Multi-agency public protection arrangements Annual Report 2011/12
Source: data.gov.uk (2018-05-25)

Multi-agency public protection arrangements statistics. 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.

Multi-Agency Public 
Protection Arrangements 
Annual Report 2011/12 
 
Ministry of Justice 
Statistics Bulletin  
 
 
 
25 October 2012 
 
 

 
Background  
Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) are a set of statutory 
arrangements to assess and manage the risk posed by certain sexual and 
violent offenders. They are established by virtue of Sections 325 to 327 of 
the Criminal Justice Act 2003.  
MAPPA bring together the Police, Probation and Prison Services into what is 
known as the MAPPA Responsible Authority for each MAPPA Area. MAPPA 
Areas are co-terminous with police force areas, as set out in the Police Act 
1996. 
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, United 
Kingdom Border Agency, local housing authorities and certain registered 
social landlords, Jobcentre Plus, and electronic monitoring providers. 
Offenders eligible for MAPPA are identified and information is gathered and 
shared about them across relevant agencies. The nature and level of the risk 
of harm they pose is assessed and a coordinated risk management plan is 
implemented to protect the public. 
The contents of the report will be of interest to the public, the media, 
agencies responsible for offender management at both national and local 
levels, government policy makers and others who want to understand more 
about MAPPA eligible offenders, including registered sex offenders, the use 
of restrictive orders and serious further offences. 
By virtue of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, there are 3 broad categories of 
offender eligible for MAPPA: 
 Category 1 - Registered sexual offenders: offenders who have been 
convicted of a specified sexual offence* and/or to whom the 
notification requirements under Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 
2003 apply (and who are therefore required to notify the Police of 
their name, address and other personal details, and notify the Police 
of any subsequent changes); 
 Category 2 - Violent offenders: offenders convicted of a specified 
violent offence* and sentenced to imprisonment/detention for 12 
                                            
* See appendix 4, MAPPA Guidance 2012, for qualifying offences: 
www.justice.gov.uk/offenders/multi-agency-public-protection-arrangements 
 
 
 
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months or more, or detained under a hospital order.  This category 
also includes a small number of sexual offenders who do not qualify 
for the notification requirements that apply to Category 1 offenders 
and offenders disqualified from working with children; and 
 Category 3 - Other Dangerous Offenders: offenders who do not 
qualify under Categories 1 or 2 but have been assessed as currently 
posing a risk of serious harm.  The link between the offence they 
have perpetrated and the risk that they pose means that they require 
active multi-agency management. 
Under MAPPA, there are 3 levels at which offenders are managed, which 
reflect the level of multi-agency co-operation required to implement 
effectively the individual offender’s risk management plan. Offenders may be 
moved up or down the levels to reflect changes in the level of risk that they 
present or the action required to manage it. 
 Level 1 - Ordinary Agency Management.  These offenders are 
subject to the usual management arrangements applied by whichever 
agency has the lead in supervising them. Information will usually be 
exchanged between relevant agencies, especially between police and 
probation, but formal multi-agency meetings will not be held to 
discuss the offender’s case. 
 Level 2 - Active Multi-agency Management. The risk management 
plans for these offenders require the active involvement of several 
agencies via regular multi-agency public protection meetings.   
 Level 3 - Active Multi-agency Management.  As with offenders 
managed at Level 2, the active involvement of several agencies is 
required; however, the risk presented by offenders managed at 
Level 3 means that the involvement of senior staff from those 
agencies is additionally required to authorise the use of additional 
resources, such as for specialised accommodation.  
In most cases, the offender will be managed under the ordinary 
arrangements applied by the agency or agencies with supervisory 
responsibility. A number of offenders, though, require active multi-agency 
management, and their risk management plans will be formulated and 
monitored via Multi-Agency Public Protection meetings attended by various 
agencies. 
 
