Surrey Probation Area

Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements

Annual Report 2002-3

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Forward
By Paul Goggins, Parliamentary Under- other agencies part of the statutory
Secretary for Community and Custodial framework. Second, it will introduce the
provision in the Home Office involvement of lay people – those
unconnected with day-to-day operation of
As the recently appointed Minister with the MAPPA – in reviewing and monitoring
responsibility for the MAPPA, I am pleased the MAPPA. Annual reports and this new
to introduce this, the second, annual lay involvement show the Government’s
MAPPA report. It is clear that in the last commitment to explaining how the often
year (2002/3) the multi-agency public sensitive and complex work of public
protection arrangements (the MAPPA) protection is undertaken.
continued to play an important role in what
remains one of this government’s highest The Government is also strengthening the
priorities – the protection of the public from protection of the public with other
dangerous offenders. measures in the Criminal Justice Bill. They
include new sentences for dangerous
As someone with many years’ experience offenders to prevent their release if they
of working in the field of child protection, I continue to be dangerous. Additionally, the
am particularly impressed by the important Sexual Offences Bill will tighten up sex
contribution the MAPPA are making to offender registration, introduce a new
strengthen collaboration between agencies offence of ‘grooming’, and enable sex
at a local level where the focus is on the offender orders to be imposed on violent
dangerous offender. These improvements offenders who pose a risk of causing
must, however, impact on the protection of serious sexual harm – thereby extending
children. As the tragic death of Victoria sex offender registration to them.
Climbie showed, an effective multi-agency
partnership is crucial and the MAPPA are I commend this report to you and
an important element. congratulate all the agencies and
individuals who have contributed to the
To ensure greater consistency in the achievement of the MAPPA locally in your
MAPPA across the 42 Areas of England local Area.
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 Paul Goggins
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

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The National Picture
This section of the report draws attention health authorities and trusts; housing
to wider context of the operation and authorities and registered social landlords;
development of the Multi-Agency Public social services departments; Jobcentres;
Protection Arrangements (the MAPPA). Youth Offending Teams; and local
education authorities. In addition, the
The most important work undertaken Prison Service will join the police and
within the MAPPA is done locally, led by probation services and become part of the
the police and probation – who act jointly MAPPA ‘Responsible Authority’.
as the ‘Responsible Authority’ in your Area
– and in each of the 42 Areas of England Supporting and co-ordinating the
and Wales. The experience and good development of the MAPPA throughout the
practice upon which this work is based 42 Areas of England and Wales, is the
began in the 1990s – most significantly as National Probation Directorate’s Public
a result of the closer working relationship Protection Unit (PPU). This Unit acts as a
required by the Sex Offender Act (1997). central point for advice and, increasingly,
The Criminal Justice and Courts Services involvement in the management of difficult
Act (2000) formalised that relationship and cases. These include, for example, UK
built on the existing experience by citizens who have committed serious
requiring the police and probation services offences abroad and return to this country
to establish arrangements (the MAPPA) for without anywhere to live. The Unit is also
assessing and managing the risks posed able to provide financial support when the
by sexual and violent offenders. The Act risk management plans make exceptional
also required the Responsible Authority to demands upon local resources.
publish an annual report on the operation
of those arrangements. This report, Involving the public
covering April 2002 to March 2003, is the
second annual report. MAPPA developments in the next 18
months will also include the appointment
The importance of partnership by the Home Secretary of two ‘lay
advisers’ to each Area. The eight Areas of
Key to the development of the MAPPA in England and Wales which have been
the past year has been the closer piloting these arrangements since January,
involvement of other agencies, such as (Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Durham,
housing, health and social services, South Wales, Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey
working alongside police and probation. and West Midlands) report that they add
The truly multi-agency nature of the real value. Lay advisers will contribute to
MAPPA and the collaboration which the review and monitoring of the MAPPA
underpins it is to be strengthened further which is undertaken by each Area’s
by the Criminal Justice Bill. The Bill will Strategic Management Board – the work of
place a ‘duty to co-operate’ on a wide which you can read more in this report.
range of organisations including local

