Multi-agency public protection arrangements Annual Report 2012/13
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 2012/13 
 
Ministry of Justice 
Statistics Bulletin  
 
 
 
31 October 2013 
 

 
Introduction 
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. 
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 offence1 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 offence1 and sentenced to imprisonment/detention for 12 
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 
                                            
1 See appendix 4, MAPPA Guidance 2012, for qualifying offences: 
www.justice.gov.uk/offenders/multi-agency-public-protection-arrangements 
 
 
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 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.   
Users and uses of these Statistics 
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. 
The statistics included in this publication meet a broad spectrum of user 
needs as shown below. 
 
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User  
Summary of main statistical needs  
MOJ Ministers  
Use the statistics to monitor the MAPPA 
offender caseload, use of some restrictive 
orders and serious further offences.  
MPs and House of Lords  
Statistics are used to answer parliamentary 
questions. 
Policy teams  
Statistics are used to inform policy 
development, to monitor impact of changes 
over time and to model future changes and 
their impact on the system  
Agencies responsible for 
offender management  
Current and historical robust administrative 
data are used to support performance 
management information at national and local 
levels to complement their understanding of 
the current picture and trends over time  
Academia, students and 
businesses  
Used as a source of statistics for research 
purposes and to support lectures, 
presentations and conferences  
Journalists  
Used as a compendium of robust data on 
MAPPA offenders so that an accurate and 
coherent story can be told on this subset of 
the offender population.  
Voluntary sector  
Data are used to monitor trends of MAPPA 
offenders, to reuse the data in their own 
briefing and research papers and to inform 
policy work and responses to consultations.  
General public  
Data are used to respond to ad-hoc requests 
and requests made under the Freedom of 
Information Act.  
 
Related publications 
 
Offender Management Statistics Quarterly Bulletin2: This bulletin 
provides key statistics relating to offenders who are in prison or under 
Probation Service supervision. It covers flows into these services (receptions 
into prison or probation starts) and flows out (releases from prison or 
probation terminations) as well as the caseload of both services at specific 
points in time. 
 
                                            
2 Offender Management Statistics: 
www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly  
 
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Proven Re-offending Statistics Quarterly3: provides proven re-offending 
figures for offenders who were released from custody, received a non-
custodial conviction at court, received a caution, reprimand, warning or 
tested positive for opiates or cocaine in the 12 months ending September 
2011.  
 
Taken together, these publications present users with a more coherent 
overview of offender management including re-offending among both adults 
and young people, those offenders in prison custody and the programmes 
undertaken by offenders whilst in prison or under Probation Service 
supervision. 
 
Release Schedule 
This bulletin was published on 31 October 2013 and includes financial year 
statistics for the year 2012/13. 
The next publication of the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements 
bulletin is scheduled to be published in October 2014. 
National Statistics 
The United Kingdom Statistics Authority has designated these statistics as 
National Statistics, in accordance with the Statistics and Registration Service 
Act 2007 and signifying compliance with the Code of Practice for Official 
Statistics.  
Designation can be broadly interpreted to mean that the statistics:  
• meet identified user needs;  
• are well explained and readily accessible;  
• are produced according to sound methods; and  
• are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest.  
Once statistics have been designated as National Statistics it is a statutory 
requirement that the Code of Practice shall continue to be observed. 
                                            
3 Proven Re-offending Statistics Quarterly 
www.gov.uk/government/collections/proven-reoffending-statistics 
 
 
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This report relates to offenders in England and Wales only.  Statistics on 
MAPPA in Scotland may be found here: 
www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/09/1961 
 
Statistics on MAPPA in Northern Ireland may be found here: 
www.publicprotectionni.com/ 
 
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Key findings 
 On 31 March 2013 there were 60,193 MAPPA-eligible offenders.  Of 
these, which, 73% were Category 1 (Registered Sexual Offenders), 27% 
were Category 2 (Violent Offenders) and the remaining 1% were 
Category 3 (Other Dangerous Offenders).  The majority of cases (96%) 
were managed at Level 1 – ordinary agency management.  
Figure 1: MAPPA eligible offenders by category on 31 March 2008/09 – 
2012/13 
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
Number  of  MAPPA-eligible  offenders
Category 3
Category 2
Category 1
 
