Essex

Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements

Annual Report 2002–3
Foreword

As the recently appointed Minister with responsibility for the MAPPA, I am

pleased to introduce this, the second, annual MAPPA report. It is clear that in the
last year (2002/3) the multi-agency public protection arrangements (the MAPPA)
continued to play an important role in what remains one of this government's
highest priorities - the protection of the public from dangerous offenders.

As someone with many years’ experience of working in the field of child

protection, I am particularly impressed by the important contribution the MAPPA
are making to strengthen collaboration between agencies at a local level where
the focus is on the dangerous offender. These improvements must, however,
impact on the protection of children. As the tragic death of Victoria Climbie
showed, an effective multi-agency partnership is crucial and the MAPPA are an
important element.

To ensure greater consistency in the MAPPA across the 42 Areas of England

and Wales, and to prepare for the implementation of measures contained in the
Criminal Justice Bill, we published the MAPPA Guidance in April. Building on
good practice, that Guidance clarified the structure of the operational
arrangements as well as the importance of formal review and monitoring - of
which this annual report is a vital part. The Criminal Justice Bill will strengthen
the MAPPA in two ways. First, it will make the involvement of other agencies part
of the statutory framework. Second, it will introduce the involvement of lay people
- those unconnected with day-to-day operation of the MAPPA - in reviewing and
monitoring the MAPPA. Annual reports and this new lay involvement show the
Government's commitment to explaining how the often sensitive and complex
work of public protection is undertaken.

The Government is also strengthening the protection of the public with other
measures in the Criminal Justice Bill. They include new sentences for dangerous
offenders to prevent their release if they continue to be dangerous. Additionally,
the Sexual Offences Bill will tighten up sex offender registration, introduce a new
offence of 'grooming', and enable sex offender orders to be imposed on violent
offenders who pose a risk of causing serious sexual harm - thereby extending
sex offender registration to them.

I commend this report to you and congratulate all the agencies and individuals
who have contributed to the achievement of the MAPPA locally in your local
Area.

Paul Goggins, Parliamentary Under-Secretary

for Community and Custodial provision
in the Home Office

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The National Picture

The most important work undertaken within the MAPPA is done locally, led by the police and probation - who act
jointly as the 'Responsible Authority' in your Area - and in each of the 42 Areas of England and Wales. The
experience and good practice upon which this work is based began in the 1990s - most significantly as a result of
the closer working relationship required by the Sex Offender Act (1997). The Criminal Justice and Courts Services
Act (2000) formalised that relationship and built on the existing experience by requiring the police and probation
services to establish arrangements (the MAPPA) for assessing and managing the risks posed by sexual and violent
offenders. The Act also required the Responsible Authority to publish an annual report on the operation of those
arrangements. This report, covering April 2002 to March 2003, is the second annual report.

The importance of partnership

Key to the development of the MAPPA in the past year has been the closer involvement of other agencies, such as
housing, health and social services, working alongside police and probation. The truly multi-agency nature of the
MAPPA and the collaboration which underpins it is to be strengthened further by the Criminal Justice Bill. The Bill
will place a 'duty to co-operate' on a wide range of organisations including local health authorities and trusts; housing
authorities and registered social landlords; social services departments; Jobcentres; Youth Offending Teams; and
local education authorities. In addition, the Prison Service will join the police and probation services and become part
of the MAPPA 'Responsible Authority'.

Supporting and co-ordinating the development of the MAPPA, throughout the 42 Areas of England and Wales, is the
National Probation Directorate's Public Protection Unit (PPU). This Unit acts as a central point for advice and,
increasingly, involvement in the management of difficult cases. These include, for example, UK citizens who have
committed serious offences abroad and return to this country without anywhere to live. The Unit is also able to
provide financial support when the risk management plans make exceptional demands upon local resources.

Involving the public

MAPPA developments in the next 18 months will also include the appointment by the Home Secretary of two 'lay
advisers' to each Area. The eight Areas of England and Wales which have been piloting these arrangements since
January (Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Durham, South Wales, Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey and West Midlands)
report that they add real value. Lay advisers will contribute to the review and monitoring of the MAPPA which is
undertaken by each Area's Strategic Management Board - the work of which you can read more in this report.