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The purpose of appointing ‘lay advisers’ is Figures alone do not, of course, tell the
to ensure that communities understand whole story. The anonymised case studies
more of what is done to protect them and illustrate the practical work of the MAPPA,
that those involved professionally with the and demonstrate the preventive action
MAPPA are aware of the views of the which can be taken. Prior to the MAPPA,
community. The lay advisers will not action of this kind was mainly taken by one
‘represent’ the community in the way, for agency alone, with the effect that on
example, that local councillors do, nor will occasion offenders’ behaviour which might
they be involved in operational decision- have triggered preventative action went
making. And, given the sensitivity of much unnoticed. The multi-agency approach of
of what the MAPPA does, especially with the MAPPA helps ensure that if an
the few offenders who pose a very high offender does breach the condition of the
risk of serious harm to the public, it is not licence under which they were released
practicable for the general public to be from prison or a court order prohibiting
involved. Lay advisers will, however, certain activities, then action to enforce the
ensure an appropriate and a practical level condition or order and protect the public
of community involvement. can be taken more swiftly.

MAPPA Offenders
If you are interested in reading the reports
This year the annual report provides a of other Areas, they will be published on
more detailed breakdown of the number of the National Probation Service’s website
sexual and violent offenders who are www.probation.homeoffice.gov.uk
covered by the MAPPA in your Area. As (under the public protection section.)
last year, the figures include the number of
registered sex offenders. Because sex
offender registration is for a minimum of
five 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).

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1. Area Summary

The 2002/2003 MAPPA Annual Report marks Programme is a part of core service delivery
the second year of MAPPA in Surrey following for Surrey Probation and throughout the year
the implementation of ss 67 & 68 Criminal formal provision has been made to meet
Justice & Court Services Act 2000. The Act additional requirements for offenders on
placed a statutory responsibility on both police supervision and those released on licence
and probation as ‘Responsible Authorities’ to from custody. The programme challenges
formally establish arrangements for the offending behaviour, addresses victim issues
purposes of assessing the risks posed by and works to maintain relapse prevention.
relevant sexual and violent offenders and The programme has played a crucial part in
other persons in the area who may cause reinforcing the need for offenders to self
serious harm to the public. manage to constrain and reduce risk.

The second year of MAPPA in Surrey has To increase public awareness and develop
been signified by the very positive understanding of MAPPA, in October 2002,
development of the relationship between Surrey became one of eight areas involved in
Surrey Police & Probation. Each of the four a pilot for the appointment of lay members to
Police Vulnerable Persons Units in the MAPPA Strategic Management Board.
conjunction with local probation centres have The pilots are being formally evaluated by
within the year developed joint working Manchester University and arrangements for
practices, enhancing the management of the appointment of lay members (to become
individuals and offenders posing a risk to the lay advisors) across the country will meet
community. This has been achieved through: provision as set out in the forthcoming
Criminal Justice Bill.
§ the sharing of information
§ promotion of understanding of agency MAPPA Surrey is committed to a programme
roles, particularly in relation to enforcement, of ongoing development to promote integrated
through joint training events working across agencies. The priorities for the
§ arrangements for monitoring and year 2003/2004 are to build upon good
surveillance practice initiatives in local areas. This involves
§ joint training between police & probation on the development of multi-agency training
the risk needs tool OASys (Offenders programmes to ensure a common
Assessment system) understanding of risk assessment. This will
§ collaborative work in relation to victims enhance the decision-making process to
§ rapid response arrangements facilitated by ensure the delivery of robust risk
the local MAPPA process. management plans.

The intervention of Borough Housing and the The Responsible Authorities will work to
Forensic Mental Health Services has been establish formal agreements with agencies to
crucial to elements of the risk management meet the requirements of the Criminal Justice
plan in a range of cases and fundamental to Bill and the Strategic Management Board will
the effectiveness of the MAPPA process. seek to establish evaluation and review of
current MAPPA to reinforce good practice and
Delivery of the Thames Valley Sex Offender identify areas for improvement.