 The total number of MAPPA-eligible offenders has increased by 8% 
compared with 2011/12.  As in previous years, the largest increase is in 
the total numbers of Category 1 (Registered Sexual Offenders).  This 
increase is attributed to a combination of more people being sentenced 
to custody for sexual offences; the average custodial sentence length 
increasing and through many sexual offenders being required to register 
for long periods of time, with some registering for life. 
 The rate of registered sexual offenders in 2012/13 is 88 per 100,000 of 
population.  This is an increase from 81 in 2011/12 and continues a trend 
of successive annual increases.  During this time the population has 
increased but the rise in registered sexual offenders has been at a 
greater rate, accounting for the increase in the number of registered sex 
offenders per 100,000 of population. 
 
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 The number of MAPPA eligible offenders charged with a serious further 
offence in this reporting period is 149.  This is an increase of 2 from 147 
in 2011/124.  Of the 149 offenders charged with an SFO in 2012/13, 125 
were managed at Level 1; 18 at Level 2 and 6 at Level 3.  
                                            
4 One area (Avon & Somerset) had not recorded 2 SFO charges last year.  The total now 
shows the corrected figure. 
 
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MAPPA eligible offenders 
On 31 March 2013 there were 60,193 MAPPA-eligible offenders.  
Table 1 shows the breakdown by Category of Offender and Management 
Level. Around 73% of MAPPA-eligible offenders are Category 1 (Registered 
Sexual Offenders) and the large majority of cases (96%) are managed at 
Level 1. 
Table 1: MAPPA-eligible offenders on 31 March 2013  
Category 1 
Category 2 
Category 3
Total 
Management 
Levels
Registered 
Sexual Offenders
Violent 
Offenders
Other 
Dangerous 
Offenders
Level 1
42,685
15,332
-
58,017
Level 2
914
763
354
2,031
Level 3
65
45
35
145
Total
43,664
16,140
389
60,193
Note: Category 3 offenders managed are only managed at Level 2 and Level 3.
 
The total number of MAPPA-eligible offenders at 31 March 2013 is an 
increase of 8 per cent when compared with 31 March 2012 (Table 2); this is 
consistent with annual rises since 2009/10.  
Table 2: MAPPA-eligible offenders by Category on 31 March 2006/07-
2012/13 (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
(b)
32,347
11,689 (r)
884
44,920 (r)
2009/10
(b)
34,939
13,307 (r)
633
48,879 (r)
2010/11
(b)
37,225
14,508 (r)
479
52,212 (r)
2011/12
(b)
40,345
14,947 (r)
412
55,704 (r)
2012/13
43,664
16,140
389
60,193
(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.
(b) During the production of this year's figures, one area (Merseyside) discovered an error for 
the years 2008/xx-xxxx-xxxx inclusive.  Totals now show corrected figures.
 
The largest increase is in the total number of Category 1 (Registered Sexual 
Offenders), a rise of 8%.  Category 2 (Violent Offenders) have also 
increased by 8%, though the increase in numbers of offenders is smaller. 
 
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Category 3 (Other Dangerous Offenders) continue to fall and are now less 
than half the level seen in 2008/09. 
The increase in the number of Category 1 (Registered Sexual Offenders) 
and Category 2 (Violent Offenders) is influenced by more people being 
sentenced to custody for sexual and violent offences, and the average 
custodial sentence length increasing5.  This effect is more pronounced for 
those sentenced for sexual offences.      
Additionally, 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 register at any one time.   
The on-going reduction in the number of offenders managed in the 
community at Category 3 (Other Dangerous Offenders) reflects an 
increasing confidence of agencies to manage dangerous offenders in a multi 
agency context without necessarily requiring formal MAPP meetings. 
Table 3: Registered sexual offenders per 100,000 population aged 10 or 
over on 31 March, 2006/xx-xxxx-xxxx 
 
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
2012/13
88  
In 2012/13, the number of Category 1 (Registered Sexual Offenders) per 
100,000 head of the population was 886.  The increase from 81 in 2011/12 
continues a trend of successive annual increases. 
For reasons outlined previously, the number of registered sexual offenders 
has been increasing over time.  This increase has been at a higher rate than 
the increase in the overall population which leads to the year on year rise in 
the number of Category 1 (Registered Sexual Offenders) per 100,000 head 
of the population. 
                                            
5 See sentencing tables for more information: www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-
justice-statistics-quarterly 
6 The per 100,000 head of population rate is calculated using Category 1 figures and 
population estimates supplied by the Office for National Statistics.   
 