The purpose of appointing 'lay advisers' is to ensure that communities understand more of what is done to protect
them and that those involved professionally with the MAPPA are aware of the views of the community. The lay
advisers will not 'represent' the community in the way, for example, that local councillors do, nor will they be involved
in operational decision-making. And, given the sensitivity of much of what the MAPPA does, especially with the few

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offenders who pose a very high risk of serious harm to the public, it is not
practicable for the general public to be involved. Lay advisers will,
however, ensure an appropriate and a practical level of community
involvement.
MAPPA Offenders
This year the annual report provides a more detailed breakdown of the
number of sexual and violent offenders who are covered by the MAPPA
in your Area. As last year, the figures include the number of registered
sex offenders. Because sex offender registration is for a minimum of 5
years (and generally for much longer) the figures are cumulative. This is
why they have increased - by 16 per cent in England and Wales. Only a
very small proportion (about six per cent throughout England and Wales)
are considered to pose such a high risk or management difficulty that
they are referred to the highest level of the MAPPA - the Multi-Agency
Public Protection Panels (the MAPPP).
Figures alone do not, of course, tell the whole story. The anonymised
case studies illustrate the practical work of the MAPPA, and demonstrate
the preventive action which can be taken. Prior to the MAPPA, action of
this kind was mainly taken by one agency alone, with the effect that on
occasion offenders' behaviour which might have triggered preventative
action went unnoticed. The multi-agency approach of the MAPPA helps
ensure that if an offender does breach the condition of the licence under
which they were released from prison or a court order prohibiting certain
activities, then action to enforce the condition or order and protect the
public can be taken more swiftly.
If you are interested in reading the reports of other Areas, they will be published
on the National Probation Service's website www.probation.homeoffice.gov.uk
(under the public protection section).
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White Male, aged 45, Essex
Previous multiple
convictions for
pre-planned
indecent assault on
boys and girls aged
12 - 16: pre-targeted
strangers
This man was released from imprisonment after a
substantial sentence, and then received treatment in
a residential secure unit for very high-risk sex
offenders.
Subject to regular MAPPP meetings, he was
discharged from treatment to accommodation which
had been planned and approved by police and
probation, and which had been subject to detailed
discussion with the housing agency.
A “Lifeline” telephone service was set up with the
original treatment agency.
Liaison between the Victims Unit and Social
Services ensured that victims and their families
were contacted, and offered substantial support.
Extra conditions were inserted in the offender’s
parole licence, which included requirements that he
would be allowed no contact with children, would not
visit parts of Essex where previous known victims
lived, and that he was to live where directed and
undertake further treatment in the community. He
would attend the Community Sex Offender
programme as directed, to reinforce the skills he
had acquired in preventing relapse.
He was subject to police surveillance and regular
monitoring visits. Any trips he made were escorted.
Public disclosure was made to his employer.
At the end of the parole licence, a voluntary
“contract” was drawn up with the police. Intermittent
MAPPP meetings are maintained, to review and
assess his progress.
Police visits continue, as does voluntary contact
with the Probation Service.
Essex: a diverse area

A large county in the south-east, Essex has a mixture

of urban and rural areas, including villages, old market
towns, urban "new towns", seaside resorts and a busy
port and airport. Over 1.3 million people live in Essex
with 1.8% from minority ethnic groups, 14.5% under 18
years of age, and an increasing elderly population.
Unemployment is lower than the national average at
2.4%. However, the area is economically diverse -
containing some of the most and least deprived areas
in the East of England.

Despite some recent increases, overall levels of crime

in the county remain low. A recent report on community
safety in Essex found that good joint working between
the police and councils contributed to this.

Joint working is key to the specific area of dealing with

serious offenders. This year's report on the
arrangements for doing so demonstrates the
importance of involving the skills and knowledge of a
variety of Essex agencies in planning the work.
 MAPPA in Essex

In Essex, early arrangements were official recognition, with legislation,

made between Probation and Police
services for sharing information and
planning the supervision of the small
number of people who are known to
pose a serious risk of harm.
These procedures have since been
formalised and extended to include
other important agencies.
The Multi-Agency Public Protection
Arrangements (MAPPA) were given
in 2001.
Considerable joint work takes place
to ensure public safety. It will include
enhanced supervision of the
offender, restrictions which limit the
opportunity to cause harm and
create further victims, and plans for
rehabilitation.