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2. Roles & Responsibilities
2.1 The Responsible Authorities, responsibilities arising from formalised for regular
police and probation have risk management plans are involvement of health
designated senior delivered to a high standard. professionals in the risk
management grades to take A part of the ACO role is to assessment and
lead responsibility for the Chair MAPPP meetings and management process. The
MAPPA process. The Deputy develop liaison Criminal Justice Bill requires
Chief Constable (DCC) leads arrangements with prisons, that a means of co-operation
for Surrey Police and the to ensure effective between agencies is
Assistant Chief Officer management of offenders established and as a part of
(ACO) for Surrey Probation. from custody to community. this process work to
These roles entail integrating strengthen links with health
MAPPA in Surrey with the 2.4 Although the statutory becomes a priority for 2003/
Area Child Protection responsibility to assess and 2004.
Committee. Both agencies develop management plans
have contributed to the for potentially dangerous 2.7 Surrey Police and Probation
development and offenders lies with police and have continued with a
implementation of the probation, several other programme of joint training.
Safeguarding Children Surrey agencies are actively Police representatives from
Action Plan arising from the working to minimise the risks the four Divisional
Thematic Inspection posed by offenders. Surrey Vulnerable Persons Units
conducted in 2002. Children’s & Families joined with probation
Services and local authority colleagues for the National
2.2 Senior managers from both housing officers are regularly Probation Service’s Offender
agencies have strategic involved, both in local Risk Assessment system risk
responsibility for the Assessment and needs tools training. Training
development of MAPPPs, Management Panels coincided with the
the identification and (RAMPs) and in MAPPPs. implementation of OASys in
implementation of initiatives Surrey Probation Area from
to achieve continuous 2.5 In addition, other agencies 1 April 2003. Joint training
improvement and enhance are committed to was considered by all
links with the community. involvement in the risk participants to be a valuable
There is also joint assessment and experience serving to break
responsibility for developing management process for down barriers and to foster
good practice i.e. promoting relevant cases. For instance, an understanding of each
joint training, looking to other Surrey Fire & Rescue will agencies’ roles and
areas for models of good assist in cases where responsibilities. The
practice through central arsonists are involved. opportunity to work as a
forums and being proactive Likewise, Surrey Youth multi-agency group
in enhancing relationships Offending Team will support promoted a common
with other agencies. the process where youth understanding of risk
offenders are to be assessment and has directly
2.3 A key part of the ACO role considered by a Panel. contributed to the effective
within Surrey Probation is management of cases
the maintenance of 2.6 Health has experienced subject to the RAMPs and
operational responsibilities in significant administrative MAPPPs.
that the supervision of sexual changes with the formation
and dangerous offenders of Primary Care Trusts. This
complies with National is an area where
Standards and that agency arrangements still need to be

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2.8 There is a commitment from 2.11 The administration of the country and disseminate
the Strategic Management MAPPPs in the last year has information across each
Board that a joint training been shared jointly between divisional Vulnerable
programme will be police and probation. In Persons Unit. The role also
maintained along with active order to ensure the risk involves co-ordinating
engagement of key partner assessment and training for Registration &
agencies to participate in management process works Assessment Officers. It is
training opportunities. smoothly, Surrey Police & intended that the co-
Probation jointly fund an ordinator will work closely
2.9 This programme of training administrative post. This with colleagues in probation
has been extended to the person supports each of the and build upon the very
local prison HMP High Down RAMPs and takes minutes at positive relationships which
where OASys is not all MAPPPs, thereby have developed over the
scheduled to be promoting consistency of past two years. The post
implemented until autumn recording. Police and became effective on 1 April
2004. Both the community probation officers’ time is 2003.
and the prison welcomed freed up to concentrate on
these opportunities to more proactive work, rather 2.13 The Forensic Mental Health
enhance relationships than administration. Joint team has used the local
between prison and funding for the post will probation centre to see
community-based probation continue. patients/offenders. This is in
personnel and to promote line with Surrey’s intention to
good practice in the 2.12 Surrey Police have develop the integration of
transition of offenders from developed a Force Co- local arrangements for multi-
custody to the community. ordinator for Potentially agency working and
Dangerous Offenders based enhance public protection.
2.10 HMP High Down has within the Criminal Policy
designated senior staff Department. The function of
grades to develop public the role is to ensure that
protection arrangements and Surrey Police comply with
forge links with the nationwide procedures and
community. Surrey Police oversee their consistent
and Probation will work with application across the force.
the prison to take this work A priority will be to identify
forward. good practice around the