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Change in legislation on sexual offenders 
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 requirements 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 section of the gov.uk website: 
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sexual-offences-act-2003-
remedial-order-2012 
 
 
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Management of MAPPA eligible offenders 
The following section focuses on the management of MAPPA-eligible 
offenders at Level 2 and 3, where there are regular inter-agency meetings 
held. The section covers: 
 Number of offenders managed at Levels 2 and 3 (Table 4) 
 Breaches of notification requirements for sexual offenders (Table 5) 
 Number of restrictive orders imposed (Table 6) 
 Returns to custody for breaches of licence conditions and those sent to 
custody for breaches of Sexual Offences Prevention Orders (Table 7) 
 Numbers of offenders charged with an Serious Further Offence and 
subsequent outcomes of these cases (Tables 8, 9a and 9b) 
The figures in this section are taken over the whole year instead of using the 
end of March position which informed the previous summary of MAPPA-
eligible offenders.  Within this, offenders are only counted once; cases are 
counted at the highest level at which they have been managed throughout 
the reporting period.   
Table 4: MAPPA-eligible offenders in Level 2 and Level 3 by category 
(yearly total), 2006/xx-xxxx-xxxx 
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
3,337
308
3,126
281
1,338
145
7,801
734
2011/12
2,956
298
2,750
242
1,233
124
6,939
664
2012/13
2,497
257
2,737
189
1,173
128
6,407
574
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
Total
 
In total, there were 6,407 offenders managed at Level 2 and 574 offenders 
managed at Level 3 in 2012/13. This is a decrease from 2011/12 when the 
figures were 6,939 for Level 2 and 664 for Level 3, or a reduction of 8% and 
14% respectively. 
 
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Figure 2: MAPPA-eligible offenders in Level 2 and Level 3 by category 
(yearly total), 2006/xx-xxxx-xxxx 
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 Level 2 Level 3
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
Number  of  MAPPA-eligible  offenders
Category 3
Category 2
Category 1
 
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 2012/13 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.   
Breaches of notification requirements for sexual offenders 
Registered sexual offenders are required to notify the police of certain 
details, with further notification required if any of those details change 
(sometimes referred to as being on the sex offenders register).  A breach of 
this notification requirement can lead to a caution or conviction. 
 
Table 5: Registered sexual offenders who were either cautioned or 
convicted for breaches of the notification requirement, 2006/xx-xxxx-xxxx 
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
2012/13
1,576 
 
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The number of registered sexual offenders who were cautioned or convicted 
for breaches of their notification requirement has increased from 1,371 in 
2011/12 to 1,576 in 2012/13 (a 15% increase). This stops the downward 
trend since 2010/11 and reflects the increase in the total number of those 
offenders subject to notification requirements. 
It should be noted that these figures relate to breaches of sexual offender 
registration requirements and are not recording new sexual offences.  
Number of restrictive orders imposed 
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 on pages 24-26 for further details. 
Table 6: Sexual Offences Prevention Orders (SOPOs), Notification 
Orders (NOs) and Foreign Travel Orders (FTOs) imposed by the courts, 
2006/xx-xxxx-xxxx  
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
14
2012/13
3,064
87
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In 2012/13 the courts imposed 3,064 SOPOs compared to 2,658 in 2011/12. 
This represents an increase of 15%, continues the year on year rise and 
reflects the increased use of SOPOs by police to manage some sexual 
offenders in the community. 
SOPOs account for the majority of restrictive orders and are used to impose 
prohibitions on sexual offenders who pose a risk of serious sexual harm. For 
example, a SOPO could be used to prohibit an offender from being alone 
with children under 16. The offender is automatically made subject to sexual 
offender registration and, if the order is breached, may be liable to a 
maximum of 5 years imprisonment.  
All those offenders who are subject to a SOPO will be registered sex 
offenders though not all registered sex offenders will have SOPO.  The 
SOPO is specific to the offender and is tailored to manage specific risks.  
 