Essex Probation:
Tessa Webb,
Assistant Chief Officer
Essex Police:
(Public Protection)
Liam Brigginshaw
Assistant Chief
Constable Essex Social
Services:
North Essex
Ann Goldsmith, Southend Social Mental Health
Head of Children Care: Partnership
and Families Meera Spillett: NHS Trust: Essex Youth
Asst. Director Carol Edward Offending Services:
Children & Young Area Director Tanya Gillett, Head
People’s Services of Y.O.S

Essex Police:
Bob Seals
Detective Chief
Inspector

Essex Police:
Essex Probation: Allan Taplin, Essex Social Thurrock Social
Andy Wills, Senior MAPP Manager Services: Services:
Probation Officer,
David Watts, Mark Gurrey, Head
(Public Protection)
County Safeguards of Children and
Co-ordinator Families Services

Southend Youth
Offending Services:
Derek Eyre, YOT
Thurrock Youth
Team Manager
Offending Services:
Peter Kay, YOT
Team Manager

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Roles and Responsibilities
Each area must have a
"responsible authority". For Essex
this responsibility is held jointly by
the probation and police services.
However, senior representatives of
all contributing agencies have
worked hard this year to take
forward the work of the MAPPA.
The most effective work to protect
the public from sexual, violent and
other dangerous offenders takes
place when all relevant agencies
play their part in contributing to
sharing information, assessing
and managing the risks posed.
Currently, the formal signatories to
the protocol, and their
responsibilities, are:
An invitation has been extended
to other Essex organisations to
formally join the arrangements in
2003/4. Work is already under
way to formalise the contributions
of the following agencies:
14 District & Unitary Councils which will
include housing departments who have
statutory duties to accommodate homeless
people and who provide housing from their
available stock.
South Essex Partnership NHS Trust:
works with partner agencies to provide
mental health, drug and alcohol, and
learning disability services to South Essex;
forensic mental health services, including
Medium and Low Secure in-patient facilities,
as well as community forensic services
across Essex. There are also two Criminal
Justice Mental Health Teams working with
Southend, Basildon and Grays courts.
National Probation Service - Essex Area
Supervises offenders in the community
subject to orders made by the Courts and
offenders who are released from prison on
licence.
Essex Police
Alongside many responsibilities to tackle and
reduce crime, Essex Police complies with a
statutory duty to maintain the sex offender
register. Gathering and sharing intelligence
with agencies on the MAPP panels, it also
provides a suitable level of monitoring to
enable early identification of adverse
behaviour.
Essex Social Services
Responsible for providing services to
vulnerable people, their children and their
families, to the elderly, and to those with
mental health, learning, physical or sensory
disabilities; and for ensuring the safety of
those for whom they provide services,
particularly children.
Southend Social Care Department
Responsible for managing and maintaining
Premier Monitoring: responsible for the
arrangements for monitoring offenders
subject to home curfew orders made by the
court, and who are subject to curfew
following release from prison.
The Prison Service (Eastern Region):
responsible for sentence planning and
appropriate release arrangements which will
maximise public protection.
Job Centre Plus, who will make a
contribution to ensuring that suitable checks
are in place to protect vulnerable people.
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the Council's housing stock and the social
care provision for children and adults in need
of support or protection.
Thurrock Housing and Social Care
Department
Within the Unitory Authority, has
responsibility for children and family
services; services for all vulnerable adults
including older people, as well as
responsibilities for housing within the
Borough.
Essex, Southend and Thurrock Youth
Offending Teams
Supervise young offenders (10 to 18 years
old) in the community on orders from the
court and on release following custodial
sentences.
North Essex Mental Health NHS
Partnership Trust
Provides services for users, carers and local
communities, including commitment to
preventing harm and self harm by those
people who are assessed and diagnosed as
suffering from a mental health condition.
Victim Support Scheme: provides a free
and confidential service for victims, victims'
families and witnesses of crime. Trained
staff are able to offer emotional support,
information and practical help to victims of
crime. The recently appointed Manager for
Victim Support has met with the Assistant
Chief Officer (Public Protection) to ensure a
full Victim Support contribution.
NSPCC: This organisation's reponsibility for
the protection of children will enhance the
knowledge and expertise available to the
MAPPA. The Stop It Now campaign will be
fully supported by MAPPA.
 Extending the arrangements further
In addition, work is required to
formalise arrangements and liaison
between the Area Child Protection
Committees for Essex, Southend and
Thurrock; and also the Crime and
Disorder Panels.
Work will also be undertaken to extend
and enhance arrangements with other
treatment providers, such as drugs
MAPPA - how it works
The MAPP Panel system currently
provides for assessment and
management of offenders at
three levels:
• Information Enquiry: by each
agency, to establish whether an
offender is known to others, and
to share information. A decision
may be made to progress to an