3. The Operation of the MAPPA

3.1 Surrey has continued to Assessment Officers (RAOs) 3.3 They supervise sexual and
develop multi-agency continue working with all other dangerous offenders.
arrangements for the registered sex offenders and Case Managers work closely
assessment and support the risk assessment with the RAOs in each of the
management of sexual, and management process. four Divisions and undertake
violent and other dangerous Their work is pivotal within joint visits. Case Managers
offenders. the monthly RAMP and are responsible for
ad hoc individual MAPPP enforcement when offenders
3.2 Within Surrey Police, meetings. are subject to statutory
Divisional Registration and

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 supervision and will either across agencies, of 3.6 Risk Management Plans will
return offenders to court offenders released into the include for example,
where there is a breach of a community. measures to monitor
community penalty, or behaviour, sometimes
request recall to custody if 3.5 The RAMP is able to agree involving police surveillance,
an offender breaches the suitable risk management as well as the provision of
conditions of their licence. plans for the vast majority of resources such as the
The supervising officer or offenders. However, for the allocation of a place at a
Courts & Community critical few offenders who probation hostel. The
Supervision Manager will pose the highest risk, a provision of appropriate
represent Surrey Probation MAPPP is convened (the services and methods of
Area at RAMPs. Where the decision to hold this type of intervention (psychiatric
offender is subject to panel is made jointly by an assessments, sex offender
supervision the manager and Assistant Chief Officer treatment programmes etc)
supervising officer attend the Surrey Probation) and a is aimed at helping
MAPPP meeting. Detective Chief Inspector. individuals work with the
Where the offender is relevant agencies to reduce
3.4 All potentially dangerous subject to probation the risks they pose to others.
offenders (including all supervision, the MAPPP is
registered sex offenders) are chaired by an Assistant
subject to consideration at a Chief Officer (Surrey
local RAMP. These Probation); in other cases,
meetings are held monthly the Chair is a police Senior
and are chaired by the Investigating Officer
Detective Inspector from the (Detective Chief Inspector,
local police Vulnerable Detective Superintendent).
Persons Unit. Police, All meetings are minuted and
probation and other relevant a risk management plan is
agencies (e.g. housing, agreed for each individual
social services), share case. The plan is subject to
relevant information about regular reviews. All actions
each offender at the agreed at MAPPPs are
meeting, and produce a risk monitored as a part of the
management plan to address review process. Individuals
any identified threat that the who have been subject to
offender may pose. Every the MAPPP process receive
risk management plan is feedback from nominated
subject to regular review. representatives from the lead
Arrangements have been agencies. The risk
established between police assessment and
and probation, whereby local management process in
prisoners falling within the Surrey is governed by the
sex offender/potentially multi-agency protocol,
dangerous offender criteria, ensuring a consistent
can be tracked through the approach across the whole
prison system. This ensures county.
early notification of release
and a co-ordinated approach
to the effective management,