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Returns to custody 
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. 
Figures on offenders returned to custody for breaches of licence conditions 
relate to all categories of MAPPA.  Figures on offenders being sent to 
custody for a breach of a SOPO relate to registered sex offenders only. 
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, 2006/07-
2012/13 
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
2012/13
803
100
903
125
8
133
Breach of Licence
Breach of SOPO
 
In 2012/13, 903 Level 2 and Level 3 MAPPA eligible offenders have been 
returned to custody for breach of their licence, an increase of 3% from the 
previous year.  Although, there has been an increase this year, the overall 
downward trend since 2007/08 is consistent with the reduction in the number 
of offenders managed at this level.  
There were 133 Level 2 and Level 3 registered sex offenders sent to custody 
for breach of their SOPO, an increase of 66% from the previous year. 
Although there are fluctuations from year to year, since 2006/07 the total 
number of breaches has stayed within a narrow range.  This is in contrast to 
the number of SOPOs imposed which have more than doubled since 
2006/07. 
Serious further offences 
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 serious further 
offence if his or her offence is either murder or listed in the qualifying 
offences based on Schedule 15 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. 
 
 
 
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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
(b)
116
24 (r)
7
147 (r)
2012/13
125
18
6
149
(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. 
(b) One area (Avon & Somerset) had not recorded 2 Level 2 SFO charges last year.  
The total now shows the corrected figure.
 
Table 8 shows there were 149 MAPPA-eligible offenders charged with a 
serious further offence, in 2012/13. Of these, 125 were managed at Level 1, 
18 at Level 2, and 6 at Level 3. 
The latest figures show an increase of 2 from 147 in 2011/12.   
Table 9a shows the MAPPA Category and Level for the 149 MAPPA-eligible 
offenders charged with a serious further offence during 2012/13.  
Table 9a: MAPPA-eligible offenders charged with a Serious Further 
Offence in 2011/12  
Table 9b looks at all outcomes of serious further offences during 2012/13.  
Recorded outcomes for those charged are not always available within the 
reporting year and so the total number of outcomes in Table 9b will not equal 
the total charges in Table 9a. 
Offenders charged with an SFO in 2012/13 (a) 
Category 1
Category 2
Catgory 3
Total
Level 1
43
82
-
125
Level 2
7
9
2
18
Level 3
1
1
4
6
Total
51
92
6
149
(a) as defined in Probation Instruction 10/2011.
 
 
 
 
 
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Table 9b: Outcomes of SFO cases in 2011/12 
Table 9b shows that 91 offenders were convicted of a serious further offence 
during 2012/13 and 51 offenders’ cases resulted in another outcome, such 
as acquittal or conviction of an offence which does not meet the SFO 
definition. 
A further 67 offenders remained still charged with a serious further offence 
as at the end of March 2013.   
Table 9b: Outcomes of SFO cases in 2012/13
Outcome: 
(a)
Conviction 
for SFO
Offender still 
charged with 
SFO at 
31/03/2013
Any other 
outcome (b)
Total
Category 1
Level 1
30
13
13
56
Level 2
6
2
3
11
Level 3
2
0
2
4
Category 2
Level 1
43
44
30
117
Level 2
3
5
3
11
Level 3
1
0
0
1
Category 3
Level 2
4
0
0
4
Level 3
2
3
0
5
Total
91
67
51
209
(a) Includes Level 2 and Level 3 offenders who remained charged with a SFO on 31
March 2012.
(b) Other outcomes include charge dropped, acquittal, convicted of a non-SFO,
offender deceased.
 
MAPPA Serious Case Review 
It is mandatory for a MAPPA Serious Case Review 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.  A 
MAPPA Serious Case Review may also be conducted on a discretionary 
basis in some circumstances. 
In 2012/13, there were nine MAPPA Serious Case Reviews.  Of these, five 
were for offenders managed at Level 2, and four were for offenders 
managed at Level 3 at the time they were charged (Table 14). 
 