Information Exchange meeting or
to a full MAPPP meeting.
• Information Exchange
Meetings: held to establish the
nature of information held by
each agency, and to come to a
consensus on the level of risk
posed by the individual offender;
triggering full MAPPP meetings
in appropriate cases. They will
also review cases previously
subject to a MAPPP meeting in
order to check on progress.
• Full MAPPP meetings: making
detailed risk management plans.
and alcohol services, education, the
Crown Prosecution Service, and
housing associations.
Consideration will be given to the
arrangements between MAPPA and
the newly created Primary Care Trusts
for health.
It is recognised that while a lot of
ground has been covered in a short
The Information Exchange and MAPPP
meetings are co-ordinated to a pre-
planned schedule by the Essex Police
Public Protection Unit, ensuring that
MAPPPs take place at least every six
weeks at each of the six geographic
locations. (In addition, emergency
meetings can be called at any time
within 24 hours’ notice.)
An officer from the police Public
Protection Unit is present at every
meeting and ensures attendance of
local Divisional Police Officers. The
Social Services representatives co-
ordinate internal information exchange
and liaison between the various Social
Services teams. The relevant Senior
Probation Officer chairs these meetings
and probation provides administrative
support.
Where the presence of other agencies,
such as Health and Housing, is
important, requests are made that their
representatives attend, in order to
contribute to discussion and risk
management planning. The Criminal
Justice Mental Health Team worker or
Housing Officer can play an extremely
important role in improving the risk
management strategy for a dangerous
offender.
The Essex Probation Victims Unit is
represented in person where
appropriate at MAPPP meetings, as are
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space of time to develop the MAPP
arrangements in Essex, there is still a
great deal to be done, and the MAPPA
Strategic Management Board are
determined to drive this forward.
other specialist Probation Service
functions, such as Accommodation
Officers, who liaise closely with local
housing providers.
The Risk Management Plans made for
each case will specify action by each
individual agency/worker, and can
include: a programme of intervention;
the monitoring of behaviour and
attitudes of the offender; surveillance
planning; intelligence sharing;
accommodation planning;
contingencies; public disclosure
planning, and a review period. Each
agency acknowledges the vital
importance of safeguarding the
confidentiality of the meetings and the
notes which come from them.
Making decisions about the risk posed
by certain offenders, and how best to
manage it, requires good systems.
Internal policies for each agency must
complement and reflect the MAPPP
processes.
Essex Police have Operational Policy
Guidelines for referral to the MAPPP
meetings, including those governing the
requirements of the Sex Offender Act.
Police, Probation or Social Services
identify offenders who fall within the
criteria of the critical few dangerous
offenders to be discussed in the
MAPPP meetings.
Managing the MAPPA
The strategic management of the
Essex MAPPA is currently
undertaken by the Steering Group,
chaired by the Assistant Chief
Officer of Probation responsible
for Public Protection. It consists of
senior representatives from Police,
Probation, Social Services, Youth
Offending, and Mental Health.
Both the Steering Group and the
Planning and Implementation
group have met regularly.
"Planning and Implementation" is
attended by operational managers
from each contributing agency. In
addition Essex Housing Group and
South Essex NHS Partnership
Trust have also been represented.
Considerable developmental work
has been undertaken in 2002 /
2003, based on the further national
guidance, developing expertise
and local experience, and including
the following areas of work:
Additional signatories have been
added to the multi-agency protocol.
Presentations have been made to
the local government Chief Executives
group on the work of MAPPA
Agreement was achieved on jointly-
funded MAPPA manager and MAPPA
administrator posts, to be
implemented in April 2003. They will
work with all the agencies involved,
particularly the Essex Police Public
Protection Unit, the Social Services
Co-ordinators in Essex, Southend and
Thurrock, and the Probation Service
Public Protection Team.
The MAPPA manager will ensure that
consistent arrangements are in place
for the assessment and management
of relevant sexual, violent and other
dangerous offenders, in accord with
the Essex MAPPA protocol.
Information is regularly collected
about the frequency of meetings, the
location, and the level of agency
representation, as well as statistical
data. A 'quality' survey of meetings
has been carried out, and
improvement objectives set. These
have been shared with operational
probation managers at the four-
monthly meetings chaired by the ACO
(Public Protection).
Essex Probation Public Protection
team constantly monitors critical "risk
factors" and identifies areas for
improvement.
Two Senior Probation Officers share
specialist lead roles for public
protection and the supervision of sex
offenders. Essex Probation is funding
doctorate research into 'risk and re-
offending'.
Specific sex offender, domestic
violence, and anger treatment/training
programmes for offenders are
provided which are implemented to
accredited standards (where
applicable). Other agencies are
involved in their implementation.
The Sex Offender programme takes