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4. Case Studies
4.1 The following case studies accommodation until the 4.6 D’s last offence involved
demonstrate how the housing department could indecently assaulting four
MAPPA work to deliver identify an alternative boys for which he received a
public protection by means property. The co-operation lengthy sentence.
of an integrated approach to of housing was central to the
risk management through effective management of this 4.7 D was released from prison
consultation, inter-agency case. Their intervention at the end of sentence in
co-operation and facilitated a move out of the 2002, and was therefore not
enforcement. property and away from the subject to probation
area. The Forensic Services supervision. He registered
4.2 Police Registration and and RAOs remained with the police as of no fixed
Assessment Officers involved with T monitoring abode and was placed in a
received information his behaviour and night shelter.
indicating that T, a convicted associations. Police agreed
and registered sex offender, a contract with T and set in 4.8 The police carried out a ‘fast
was becoming involved with place procedures for the time’ limited disclosure to the
a family within the vicinity of application of a Sex Offender headmaster of the school
his property. Children in the Order. where his last offence
identified family were within occurred, as D’s place of
T’s target group of offending, 4.4 This case illustrates effective residence was in the same
causing concern that further joint working across town. Police also organised
offences had or were about agencies where an surveillance to establish his
to be committed. A MAPPP awareness of the issues movements during the day
was immediately convened facilitated an immediate as the hostel was closed
with representatives from response from all key during working hours.
police, probation, housing, agencies and a high level of
Children & Families and intervention. Investigations 4.9 A MAPPP meeting was held
Forensic Mental Health by both the police and under the MAPPA
Services. T was well known representatives from arrangements. This was
to all of the agencies. He Children & Families were attended by police,
had previously been subject satisfied that no further probation, social services,
to probation supervision. offences had been night hostel management
committed. and the local authority
4.3 His contact with the Forensic housing department
Mental Health Services was 4.5 Another case relates to D, a manager. The panel ratified
ongoing. The police and middle aged male convicted the decision for disclosure,
borough housing, jointly and registered sex offender. and agreed that suitable
worked with T to address his His offending history permanent housing was to
behaviour and work on the includes 15 counts of be a priority; that additional
actions following from the indecent assault on boys security advice would be
risk management plan dating back to 1962. He has supplied to the local school
agreed at the MAPPP. This a long history of criminality in question and that if a
necessitated joint visiting and has spent a course of conduct was
and the police, Forensic considerable part of his life observed during police
Mental Health Services and in prison. surveillance, then an
housing making immediate application would be made
interim arrangements for for a Sex Offender Order.

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4.10 The police circulated all 4.14 The drop-in centre was 4.18 D was discussed each
relevant information about D providing him with food, month at the RAMP.
throughout the internal police activities, and was seeking Following panel agreement
intelligence system, to to find him some part time with all the agencies involved
ensure all officers were employment as a gardener. in D’s progress, it was
aware of the proposed All these activities were agreed that he would be
course of action. Crime undertaken with the offered a permanent tenancy
pattern analysis was also knowledge and agreement of agreement, based on his
used to identify any relevant the police in consultation compliance.
crime trends, as the with other multi-agency
individual was now living in partners, in particular the 4.19 In April 2003 the new
the community. probation service who tenancy agreement was sent
provided advice regarding to D who is not offending and
4.11 The RAO continued to liaise suitability. is believed to have not
with both the night hostel offended since his release
and D, resulting in his 4.15 In May D was again from custody over a year
attendance at a local drop-in reviewed at the RAMP, ago. By his own admission
day centre. The drop-in where it was agreed that his this is the longest period in
centre was managed by a risk level would remain his adult life that he has
key member of the night unchanged and that the avoided arrest and detention.
hostel staff. The drop-in issue of housing would be
centre organised for D to progressed. There was no 4.20 D continues to be monitored
have access to an ‘advocate’ current intelligence to closely and consideration will
who was able to offer advice suggest that D had or was be given to downgrading his
regarding issues such as offending. risk level in the future. He is
finance and housing. still categorised as a high
4.16. In June 2002, D was risk based purely on his
4.12 In April D was reviewed at provided with a one bedroom historical offending
the RAMP meeting, again flat in an approved location. behaviour.
held under the MAPPA His case was reviewed at
guidelines where it was the June RAMP. Given his 4.21 Since his release the
deemed his risk level compliance with the police, following agencies have
remained very high. the stability in his life, which been involved in the
Following this meeting the now included some work and management of this
night hostel agreed that D given the lack of intelligence registered sex offender:
could reside with them for a to suggest he was offending,
period of up to six months the panel agreed to § Police (including civilian,
whilst the local authority downgrade his risk level to specialist and uniformed
sought suitable alternative high and to reduce the officers)
accommodation. frequency of review. § Probation
§ Local authority housing
4.13 Every effort was then made 4.17 The Registration & § Social Services
to ensure that D had some Assessment Officers § Local private education
stability in his life, this continued liaison with the § Voluntary sector, including
included visits by the police Benefits Agency, local church groups, day
to see him at the drop-in authority and voluntary centre, advocacy service.
centre. D was provided with organisations and D was § Night Hostel
advice and guidance with monitored in relation to his § Benefits Agency
particular emphasis on activities and employment to § NHS
keeping himself safe and ensure offences were not
away from children. committed.