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Explanatory notes 
Unless otherwise stated, the yearly totals refer to the period between 
1st April of a given year and 31st March the following year. 
Symbols and conventions 
The following symbols have been used throughout the tables in this bulletin:  
-    
= Not applicable 
0   
= Nil 
..   
= Not available 
(r)  
= Revised data 
(p)  
= Provisional data 
══  
= Discontinuity in the series 
 
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Key Points 
 On 31 March 2012 there were 55,002 MAPPA-eligible offenders. The 
majority of cases (96 per cent) were managed at Level 1 (Table 1). 
 The number of registered sex offenders per 100,000 head of the 
population has increased from 76 to 81 (Table 3).  
 There were 6,939 offenders managed at Level 2 and 664 offenders 
managed at Level 3 throughout 2011/12 (Table 4). 
 The courts imposed 2,658 Sexual Offences Prevention Orders 
(SOPO) in 2011/12 (Table 6). 
 In 2011/12, 877 offenders managed at Levels 2 and 3 have been 
returned to custody for breach of their licence. There were 80 
offenders managed at Levels 2 and 3 sent to custody for breach of 
their SOPO (Table 7). 
 There were 145 MAPPA-eligible offenders charged with a “serious 
further offence” (SFO – see definitions for further information), in 
2011/12. Of these, 116 were managed at Level 1, 22 at Level 2, and 
7 at Level 3 (Table 8). 
 
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Summary of findings 
On 31 March 2012 there were 55,002 MAPPA-eligible offenders. This is an 
increase of 7 per cent when compared with 31 March 2011 (Table 2) and is 
consistent with annual rises from 2009/10. Table 1 shows the breakdown by 
Category of Offender and Management Level. The majority of cases (96 per 
cent) were managed at Level 1. 
Table 1: MAPPA-eligible offenders on 31 March 2012 
 
Category 1 
Category 2 
Category 3
Total 
Management 
Levels
Registered 
Sexual Offenders
Violent 
Offenders
Other 
Dangerous 
Offenders
Level 1
39,142
13,587
-
52,729
Level 2
1,133
616
374
2,123
Level 3
70
42
38
150
Total
40,345
14,245
412
55,002
Note: Category 3 offenders managed are only managed at Level 2 and Level 3.
 
Table 2: MAPPA-eligible offenders by Category on 31 March 2006/07-
2011/12 (a)  
 
Category 1 
Category 2 
(a
Category 3
(a
Total 
Year
Registered 
Sexual Offenders
Violent 
Offenders
Other 
Dangerous 
Offenders
2006/07
30,416
14,921
3,132
-
2007/08
31,392
16,249
2,569
-
2008/09
32,347
11,527
884
44,758
2009/10
34,939
12,766
633
48,338
2010/11
37,225
13,785
479
51,489
2011/12
40,345
14,245
412
55,002
(a) Up to and including 2007/08 this figure was a yearly total; from 2008/09 this 
figure is taken at 31 March to align reporting methods. Category 1 has always 
been taken on 31st March of the relevant year.
 
As more people are being sentenced to custody for sexual offences, and the 
average custodial sentence length is increasing*, there is a corresponding 
rise in those managed under MAPPA.  Many sexual offenders are required 
to register for long periods of time, with some registering for life.  As a result, 
this has a cumulative effect on the total number of offenders required to 
                                            
* See sentencing tables for more information:  
www.justice.gov.uk/statistics/criminal-justice/criminal-justice-statistics  
 
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register at any one time.  This can be seen in the year-on-year increase in 
MAPPA eligible offenders in Table 2.  
However, a recent legal challenge and legislative response means there is 
now a mechanism in place which will allow qualifying sex offenders who are 
subject to notification for life to apply for a review of this requirement.  This 
applies from 1 September 2012 for adult offenders (15 years after the 
commencement of the Sex Offenders Act 1997). 
 
On 21 April 2010, in the case of R (on the application of F and Angus Aubrey 
Thompson) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2010] UKSC 17, 
the Supreme Court upheld an earlier decision of the Court of Appeal and 
made a declaration of incompatibility under s. 4 of the Human Rights Act 
1998 in respect of notification requirements for an indefinite period under 
section 82 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. 
This has been remedied by virtue of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 
(Remedial) Order 2012 which has introduced the opportunity for offenders 
subject to indefinite notification to seek a review; this was enacted on 30th 
July 2012.  
 
