Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA)
Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) is a process through which the Police, Probation and Prison Service work together with other agencies to manage the risks posed by violent, terrorist and sexual offenders living in the community.
The purpose of MAPPA is to help to reduce the risk of harm and re-offending behaviours of violent, terrorist, and sexual offenders. This is in order to protect the public, including those who have been victims of serious harm.
How MAPPA works
When MAPPA eligible offenders are identified, information about them is shared by agencies in order to inform the risk assessment and risk management plans for those supervising them. In some cases, active multi-agency management is required, which will involve regular MAPPA meetings that must be attended by the relevant agency practitioners.
MAPPA and your duty to cooperate
Public protection is everyone’s business, and the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) are set out the statutory framework to which all public sector agencies have a duty to cooperate, when dealing with individuals convicted of the most serious offences. If someone you are working with is associated with a MAPPA registered individual, or they are registered themselves, you may be asked to contribute to the MAPPA process.
MAPPA Training
TSCP host training delivered by MAPPA.
The course covers:
- Outline the purpose and function of MAPPA,
- Detail the framework for the classification of MAPPA Offenders
- Explain the process of escalation between Management Levels,
- Set out the principles of Information Sharing and Disclosure
- Clarify your role in MAPPA and the support you will receive from the GM's Multi Agency Public Protection Team.
To find out when the next training event is, please look at Training - Tameside Safeguarding Children Partnership to book on an event.