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4.22 This case study shows, that 4.25 The prison exchanged 4.28 This case illustrates the
by housing a very high risk information with the panel powers of enforcement
offender in suitable about the work G had through additional licence
accommodation, by undertaken to address his conditions, effective victim
engaging the individual to offending behaviour liaison work between police
the point where they are throughout the sentence. & probation, collaborative
willing to comply with the They also highlighted work with the prison service
requirements of the Sex outstanding risk factors and and arrangements for curfew
Offenders Act, and by issues which they felt may conditions and electronic
providing that individual with impact upon his reintegration monitoring, all factors which
stability, (which includes in to the community. The enhance effective public
close monitoring, social Forensic Mental Health team protection.
activities and employment), offered immediate
this helps to reduce the risk intervention upon his release 4.29 The supervision of Sex
of re-offending. and referral to drug and Offenders in Surrey is
alcohol services. supported by the delivery of
4.23 The use of other agencies in ‘The Thames Valley Sex
this study, to support the 4.26 Victim issues were Offender Groupwork
work of the statutory significant in this case and Programme’, this programme
agencies, was a major the Victim Liaison Unit and is for sex offenders on
contribution to the success RAOs worked together in community-based orders,
of this individual case and their contact with the victim. and those released from
greatly assisted in enhancing They provided advice on custody and subject to a
the protection of the public in safety measures and set up period on licence. An
the region. an operational log with the offender attends for a total of
police in the event that if at 160 hours taking between 9
4.24 G comes within the category any time the victim feared for and 15 months to complete
of dangerous offender and their safety, they could make the programme (depending
has a long history of violent a call to the police instigating on the seriousness of the
offences. He has in recent an immediate police individuals offending and
years spent most of his time response. level of treatment required).
in custody. Offending is
linked to his use of alcohol 4.27 A MAPPP was convened 4.30 Two programmes have been
and drugs. He is assessed immediately prior to release. delivered in 2002/2003. This
as very high risk and The panel agreed additional involves offenders working
therefore required a planned licence conditions and also on the foundation blocks, life
return to the community. A that a part of the risk skills, victim empathy and
MAPPP was convened while management plan should relapse prevention. Two sex
he remained in custody. The include that G be subject to offenders who were subject
panel had representation a curfew and electronic to Community Rehabilitation
from the prison, Community monitoring. G was also Orders continued to attend
Mental Health Services, registered with the Public the programme on a
Forensic Mental Health Protection Unit. voluntary basis after their
team, police, probation, the orders ended.
Victim Liaison Unit and a
probation hostel.

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4.31 Representatives from the 4.33 This joint exercise between worked in conjunction with
TVSOGP team attend probation & Children & the Lucy Faithful Foundation
RAMPs along with Families has been a learning in relation to Internet
supervising officers. These experience for both offenders and arranging
arrangements ensure robust agencies. The TVSOGP provision for co-working with
monitoring of this group of team has been involved in female sex offenders.
high risk offenders. The team delivering training to
also engages in informal housing, police and
liaison with RAOs sharing partnership agencies.
information on cases where
there are identified areas of 4.34 Surrey Police and Probation
concern. have worked with the Lucy
Faithful Foundation to link
4.32 The TVSOGP team has also sexual offenders into the
delivered in partnership with Outreach Service. This
Children & Families a non- provision is available to
offending partner offenders at the end of
programme. The emphasis formal supervision and
of the programme is to provides ongoing support
empower women to think and contributes to
about the future, it also maintaining the risk
provides a forum to discuss management process. The
victim issues. TVSOGP team has also