Persons will not come off the register automatically. Qualifying offenders will 
be required to submit an application to the police seeking a review of their 
indefinite notification requirements. This will only be once they have 
completed a minimum period of time subject to the notification requirements 
(15 years from the point of first notification following release from custody for 
the index offence for adults and 8 years for juveniles).  
 
Those who continue to pose a significant risk will remain on the register for 
life, if necessary. In the event that an offender is subject to a Sexual 
Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) the order must be discharged under 
section 108 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 prior to an application for a 
review of their indefinite notification requirements. 
 
For more information, see the Home Office website: 
www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/about-us/legislation/sexual-offences-
remedial-order/ 
 
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Table 3: Category 1 offenders per 100,000 head of population aged 10 
or over on 31 March  
 
Year
Number of Category 1 offenders 
per 100,000 of population aged 
10 and above
2006/07
64
2007/08
66
2008/09
67
2009/10
72
2010/11
76
2011/12
81  
The per 100,000 head of population rate is calculated using Category 1 
figures and population estimates supplied by the Office for National 
Statistics.  In 2011/12, the number of Category 1 offenders per 100,000 
head of the population was 81.  This continues a trend of successive annual 
increases.  For reasons outlined, above the number of registered sex 
offenders has been increasing over time. Although the estimated population 
figures have also increased, the rise is RSOs has been at a greater rate 
accounting for the year on year rise in the rate. 
 
The following tables focus on the management of MAPPA-eligible offenders 
over the whole year.  These look at the number of offenders managed at 
Levels 2 and 3, breaches of notification requirements for sex offenders, 
breaches of licence conditions, the number of restrictive orders imposed and 
the numbers of SFOs committed.  
Table 4: MAPPA-eligible offenders in Level 2 and Level 3 by category 
(yearly total) 
Year
Level 2
Level 3
Level 2
Level 3
Level 2
Level 3
Level 2
Level 3
2006/07
5,894
558
5,205
502
2,943
189
14,042
1,249
2007/08
5,271
507
4,057
402
2,406
163
11,734
1,072
2008/09
4,408
424
3,891
320
1,701
179
10,000
923
2009/10
3,833
362
3,499
313
1,461
168
8,793
843
2010/11
 (a)
3,337
308
3,126
(r)
281
1,338
145
7,962
734
2011/12
2,956
298
2,750
242
1,233
124
6,939
664
(a) A data processing error by the Kent area resulted in an incorrect submission of 230 instead of 69   
Category 2, Level 2 offenders. The figure of 3,287 for 2010/11 has been reduced by 161 to reflect the
correction.
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
Total
 
Offenders are only counted once.  For those who have been managed at 
any level during the year, only the higher level is counted.  Throughout 
2011/12 there were 6,939 offenders managed at Level 2 and 664 offenders 
managed at Level 3. This is a decrease from 2010/11 when the figures were 
 
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7,962 for Level 2 and 734 for Level 3, or a reduction of 13 per cent and ten 
per cent respectively. 
Figure 1: MAPPA-eligible offenders in Level 2 and Level 3 by category 
(yearly total) 
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
Level 2 Level 3 Level 2 Level 3 Level 2 Level 3 Level 2 Level 3 Level 2 Level 3 Level 2 Level 3
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
Number  of  MAPPA-eligible  offenders
Category 3
Category 2
Category 1
 
