Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements.

Extract from guidance

The purpose of MAPPA is to help to reduce the re-offending behaviour of sexual and violent offenders in order to protect the public, including previous victims, from serious harm. It aims to do this by ensuring that all relevant agencies work together effectively to:

• Identify all relevant offenders;
• Complete comprehensive risk assessments that take advantage of coordinated information sharing across the agencies;
• Devise, implement and review robust Risk Management Plans; and
• Focus the available resources in a way which best protects the public from serious harm

External links

• MAPPA Guidance 2009 - version 3.0

• Ministry of Justice, 'MAPPA: open and transparent for greater public protection', press release 27/10/10

• MAPPA reports - 'Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements annual reports demonstrating accountability to the communities of the 42 regions represented in England and Wales.'

• Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements Annual Report 2009/10 and Statistical tables - 'This annual publication presents the number of MAPPA eligible offenders in England and Wales, and information related to these offenders, including a summary of the information provided in the MAPPA reports published by each of the areas.'

• Scottish Government, 'Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) Annual Report 2010/11' (9/9/11)

• Scottish Government, 'Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) National Guidance 2012 Version 1 and Covering Justice and Communities Circular JD/01/2012' (12/1/12)

• Ministry of Justice, 'Annual statistics on Multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) eligible offenders' (16/3/12). Summary: 'This annual publication presents the number of MAPPA eligible offenders in England and Wales, and information related to these offenders, including a summary of the information provided in the MAPPA reports published by each of the areas.'