5. Strategic Management Arrangements

5.1 The Strategic Management Services) and a Chief 5.2 It is intended to identify and
Board (SMB) oversees the Housing Officer and the two enlist a representative of
risk assessment and lay MAPPA members. In appropriate seniority from
management arrangements; response to a requirement to Health to join the SMB
the Board has considered extend the membership of before the end of 2003.
funding and training issues, it the SMB there has been
approved the annual report consultation with HMP High 5.3 The SMB has focused upon
for 2001/2002 and has Down and as the local prison the development of multi-
authorised any changes to in Surrey it has been agreed agency arrangements in
the multi-agency protocol. that a Governor grade joins Surrey and the promotion of
The Board is made up of a the SMB. good practice in local areas.
Deputy Chief Constable, The findings and
Chief Officer (Probation) the recommendations from a
Assistant Chief Officer recent current review of
(Probation), the Head of multi-agency arrangements
Children’s Services (Social are to be published in
Autumn 2003.

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5.4 A Process Management training event held in 5.8 They have had the
Board has also been Birmingham. The training opportunity to observe both
created. It is responsible for was delivered by the Lucy RAMPs and MAPPPs and
reviewing and auditing the Faithful Foundation. A range meet with representatives
work carried out by RAMPs of subjects were covered, from a range of agencies
and reporting to the SMB. particularly in relation to involved in the MAPPA
This Board is also understanding the behaviour process.
responsible for the of sex offenders, risk
promulgation of best practice assessment, treatment and 5.9 Under the Criminal Justice
to all agencies. management. Bill the lay members will
become lay advisors. In
5.5 Surrey is one of eight Areas 5.7 Local emphasis has been preparation for this initiative,
involved in the pilot for upon developing lay to be implemented
MAPPA lay members. Surrey members’ understanding of nationwide, the pilot has
successfully appointed two the MAPPA process. There been evaluated by
lay members, both residents has been close liaison with Manchester University and
of Surrey, in October 2002. senior managers in police their findings will contribute
They are key members of and probation who have key to shaping the future role of
the MAPPA SMB. The lay responsibility for MAPPA to lay advisors.
members have each been work in conjunction with lay
involved in an induction members to develop a new
process with police & and challenging role.
probation. In January 2003
they attended a national

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6. Disclosure
6.1 When producing a risk 6.1 The Responsible Authorities 6.3 An integral part of the Surrey
management plan the Panel are then able to work with protocol is to raise general
(whether local RAMP or these individuals to formulate awareness and public
MAPPP), considers whether a plan to ensure public education within the wider
some form of disclosure to safety. Whenever disclosure community. To this end
the public is necessary in of information to the public is Surrey will deliver a series of
order to address a threat considered, the relevant briefings to key agencies.
posed by a potentially panel assesses the nature of Child protection matters are
dangerous offender. On the threat posed by the managed through the Surrey
occasion it has been individual and balances this Area Child Protection
necessary to undertake against the rights of the Committee.
limited disclosure to enable offender (in accordance with
designated responsible the Human Rights Act).
individuals (e.g. head
teachers) to put appropriate
measures in place.

7. Victims
7.1 The work of the Victim Discretionary victim work service has the responsibility
Liaison Unit already with cases that fell outside of providing victims with
established within the the statutory definitions information about the role of
probation service has continues to be offered on a the National Probation
continued. case-by-case basis. Service in relation to victim
work and in eliciting their
7.2 In the first three quarters of 7.3 The Surrey Probation Victim permission to being
the year 2002/2003 the unit Liaison Unit aims to offer contacted by the Victim
made contact with the victim victims a high quality service Liaison Unit. Agreement has
or victim’s family in 95% of that builds on, supports and been reached with Surrey
the statutory cases enhances the work of both Police to manage this in a
sentenced at Guildford Surrey Police and the Surrey way that ensures that victims
Crown Court within eight Association of Victim are contacted within the
weeks of sentence. Where Support Schemes. In required timescale.
Surrey was the local area for collaboration with both
the victim but not the organisations protocols have 7.5 The joint Surrey Probation
sentencing court the unit been developed that identify and Surrey Police Victims
liaised closely with the area key responsibilities, Protocol links to the Surrey
that had statutory information sharing and protocol regarding the risk
responsibility for the case. processes. The police assessment and