Cases are counted at the highest level at which they have been managed 
throughout the reporting period. The overall increase in MAPPA-eligible 
offenders against the decrease in cases managed at Levels 2 and 3 reflects 
an increase in the management of offenders at Level 1 throughout the year. 
The decrease in 2011/12 is consistent with previous years. A case is 
changed from Level 3 to Level 2 and then to Level 1 if that is what the risk 
assessment and risk management plan requires. Levels are dynamic and 
the case can be re-listed at the higher level(s) if circumstances change.   
Only for those cases where there is value to be added by holding regular 
inter-agency meetings is management at level 2 or 3 required.  For this 
reason, data on level 1 cases are not collected for this table. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Table 5: Category 1 offenders who were either cautioned or convicted 
for breaches of the notification requirement  
Year
Total
2006/07
1,552
2007/08
1,634
2008/09
1,337
2009/10
1,518
2010/11
1,492
2011/12
1,371 
The number of Category 1 offenders who were cautioned or convicted for 
breaches of their notification requirement has decreased from 1,492 in 
2010/11 to 1,371 in 2011/12 (an 8 per cent decrease). This continues a 
decrease in these breaches since 2009/10.  Note that these figures relate to 
breaches of sexual offender registration requirements and are not recording 
new sexual offences.  
Restrictive Orders are used to assist in managing the risks presented by an 
offender.  These were introduced in the Sexual Offences Act (2003) and 
include Sexual Offences Prevention Orders (SOPOs), Notification Orders 
(NOs) and Foreign Travel Orders (FTOs) imposed by the courts. See 
definitions for further details. 
Table 6: Sexual Offences Prevention Orders (SOPOs), Notification 
Orders (NOs) and Foreign Travel Orders (FTOs) imposed by the courts  
Year
SOPOs imposed
NOs imposed
FTOs imposed
2006/07
1,114
62
3
2007/08
1,440
70
1
2008/09
1,512
72
12
2009/10
1,862
67
15
2010/11
2,438
74
22
2011/12
2,658
92
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Table 6 shows that in 2011/12 the courts imposed 2,658 SOPOs compared 
to 2,438 in 2010/11. This represents a rise of 9 per cent. The SOPO is used 
to impose prohibitions on sexual offenders who pose a risk of serious sexual 
harm. The continued year on year rise reflects the increased use of SOPOs 
by police to manage some sexual offenders in the community. 
 
 
 
 
 
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Table 7: Offenders managed at Level 2 and Level 3 returned to custody 
for a breach of licence or sent to custody for breach of SOPO 
Year
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Level 2
Level 3
Total
2006/07
1,566
218
1,784
72
17
89
2007/08
1,451
208
1,659
76
20
96
2008/09
1,297
117
1,414
58
10
68
2009/10
997
119
1,116
81
8
89
2010/11
886
122
1,008
45
12
57
2011/12
786
91
877
65
15
80
Breach of Licence
Breach of SOPO
 
In 2011/12, 877 Level 2 and Level 3 all MAPPA eligible offenders have been 
returned to custody for breach of their licence, a decrease of 13 per cent 
from the previous year.  The decrease in returns to custody is consistent 
with the reduction in the number of offenders managed at this level.  
There were 80 Level 2 and Level 3 registered sex offenders sent to custody 
for breach of their SOPO, an increase of 40 per cent from the previous year 
Although there are fluctuations from year to year, since 2006/07 the total 
number of breaches remains below 100.  This is in contrast to the number of 
SOPOs imposed which have more than doubled since 2006/07. 
 
 
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Serious further offences 
There were 145 MAPPA-eligible offenders charged with a “serious further 
offence” (SFO – see definitions for further information), in 2011/12. Of these, 
116 were managed at Level 1, 22 at Level 2, and 7 at Level 3 (Table 8).  
Table 9a shows the in-year total for categories 1-3 and levels 1-3. 
Table 8: MAPPA-eligible offenders charged with a Serious Further 
Offence 
Year
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
2006/07
..
69
13
-
2007/08
..
72
7
-
2008/09
(a)
..
40
8
-
2009/10
162
31
3
196
2010/11
108
23
3
134
2011/12
116
22
7
145
(a) On 01/12/2008, Probation Circular 22/2008 introduced changes in the 
process for notification and the subsequent review of SFOs. As a result, the 
figures for 2008/09 include cases before and after the changes and therefore 
are not directly comparable with the previous and subsquent year. 
 