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Serious Further Offences by MAPPA Area 
The following section presents information on serious further offences at 
MAPPA area level, covering:  
 MAPPA eligible offenders charged with a Serious Further Offence in 
2012/13 (Table 10) 
 MAPPA eligible offenders charged with and subsequently convicted of a 
Serious Further Offence in 2012/13 by 31 March 2013 (Table 11) 
 MAPPA eligible offenders charged with a Serious Further Offence in 
2012/13 who remained charged on 31 March 2013 (Table 12) 
 MAPPA eligible offenders charged with a Serious Further Offence in 
2012/13 resulting in any other outcome (Table 13) 
 MAPPA Serious Case Review resulting from Level 2 and Level 3 
offenders charged with a Serious Further Offence (Table 14) 
A spreadsheet containing all data at area level is published alongside this 
statistics bulletin in the Ministry of Justice section of the gov.uk website:  
www.gov.uk/government/collections/multi-agency-public-protection-
arrangements-mappa-annual-reports 
 
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Serious Further Offences by MAPPA Area 
Table 10: MAPPA eligible offenders charged with a Serious Further 
Offence in 2012/13  
Area
Level 1
Level 2 Level 3
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Level 2 Level 3
Total 
All Areas
43
7
1
82
9
1
2
4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Avon and Somerset   
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Bedfordshire               
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
Cambrid
49
geshire          
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Cheshire                     
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
County Durham          
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cumbria                     
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Derbyshire                  
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
Devon and Cornwall   
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Dorset                        
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
D
1
yfed-Powys              
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Essex                         
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Gloucestershire          
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Gwent                         
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
Hampshire                  
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Hertfordshire              
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Humberside                
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Kent                            
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
Lancashire                 
2
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
6
Leicestershire             
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Lincolnshire                
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
London                       
7
2
0
23
4
0
0
1
37
Greater Manchester   
4
0
0
5
0
0
0
1
Merseyside                 
2
0
0
5
0
0
1
1
9
Norfolk                        
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
North Wales               
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
3
North Yorkshire          
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Northam
1
10
0
ptonshire      
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Northumbria               
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Nottinghamshire         
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
South Wales              
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
5
South Yorkshire         
1
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
Staffordshire               
1
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
5
Suffolk                        
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Surre
1
6
y                        
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Sussex                       
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
Teesside                    
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Thames Valley           
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
Warwickshire              
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
West Mercia               
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
West Midlands           
4
1
0
9
0
0
0
0
14
West Yorkshire           
4
0
1
9
1
0
0
0
15
Wiltshire                     
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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 2012/13 by 31 March 2013 
Note: Includes Level 2 and Level 3 offenders who remained charged with a 
SFO on 31 March 2012. 
Area
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Level 2 Level 3
Total 
All Areas
30
6
2
43
3
1
4
2
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Avon and Somerset   
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Bedfordshire               
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
Cambrid
91
3
geshire          
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Cheshire                     
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
County Durham          
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cumbria                     
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Derb
1
0
yshire                  
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Devon and Cornwall   
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Dorset                        
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
D
2
yfed-Powys              
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Essex                         
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Gloucestershire          
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gwent                         
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
Hampshire                  
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hertfordshire              
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Humberside                
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kent                            
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
4
Lancashire                 
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
Leicestershire             
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lincolnshire                
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
London                       
3
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
8
Greater Manchester   
4
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
Merseyside                 
2
0
0
4
0
0
1
1
8
Norfolk                        
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
North Wales               
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
North Yorkshire          
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Northam
0
0
7
3
0
ptonshire      
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Northumbria               
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
Nottinghamshire         
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
South Wales              
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
South Yorkshire         
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
Staffordshire               
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
4
Suffolk                        
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Surre
1
2
2
4
y                        
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Sussex                       
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
Teesside                    
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Thames Valley           
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Warwickshire              
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
West Mercia               
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
West Midlands           
4
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
West Yorkshire           
1
0
1
5
0
0
0
0
Wiltshire                     
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
2
0
8
7
 