White Male, aged 24.

Offence: Unprovoked “glassing” of a stranger in a night-club.

This man’s past history includes a poor family background, with an alcoholic father.
The offender had himself been abused as a child. In adult life, his reactions to
perceived provocation were frequently violent, especially when under the influence
of drink.
He received a sentence of imprisonment for the glassing offence and was later
released under supervision on an Automatic Conditional Release (ACR) licence.

An Information Exchange meeting was called with the relevant agencies. On this occasion it was the
Probation Service sharing the information held on this man with the Police and Social Services, who had
no involvement in his case, or knowledge of his current offending.
A decision was taken to refer supervision back to Probation, who continue to work with him, monitoring his
family and personal relationships, employment, and level of substance abuse.

Part of his supervision requirements is attendance at a specialist agency, which is in partnership with the
Probation Service, and provides advice on alcohol and drugs reduction. Very important to the handling of
this man’s case was a general analysis, made with him, of his offending behaviour. The Probation Service
used a cognitive-behavioural approach to do this, identifying the thoughts and feelings associated with the
triggers which set off his violence. He was helped to analyse and learn from past incidents, and
encouraged to use a carefully structured method of dealing with his anger and frustration in a non-
confrontational way. As another element in his supervision he attended a 38-session programme called
Reasoning and Rehabilitation, which teaches people problem-solving and constructive thinking skills.

No further offending has been recorded to date, but the risk remains at “medium”.