Table 9a: MAPPA-eligible offenders charged with a Serious Further 
Offence in 2011/12 
Offenders charged with 
an SFO in 2011/12 (a) 
Category 1
Category 2
Catgory 3
Total
Level 1
41
75
-
Level 2
10
6
6
22
Level 3
6
0
1
7
Total
57
81
7
145
(a) as defined in Probation Instruction 10/2011.
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Table 9b: Outcomes of SFO cases in 2011/12 
Outcome: 
(a)
Conviction 
for SFO
Offender still 
charged with 
SFO at 
31/03/2012
Any other 
outcome (b)
Total
Category 1
Level 1
26
14
13
53
Level 2
9
4
2
15
Level 3
4
3
0
7
Category 2
Level 1
47
34
20
101
Level 2
5
2
4
11
Level 3
1
0
0
1
Category 3
Level 2
4
2
1
7
Level 3
0
1
0
1
Total
96
60
40
196
(a) Includes Level 2 and Level 3 offenders who remained charged with a SFO on 31
March 2011.
(b) Other outcomes include charge dropped, acquittal, convicted of a non-SFO,
offender deceased.
 
Recorded outcomes for those charged are not always available within the 
reporting year.  Table 9b shows that 96 offenders were convicted of an SFO 
and 40 offenders’ cases resulted in another outcome, such as acquittal or 
conviction of an offence which does not meet the SFO definition.  A further 
60 offenders remained still charged with an SFO.  This figure also includes 
those who remained charged at the end of March 2011.  For this reason, the 
total number of outcomes in Table 9b will not equal the total charges in 
Table 9a. 
Of those offenders charged with an SFO managed at Level 2 or Level 3, 
there were 11 instances which proceeded to a MAPPA Serious Case 
Review. Eight of these offenders were managed at Level 2, three were 
managed at Level 3, at the time they were charged (Table 14). 
In order to show a greater level of detail, Tables 10-14 are presented at 
MAPPA area level. 
A spreadsheet containing all data at area level is published alongside this 
statistics bulletin on the Ministry of Justice website: 
www.justice.gov.uk/statistics/prisons-and-probation/mappa 
 
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Serious Further Offence by MAPPA Area 
Table 10: MAPPA eligible offenders charged with a Serious Further 
Offence in 2011/12  
Area
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Level 2 Level 3
Total 
All Areas
41
10
6
75
6
0
6
1
1
Avon and Somerset   
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Bedfordshire               
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
Cambrid
45
geshire          
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Cheshire                     
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
7
County Durham          
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
Cumbria                     
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Derb
1
yshire                  
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Devon and Cornwall   
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Dorset                        
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
D
2
yfed-Powys              
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
Essex                         
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
4
Gloucestershire          
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gwent                         
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
Hampshire                  
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
Hertfordshire              
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Humberside                
3
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
8
Kent                            
2
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
7
Lancashire                 
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
Leicestershire             
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lincolnshire                
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
London                       
4
1
1
15
2
0
1
0
24
Greater Manchester   
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
Merseyside                 
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
4
Norfolk                        
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
North Wales               
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
North Yorkshire          
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Northam
0
4
1
ptonshire      
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Northumbria               
4
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
6
Nottinghamshire         
3
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
6
South Wales              
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
South Yorkshire         
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
Staffordshire               
1
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
6
Suffolk                        
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Surre
2
4
y                        
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Sussex                       
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Teesside                    
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Thames Valley           
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
3
Warwickshire              
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
West Mercia               
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
West Midlands           
5
0
0
6
1
0
0
0
12
West Yorkshire           
4
2
0
7
0
0
0
0
13
Wiltshire                     
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
 
