Protecting the Public

The National Probation Service Cumbria Area works in close partnership with the Cumbria Police Force and HMP Service in order to protect the public.  Together we manage the most dangerous offenders in the community through the Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA).

The MAPPA arrangements are:

1. Public Protection – control/resettle/rehabilitate
2. High Risk Procedures at the appropriate level:
   • Level One – managed within the agency (Senior Probation Officer for Offender Management overview)
   • Level Two – LRMM multi agency approach (Senior Probation Officer for Public Protection managed)
   • Level Three – MAPPP (Assistant Chief Officer of Offender Management overview)

MAPPA meetings are held every two months at which all the partner agencies attend.  The meetings allow the agencies to share information and make a joint assessment of what risks are imposed.  The risks are considered and it is decided if information needs to be passed onto other agencies in order to ensure public protection as well as detailing what action each agency should be taking.

Cumbria MAPPA Annual Report 2005 - 2006

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