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about a year to complete and forms
part of a three-year Community Order,
or a condition of licence following
release from prison. It has been
extensively developed by
internationally recognised experts in
the field of sex offender research and
practice.
The Domestic Violence programme
is available in two areas within the
county. Aimed at male perpetrators, it
demands that
participants have
some level of
motivation to address
their behaviour. The
programme is
delivered in
partnership with
Women's Aid and
SERICC to ensure
that supportive and
safe processes are in
place for partners
and children involved
in the men's lives. (It
is anticipated that the
Home Office
accredited
programme will
replace this local
provision when the
full accreditation process is complete).
Aggression Replacement Training is
a 31-session programme which
assumes that any and every offending
act has multiple causes. Aiming to deal
with the personal, interpersonal, social
and cognitive skills often lacking in
many offenders, this programame
commences in Essex from May 2003.
The Reasoning and Rehabilitation
programme offers cognitive skills
training, based on the premise that
offenders experience a number of
deficits in their thinking skills and that
the faults and inaccuracies in their
thinking processes can increase the
risk of re-offending. The programme
teaches a step-by-step problem
solving process, combined with social
skills, creative thinking tools,
management of emotions and value
reasoning. It is delivered twice weekly
and takes approximately five months to
complete.
Current developments in the
assessment and treatment of internet
child sex crimes inform both treatment
provision in Essex, and the
development of national expertise in
this part of our work. Specific training
has been planned this year to expand
staff knowledge and awareness of the
issues around this sensitive area.
Representation from Essex
Probation will be contributing to the
development of a national joint police /
probation information system for the
recording of MAPPA intelligence.
The police have made a significant
contribution through the MAPPA
Co-ordinator role and the Public
Protection Unit based in the Force
Intelligence Bureau.
The intelligence operation mounted
last summer to gather information on
the consumers of child pornography
and verify current addresses has been
followed by arrests of the subjects and
seizure of computers. (It is anticipated
that the prosecutions instigated will
contribute to a significant change in
numbers of MAPPA cases in the
coming year).
The excellent multi-agency working
relationships already existing in Essex
have been modelled by the way the
Police have lead the Operation Ore
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investigations, collaborating with the
relevant agencies to ensure the
successful conduct of a massive
operation.
Social Services in Essex have
developed a unique and valuable
County Safeguards Unit, and
contribute significantly to the
development and implementation of
MAPPA.
Members of the
MAPPA Steering
Group in Essex
have also
participated in
shaping the
national picture.
Fiona Harris and
David Watts, from
Essex Social
Services, joined a
range of agency
representatives
from across the
UK to contribute to
a Home Office
working group
tasked with
reviewing existing
arrangements,
identifying good practice, and
developing more specific guidance for
the MAPPA process.
Information audits have been carried
out between Probation, Police and
Social Services departments to ensure
consistency of recording of known
offenders who are subject to inter-
agency child protection arrangements,
or who are designated under Schedule
1 of the C&YP Act 1933 (who have
committed an offence against a child
or young person)
The Young Offender Teams, as well
as working within a multi-agency
setting, have also developed a
Sexually Abusive Behaviours Panel for
young offenders. All young sex
offenders, and others who are viewed
as a risk to the community, are
discussed in a multi-agency group to
establish the risk they pose. Specialist
workers take on these cases.
 Considerable contribution to MAPPA
operational support and development is
made by the specialist Criminal Justice
Mental Health Teams located around
the county, and by the Forensic
Services based in the local medium
secure unit.
Presentations have been made jointly
by police and probation to Essex MPs
at the House of Commons, a public
meeting organised by South Essex
Rape and Incest Crisis Centre; a
meeting for Housing Managers and
Housing Portfolio holders for Essex; a
meeting for Basildon Housing Officers
and Estate Officers.
A MAPPA conference was held in
Essex in February 2003, chaired by
Jon Silverman, journalist and
broadcaster with an expertise in
paedophile crime, attended by the head
of the National Probation Service
Public Protection Unit, and by a Bill
Rammell M.P. for Harlow, who has
special interest in this area of work.
The information provided and the
shared exercises were appreciated as
giving participants, experienced and
MAPPA conference
preparation: Allan
Taplin, MAPPA
manager with Jon
Silverman, Broadcaster
less so, a clearer view of their own
agency's role in the MAPPA.
Essex Forensic Mental Health
Services held an inter-agency
conference in November 2002 to
look at current developments and
issues in Forensic Mental Health.
Tessa Webb (Essex Probation
Service) and Allan Taplin (Essex
Police) presented a paper on the
management of dangerous
offenders that focused on the role
of the MAPP Panels and their
work. This highlighted the
arrangements for working with
dangerous offenders; how inter-
agency care provision for those
with mental health problems fitted
with these statutory arrangements,
and how these will develop in the
future.
Excellent feedback from the
conference delegates highlighted
the role of the various agencies in
working with Mentally Disordered
Offenders and developing services
within Essex.
An open offer has been