 
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Table 11: MAPPA-eligible offenders charged with and subsequently 
convicted of a Serious Further Offence in 2011/12 by 31 March 2012 
Note: Includes Level 2 and Level 3 offenders who remained charged with a 
SFO on 31 March 2011. 
Area
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Level 2 Level 3
Total 
All Areas
26
9
4
47
5
1
4
0
Avon and Somerset   
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Bedfordshire               
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Cambrid
96
geshire          
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Cheshire                     
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
County Durham          
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Cumbria                     
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Derb
1
yshire                  
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
Devon and Cornwall   
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Dorset                        
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
D
3
yfed-Powys              
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
Essex                         
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
Gloucestershire          
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gwent                         
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hampshire                  
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Hertfordshire              
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Humberside                
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Kent                            
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
6
Lancashire                 
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Leicestershire             
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
Lincolnshire                
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
London                       
3
1
0
8
1
0
1
0
14
Greater Manchester   
0
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
Merseyside                 
0
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
4
Norfolk                        
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
North Wales               
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
North Yorkshire          
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Northam
0
5
1
ptonshire      
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Northumbria               
4
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
7
Nottinghamshire         
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
South Wales              
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
South Yorkshire         
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Staffordshire               
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
Suffolk                        
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Surre
2
1
y                        
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Sussex                       
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Teesside                    
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
Thames Valley           
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Warwickshire              
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
West Mercia               
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
West Midlands           
0
1
1
3
1
0
0
0
6
West Yorkshire           
3
1
0
6
0
0
0
0
10
Wiltshire                     
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
 
 
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Table 12: MAPPA-eligible offenders charged with a Serious Further 
Offence in 2010/11 who remained charged on 31 March 2012 
Note: Includes Level 2 and Level 3 offenders who remained charged with a 
SFO on 31 March 2011. 
Area
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Level 2 Level 3
Total 
All Areas
14
4
3
34
2
0
2
1
Avon and Somerset   
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bedfordshire               
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cambridgeshire          
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cheshire                     
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
5
County Durham          
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cumbria                     
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Derbyshire                  
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Devon and Cornwall   
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Dorset                        
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Dyfed-Powys              
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Essex                         
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Gloucestershire          
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gwent                         
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
Hampshire                  
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Hertfordshire              
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Humberside                
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
Kent                            
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
Lancashire                 
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Leicestershire             
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lincolnshire                
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
London                       
0
1
1
11
1
0
0
0
14
Greater Manchester   
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Merseyside                 
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Norfolk                        
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
North Wales               
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
North Yorkshire          
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Northamptonshire      
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Northumbria               
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
Nottinghamshire         
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
South Wales              
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
South Yorkshire         
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Staffordshire               
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Suffolk                        
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Surrey                        
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sussex                       
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Teesside                    
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Thames Valley           
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Warwickshire              
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
West Mercia               
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
West Midlands           
3
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
6
West Yorkshire           
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
Wiltshire                     
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
60
0
1
0
3
0
0
2
3
 
 
 
 
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Table 13: MAPPA-eligible offenders charged with a Serious Further 
Offence in 2011/12 resulting in any other outcome by 31 March 2012 
(e.g. charge dropped, acquittal, conviction for non-SFO). 
Note: Includes Level 2 and Level 3 offenders who remained charged with a 
SFO on 31 March 2011. 
Area
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Level 2 Level 3
Total 
All Areas
13
2
0
20
4
0
1
0
Avon and Somerset   
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
Bedfordshire               
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Cambrid
40
geshire          
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cheshire                     
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
County Durham          
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Cumbria                     
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Derb
0
yshire                  
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Devon and Cornwall   
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Dorset                        
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
D
0
yfed-Powys              
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Essex                         
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gloucestershire          
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gwent                         
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hampshire                  
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hertfordshire              
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Humberside                
1
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
5
Kent                            
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Lancashire                 
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Leicestershire             
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lincolnshire                
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
London                       
1
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
6
Greater Manchester   
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Merseyside                 
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Norfolk                        
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
North Wales               
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
North Yorkshire          
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Northam
0
1
0
ptonshire      
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Northumbria               
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Nottinghamshire         
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
South Wales              
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
South Yorkshire         
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Staffordshire               
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Suffolk                        
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Surre
0
2
y                        
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sussex                       
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Teesside                    
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Thames Valley           
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Warwickshire              
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
West Mercia               
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
West Midlands           
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
4
West Yorkshire           
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
5
Wiltshire                     
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
 