 
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Table 12: MAPPA-eligible offenders charged with a Serious Further 
Offence in 2012/13 who remained charged on 31 March 2013 
Note: Includes Level 2 and Level 3 offenders who remained charged with a 
SFO on 31 March 2012. 
Area
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Level 2 Level 3
Total 
All Areas
13
2
0
44
5
0
0
3
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Avon and Somerset   
1
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                     
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
County Durham          
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cumbria                     
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Derbyshire                  
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Devon and Cornwall   
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Dorset                        
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Dyfed-Powys              
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Essex                         
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gloucestershire          
0
0
0
1
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                
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Kent                            
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Lancashire                 
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Leicestershire             
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Lincolnshire                
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
London                       
3
1
0
17
4
0
0
1
26
Greater Manchester   
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
Merseyside                 
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
Norfolk                        
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
North Wales               
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
North Yorkshire          
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Northamptonshire      
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Northumbria               
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Nottinghamshire         
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
South Wales              
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
South Yorkshire         
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Staffordshire               
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Suffolk                        
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Surrey                        
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sussex                       
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Teesside                    
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Thames Valley           
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Warwickshire              
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
West Mercia               
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
West Midlands           
1
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
West Yorkshire           
3
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
Wiltshire                     
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
67
1
0
0
0
1
4
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
8
6
 
 
 
 
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Table 13: MAPPA-eligible offenders charged with a Serious Further 
Offence in 2012/13 resulting in any other outcome by 31 March 2013 
(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 2012. 
Area
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Level 2 Level 3
Total 
All Areas
13
3
2
30
3
0
0
0
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Avon and Somerset   
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Bedfordshire               
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cambrid
51
1
geshire          
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cheshire                     
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
County Durham          
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cumbria                     
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Derb
0
0
yshire                  
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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              
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
Hampshire                  
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
Hertfordshire              
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Humberside                
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
Kent                            
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lancashire                 
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
Leicestershire             
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Lincolnshire                
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
London                       
1
1
1
13
1
0
0
0
17
Greater Manchester   
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Merseyside                 
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Norfolk                        
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
North Wales               
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
North Yorkshire          
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Northam
0
0
2
0
0
ptonshire      
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Northumbria               
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Nottinghamshire         
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
South Wales              
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
South Yorkshire         
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Staffordshire               
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
Suffolk                        
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Surre
0
1
3
0
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           
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Warwickshire              
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
West Mercia               
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
West Midlands           
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
West Yorkshire           
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
Wiltshire                     
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
1
0
4
5
 
 
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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
5
4
9
2
3
4
Avon and Somerset      
0
0
0
Bedfordshire                 
0
0
0
Cambridgeshire            
0
0
0
Cheshire                       
0
0
0
County Durham            
0
0
0
Cumbria                        
0
0
0
Derbyshire                    
0
0
0
Devon and Cornwall     
0
0
0
Dorset                           
1
1
2
Dyfed-Powys                
0
0
0
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                         
0
1
1
Greater Manchester      
0
1
1
Merseyside                   
0
0
0
Norfolk                          
0
0
0
North Wales                  
1
0
1
North Yorkshire             
0
0
0
Northamptonshire         
1
0
1
Northumbria                  
0
0
0
Nottinghamshire           
0
0
0
South Wales                 
0
0
0
South Yorkshire            
0
0
0
Staffordshire                 
0
0
0
Suffolk                          
0
0
0
Surrey                           
0
0
0
Sussex                          
0
0
0
Teesside                       
0
0
0
Thames Valley              
0
0
0
Warwickshire                
0
0
0
West Mercia                 
0
0
0
West Midlands              
1
0
1
West Yorkshire             
0
1
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’ local 
administrative IT systems. The data are submitted by areas at summary 
rather than individual level so detail on specific offenders and any 
subsequent focus on individuals is not possible from this dataset. 
 
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. 
 
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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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:  
 
Mike Elkins 
Ministry of Justice  
Justice Statistics Analytical Services  
7th Floor  
102 Petty France  
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 10/20116 
(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 10/20117. 
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.  
                                            
7 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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