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 management process in her late thirties, remains for the police to offer
respect of potentially traumatised by the sexual assistance with security
dangerous offenders by abuse perpetrated against arrangements. It was vitally
requiring that victims’ views her over many years during important to empower the
and needs are represented her childhood. The prospect victim and to ensure that she
at relevant RAMPs and of unexpectedly coming felt safer as a result.
MAPPPs. Victim Liaison face-to-face with her father
Unit staff have attended terrified her. One of the 7.6 During 2002/2003 the Victim
MAPPP meetings and MAPPP actions involved a Liaison Unit has delivered
actively contributed to the Surrey Probation Victim victim awareness training to
process. The importance of Liaison Officer and Surrey Surrey Probation staff. This
this was highlighted in a Police Risk Assessment is essential training for all
particularly difficult case in Officer jointly visiting the grades. The training
which the offender, the father victim, to explain the aspects addresses the duties
of the victim, was known to of the risk management plan imposed on the service, the
be planning to return to the that related to herself and conduct of the unit and the
Surrey area after his period her family; to discuss her responsibilities on case
of post-release licence strategy for dealing with management staff in relation
supervision was completed. unexpected and unplanned to victims’ concerns and risk
The victim, a woman now in contact post-supervision and management.

Victim Support Scheme Addresses and Telephone Numbers:

East Surrey VSS Epsom & District VSS Waverley VSS

Reigate Police Station The Pines 8 Dolphin Close
79 Reigate Road 2 The Parade Haslemere
Reigate RH2 0RY Epsom KT18 5DU GU27 1PU
01737 766323 01372 743650 01428 651159

Esher & District VSS Guildford VSS Runnymede & Elmbridge VSS
Claygate Centre PO Box 26 c/o Addlestone Police Station
Elm Road Guildford Garfield Road
Cobham KT10 0EH GU1 4XN Addlestone, KT15 2NW
01372 470690 01483 503173 01932 855110

Mole Valley VSS North West Surrey VSS Staines & Woking
c/o Dorking Police Station 80a Rydens Way Magistrates Court Witness Service
Moores Road Old Woking Staines Magistrates Court
Dorking RH4 2BQ Woking GU22 9DN Knowle Green
01306 875866 01483 770457 Staines TW18 1XH
01784 492299

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7. Statistical Information No. of Offenders

i. The number of registered sex offenders on 31 March 2003 277

ii. The number of sex offenders having a registration requirement who were 4
either cautioned or convicted for breaches of the requirement, between 1 April
2002 and 31 March 2003

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

(a) The total number of Sex Offender Orders applied for 2

(b) The total number granted 0

(c) The total number not granted 2

iv. The number of Restraining Orders issued by the courts between 1 April 1
2002 and 31 March 2003 for offenders currently managed within MAPPA

v. The number of violent and other sexual offenders considered under MAPPA 435
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 year 1 9
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 4

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

Sex Offender Order

c) charged with a serious sexual or violent offence 1

Contacts

Surrey Probation Area Address Phone

Assistant Chief Officer Bridge House 01483 860191

Courts & Community Supervision Flambard Way
Godalming
Surrey GU7 1JB

Surrey Police Mount Browne 01306 676803

Sandy Lane
Guildford
Surrey GU3 1HG

Surrey County Council County Hall 0208 541 9008

Penrhyn Road
Kingston-upon-Thames
KT1 2DN

Prison Service Regional Office Area Office 01634 817694

80 Sir Evelyn Road
Rochester
Kent ME1 3LU

Youth Offending Team Churchill House 01483 723922

Mayford Green
Woking
Surrey GU22 0PW

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