 
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Table 14: MAPPA Serious Case Review resulting from Level 2 and 
Level 3 offenders charged with a Serious Further Offence  
 
Area 
Level 2
Level 3 
Total
All Areas
8
3
11
Avon and Somerset      
0
0
0
Bedfordshire                 
0
0
0
Cambridgeshire            
0
0
0
Cheshire                       
0
1
1
County Durham            
0
0
0
Cumbria                        
0
0
0
Derbyshire                    
0
0
0
Devon and Cornwall     
1
0
1
Dorset                           
0
0
0
Dyfed-Powys                
1
0
1
Essex                            
0
0
0
Gloucestershire            
0
0
0
Gwent                           
0
0
0
Hampshire                    
1
0
1
Hertfordshire                 
0
0
0
Humberside                  
0
0
0
Kent                              
0
0
0
Lancashire                    
0
0
0
Leicestershire               
0
0
0
Lincolnshire                  
0
0
0
London                         
2
1
3
Greater Manchester      
0
0
0
Merseyside                   
0
0
0
Norfolk                          
0
0
0
North Wales                  
0
0
0
North Yorkshire             
0
0
0
Northamptonshire         
0
0
0
Northumbria                  
0
0
0
Nottinghamshire           
0
0
0
South Wales                 
0
0
0
South Yorkshire            
0
0
0
Staffordshire                 
0
1
1
Suffolk                          
0
0
0
Surrey                           
1
0
1
Sussex                          
0
0
0
Teesside                       
0
0
0
Thames Valley              
1
0
1
Warwickshire                
0
0
0
West Mercia                 
0
0
0
West Midlands              
0
0
0
West Yorkshire             
1
0
1
Wiltshire                        
0
0
0  
 
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Data sources, quality and revisions 
 
The data presented in this brief are drawn from MAPPA areas’ 
administrative IT systems. Although care is taken when processing and 
analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies 
inherent in any large-scale recording system.  
 
The data are collected for a financial year and are submitted on an annual 
basis.  During the data collection process, areas may identify the need to 
correct or amend the previous year’s data.  If required, these are made in 
the following year’s report.  A footnote on the relevant table will indicate the 
scale of the revision. 
 
Contact points for further information 
 
Press enquiries should be directed to the Ministry of Justice press office:  
 
Tel: xx-xxxx-xxxx  
Other enquiries about these statistics should be directed to:  
 
John Marais 
Ministry of Justice  
Justice Statistics Analytical Services  
7th Floor  
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London  
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Tel: xx-xxxx-xxxx  
 
General enquiries about the statistical work of the Ministry of Justice can be 
e-mailed to: xxx@xxx.xx 
 
General information about the official statistics system of the UK is available 
from www.statistics.gov.uk 
 
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Definitions (in alphabetic order) 
Breach of licence – Offenders who are aged 18 and over and released into 
the community following a period of imprisonment of 12 months or more will 
be supervised by the Probation Service, subject to a licence with conditions. 
If the offender is found to have failed to comply or breached those 
conditions, action may be taken to recall the offender back to custody. 
Foreign Travel Orders – A restrictive order that may be applied to prevent 
offenders with convictions for sexual offences against children from travelling 
abroad, where this is considered necessary to protect children from the risk 
of sexual harm. Police may apply to the court for these orders. The Order is 
granted by the Court on application from the Police. 
MAPPA-eligible offenders – Offenders defined in law as eligible for 
MAPPA management, because they have committed specified sexual and 
violent offences, or have been assessed as presenting a serious risk of harm 
to the public. 
MAPPA Serious Case Review (MAPPA SCR) – It is mandatory for a 
MAPPA SCR to be carried out by the local MAPPA Strategic Management 
Board where a MAPPA offender managed at either Level 2 or 3 is charged 
with committing an offence of murder, manslaughter or rape or attempting to 
commit murder or rape. 
MAPPA SCRs may also be conducted on a discretionary basis in the 
following circumstances:   
 where a MAPPA offender managed at Level 1 is charged with 
committing an offence of murder, manslaughter or rape or attempting 
to commit murder or rape; or 
 where a MAPPA offender managed at any level is charged with one 
of the serious offences listed in Probation Instruction 10/2011* 
(PI 10/2011); or 
 where it is assessed that it would be in the public interest to 
undertake a review. For example, a case which results in serious 
physical or psychological harm to a vulnerable adult or child but is not 
an offence listed in PI 10/2011*. 
The purpose of the review is to examine the activity of the agencies involved 
in the management of the offender and whether MAPPA guidance and 
policies were followed appropriately.  
                                            