extended to the 14 Districts to
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White Male, aged 35.
Currently on an
ACR licence for
wounding
and possession of
an offensive
weapon
With previous convictions for assault, possession of
a knife, and alcohol-related offences, there are
concerns in this case about threats of domestic
violence, and the potential risk of emotional harm to
children who could be witnessing violent
disputes.The man’s partner is currently pregnant, and
seeking a separation.
A full MAPPP meeting was held and a risk
assessment completed, using information from
several agencies. He is currently known to the Police
and Social Services, and has been known to Mental
Health in the past.
The man’s morbid jealousy comined with agencies’
concerns over his depression and excessive drinking
present a picture of very high risk, both to his ex-
partner and anybody associated with her, including
any professionals who may intervene, particularly
late at night. His occasional threats of suicide,
thought to be associated with his low self-esteem,
are another serious element in this case.
• The Police shared information on the level of
reported incidents and the number of allegations
made of domestic violence. They will monitor the
incidents and provide their local officers with
information of the background and potential risks.
• Social Services were concerned about the impact
on the children and arranged to provide support and
guidance to the mother.
• The Mental Health worker provided useful
background information, although there is no current
contact. Local mental health teams will be alerted.
• A decision was made to contact schools as part of
a limited disclosure plan, to enable class teachers to
check on the safe collection of children from school.
Information will be sought on current concerns and
warning signs.
• A referral will be made to an alcohol agency.
• Probation staff, using specific assessment tools, will
address the reasons for problems in his relationship
and will look with him at his thoughts and feelings
concerning his separation. The plan will be also to
introduce rational ideas of future risk to his children
and the impact on others of his behaviour. He will
need to become properly aware of this “victims’
perspective” if he is to make real change.
An assessment for and referral to the Domestic
Violence programme will also be made.
Further scheduled MAPPP meetings will be held,
and close liaison with other agencies will be
maintained to check on signs of escalation.
provide presentations on subjects
needing clarification.
The Steering Group recognises the
importance of expanding public
Work with Victims
Victim Contact Liaison Officers attend
MAPPP meetings to represent the risk
issues and victims' views.
These important interventions have
resulted in offenders' resettlement
plans being reviewed and risk
Future Plans: MAPPA 2003 - 04
This whole area of work is part of
a rapidly changing agenda.
Recommendations from the
Victoria Climbie enquiry, Operation
Ore, the Safeguarding Children
report and the draft Criminal
Justice Bill have all informed the
improved arrangements currently
being put in place nationally.
New guidance will in turn influence
the changes to be made here in
Essex.
knowledge in as many ways as helpful reaction of the media on
possible. It has been encouraged by publication of this report last year.
the supportive response at all these
meetings, mirrored by the generally
management tactics being
implemented. These will include such
measures as finding alternative
approved accommodation, providing
police surveillance and installing panic
alarm systems for victims.
An offender convicted of stalking a young woman was due to return from prison to an area away
from the home of his victim. He had vigorously denied any knowledge of the stalking offence, and was
claiming that his actions had been misunderstood.
He was happy to be released to his home address, an event which would
have taken place, had it not been for information offered by the Victim Contact
Liaison Officer. Information received from the victim indicated that one of her
relatives lived near to the offender's address - indeed it was probable that he
had first seen her when she was visiting locally.
This information, offered by the VCLO at the MAPPA meeting, ensured
that a requirement for the offender to live elsewhere be inserted into the Licence.
During 2003 / 2004, for
instance, there will be
restructuring of MAPPA
arrangements.
The Steering Group will
become the Strategic
Management Board
(SMB) and will be
responsible for:
• developing and
agreeing policies and
procedures for inter-
agency work to
exchange information
and to assess and
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manage potentially dangerous
offenders in Essex;
• evaluating and reviewing the
effectiveness of arrangements;
• managing objectives and
performance for public protection in
Essex within the national framework
provided by government.
• improving ways of working in the light
of knowledge gained through national
and local experience and research,
and to ensure lessons learned are
shared appropriately;
• helping improve the quality of public
protection work and inter-agency co-
operation, and identifying training
needs;
• developing public information and
education within Essex, in order to
inform and assure the public of the
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measures taken;
• assisting the 'responsible authority' in
the production of the annual report.
A central Multi Agency Public
Protection Panel (MAPPP) will be
created, to be attended by senior
managers, and will deal with those
exceptional 'critical few' cases that
present an imminent and very high risk
of causing serious harm. This will
facilitate the commitment of any
exceptional resources required to
manage the risk.
The vast majority of cases will
continue to be managed by the Local
Risk Management Meetings (LRMM).
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Statistical and Contact information

