Protecting the Public & MAPPA

What is MAPPA?

MAPPA is a set of arrangements to manage the risk posed by certain sexual and violent offenders. They bring together the Police, Probation and Prison Services in Cumbria into what is known as the 'MAPPA Responsible Authority'.

A number of other agencies are under a duty to co-operate with the Responsible Authority. These include: Children’s Services, Adult Social Services, Health Trusts and Authorities, Youth Offending Teams, local housing authorities and certain registered social landlords, Jobcentre Plus, and electronic monitoring providers.

The purposes of MAPPA are:

• to ensure more comprehensive risk assessments are completed, taking advantage of co-ordinated information sharing across the agencies; and
• to direct the available resources to best protect the public from serious harm.

How does MAPPA work?

Offenders eligible for MAPPA are identified and information is gathered/shared about them across relevant agencies.  The nature and level of the risk of harm they pose is assessed and a risk management plan is implemented to protect the public. 

In most cases, the offender will be managed under the ordinary arrangements applied by the agency or agencies with supervisory responsiblity.  A number of offenders, though, require active multi-agency management and their risk management plans will be formulated and monitored via MAPPA meetings attended by various agencies.  MAPPA meetings are held regularly to allow the agencies to share information and make a joint risk assessment. 

Further information:

• 'Keeping our communities safe' leaflet
• 'Information for MAPPA offenders' leaflet 
• Cumbria MAPPA Annual Report 2010-11 
• All MAPPA Annual Reports for 2010-11
• National MAPPA guidance and information

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