that had occurred some four
months earlier.
MAPPA partners co-operated closely to protect
public safety until recall action could be taken and
to ensure the offender did not abscond prior to
being charged. The offender is now serving a life
sentence for the new offence.
Case five
A sex offender undergoing the Sex Offenders
Treatment Programme was closely monitored in
the community. MAPPA partners were aware of
the risk posed by the offender and the potential
for further historical offences to be brought to
court. MAPPA partners ensured the victim’s
family knew of the risk posed by the offender but South Wales Police
could not convince them to break contact. Police Headquarters
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Serious Further Offence there is a full review and Public Protection
any recommendations, changes in policy or South Wales Police
learning points are implemented immediately.
Police, Probation, Prisons and all the MAPPA
partners must manage a number of high risk
offenders in the community and, while it is not
possible to completely eliminate the risk, they can
ensure that 100% effort is put into reducing the
risk of re-offending.
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