* Probation Instruction 10/2011 supercedes Probation Circular 22/2008.  See 
www.justice.gov.uk/offenders/probation/probation-instructions  
 
 
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The MAPPA SCR should identify whether there are lessons to be learned 
from the way in which the case was managed and how they will be acted 
upon. A MAPPA SCR and Probation SFO review (see below) may be 
conducted simultaneously. 
Notification Order – A restrictive order which requires sexual offenders who 
have been convicted of a sexual offence overseas to register with the UK 
police, in order to protect the public in the UK from any risk that they pose.  
Police may apply to the court for the order in relation to offenders living in, or 
intending to come to, the UK. 
Restrictive Orders – Orders used to assist in managing the risks presented 
by an offender. These were introduced in the Sexual Offences Act (2003) 
and include Notification Orders, Sexual Offences Prevention Orders and 
Foreign Travel Orders (see individual definitions).  
Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) – A restrictive order that may 
be made by a Court at the time that an offender convicted of a sexual 
offence is sentenced, or may be applied by the Court following an 
application by the police. The length of term that the SOPO may apply for is 
variable: the minimum term is 5 years; however, a SOPO may be imposed 
for the remainder of the offender’s life. A SOPO will require the subject to 
register with the Police as a sexual offender and can include conditions, for 
example, to prevent the offender loitering near schools or playgrounds. If the 
offender fails to comply with the requirements of the order, he or she can be 
taken back to court and may be liable to up to 5 years’ imprisonment. 
Serious Further Offence (SFO) – For the purposes of this Bulletin, an 
offender under probation supervision, normally either subject to a court order 
or on licensed supervision after release from a custodial sentence, who is 
charged with a serious sexual or violent offence will be considered to have 
committed an SFO if his or her offence is either murder or listed in the 
qualifying offences based on Schedule 15 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 
(this was originally based on those offences in the Schedule which carried 
maxima of 14 years and Life, but as of 1 December 2008 it excludes s.18 
wounding with intent.) 
Probation Serious Further Offence (SFO) Review Process – A 
mandatory SFO Review will be conducted where an offender under 
probation supervision or within 28 days of completing supervision is charged 
with an offence in the following circumstances: 
 The offender is charged with perpetrating or attempting to carry out 
one of the most serious offences, i.e. murder, manslaughter, or 
another offence causing death, rape, or a sexual offence against a 
child under 13 (including attempted offences).  
 The offender is charged with another offence in Schedule 15 to the 
Criminal Justice Act 2003, except Section 18 assault, and his or her 
risk of serious harm has been assessed as high or very high during 
 
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the current sentence, or he or she has not been subject to a risk 
assessment during the current sentence. 
A discretionary SFO Review may be carried out where: 
 The offender is charged with an offence outside the above eligibility 
criteria, but it is decided by the National Offender Management 
Service (NOMS) and the Probation Trust that it may be in the public 
interest to complete a notification and subsequent review. This would 
apply regardless of whether the offence was on the SFO qualifying list 
or not. 
A MAPPA SCR and Probation Serious Further Offence review may be 
conducted simultaneously. 
 
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