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7 Statistical Information No. of Offenders

i. Number of registered sex offenders on 31 March 2003 440

ii. The number of sex offenders having a registration requirement who 14

were either cautioned or convicted for breaches of the requirement,
between 1 April 2002 and 31 March 2003

iii. The number of Sex Offenders Orders applied for and gained
between 1 April 2002 and 31 March 2003

(a) The total number of Sex Offenders Orders applied for 1

(b) The total number granted 1

(c) The total number not granted 0

iv. The number of Restraining Orders issued by the courts between 2

1 April 2002 and 31 March 2003 for offenders currently managed
within MAPPA

v. The number of violent and other sexual offenders considered under 610
MAPPA during the year 1 April 2002 and 31 March 2003 (as defined (Excludes 98 already counted as
by section 68 [3], [4] and [5]) RSOs)

vi. The number of "other offenders" dealt with under MAPPA during the
year 1 April 2002 and 31 March 2003 as being assessed by the
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(but who did not fall within either of the other two categories, as
defined by s.67 [2b])

vii. For each of the three categories of offenders covered by the MAPPA
("registered sex offenders", "violent and other sex offenders" and
"other offenders"), the number of offenders that are or have been
dealt with by:

(a) MAPPP - registered sex offenders 28

(b) MAPPP - violent and other sex offenders 54

(c) MAPPP - other offenders 19

viii. Of the cases managed by the MAPPP during the reporting year the
number of offenders:

(a) who were returned to custody for breach of licence 1

(b) who were returned to custody for breach of a Restraining Order or 0

Sex Offender Order

(c) charged with a serious sexual or violent offence 0

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Contacts

Essex Probation Area Address Phone

Cullen Mill 01376 501626

49 Braintree Rd
Witham
CM8 2DD

Essex Police Address Phone

Police 01245 491491

Headquarters
PO Box 2
Springfield
Chelmsford CM2
6DA

Essex Social Services Address Phone

Essex County 01245 492211

Council
Victoria Rd South
Chelmsford
CM1 1YS

Southend on Sea Dept of Social Care Address Phone

Civic Centre 01702 215000

PO Box 6
Victoria Avenue
Southend on Sea
Essex SS2 6ER

Thurrock Social Services Address Phone

PO Box 140 01375 652956

Civic Offices
New Road
Grays Thurrock
Essex RM17 6TJ

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Essex Youth Offending Service Address Phone

Suite 3 01245 492211

Empire House
Victoria Rd
Chelmsford
CM1 1PE

Southend on Sea Youth Offending Service Address Phone

Baryta House 01702 608500

7th Floor
29 Victoria Ave
Southend on Sea
SS2 6AZ

Thurrock Youth Offending Service Address Phone

Five Wells 01375 413900

West Street
GraysThurrock
RM17 6XR

North Essex Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust Address Phone

Area HQ 01206 228603

Birchwood
2 Boxted Rd
Colchester
CO4 5HG

Victim Contact Unit Address Phone

Carraway House 01268 412241

Durham Road
Laindon
Basildon
SS15 6PH

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Victim Support Scheme Address Phone
(Basildon aand 01268 273703
Castle Point)
Craylands Hall
Norwich Walk
Basildon
SS14 3QZ

(Chelmsford and 01245 250799

Braintree)
C/O Melbourne
Police Station
Arnhem Road
Chelmsford
CM1 2EN

(Thurrock and 01375 382657

Brentwood)
122 Seven Arches
Rd
Brentwood
CM14 4JG

Norman Hall
Cromwell Rd
Grays
RM17 5HF

(Colchester, 01255 424934

Clacton and
Harwich)
Imperial House
Rosemary Rd
Clacton-on-Sea
CO15 1NZ

(West Essex) 01279 641074

1-15 Bush House
Bush Fair
Harlow
CM18 6NS

(Southend, 01702 333911

Rayleigh and
Rochford)
15a Queens Road
Southend-on-Sea
SS1 1LT

(Administrative 01245 455979

Office)
County House
100 New London
Rd
Chelmsford
CM2 0RG
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Glossary
ACC Assistant Chief Constable
ACO Assistant Chief Officer
ACPC Area Child Protection Committee
ACPO Association of Chief Police Officers
ACR Automatic Conditional Release
CC Chief Constable
CJ&CS Act Court Justice and Court Services Act 2000
CO Chief Officer
CPC Child protection conference
Crime and Disorder Panels Multi agency meetings arranged by local councils
to discuss local community concerns and action
to improve public safety
DCR Discretionary Conditional Release
HDC Home Detention Curfew
HMIC Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
HMIP Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation
IE Information Exchange meeting
LRMM Local Risk Management Meeting
MAPPA Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements
MAPPP Multi Agency Public Protection Panel
NPD National Probation Directorate
NSPCC National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
SERICC South Essex Rape & Incest Crisis Centre
SMB Strategic Management Board

This report is produced in accord with the guidance issued by the Secretary of State under Sections
67(5)(b) and 67(6) of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000.

The overall purpose of the report is to inform the local community of how arrangements for the assessment
and management of the risk posed by certain sexual and violent offenders are operating. The report will be
made accessible to the public and will assist in the understanding the nature of offending behaviour and the
considerable efforts made by all agencies involved to enhance public safety.

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NHS North Essex

Mental Health Partnership
NHS Trust