Standard - The Strategic Management Board (SMB) Chair commissions an SCR when mandatory criteria have been met

20.3 The SMB Chair must commission an SCR when both of the following conditions apply;

• the MAPPA offender (in any category) was being managed at Level 2 or 3 when the offence was committed or at any time in the 28 days before the offence was committed; and
• the offence was murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, manslaughter, rape, attempted rape or conspiracy to commit rape.

Standard - The SMB Chair decides whether to commission a discretionary SCR

20.4 Other serious offences may also require an SCR. It is difficult to prescribe discretionary criteria, as much will depend on the circumstances of the case, but an SCR might be commissioned when not to do so would undermine public confidence in MAPPA, where there has been a significant departure from the MAPPA Guidance or there are issues that need to be addressed in the operation of MAPPA and:

• a MAPPA Level 1 offender is charged with an offence listed in 20.3 above;
• an offender being managed at any level is charged with a serious offence listed in Appendix 6; or
• it would otherwise be in the public interest to undertake a review, e.g. following an offence that results in serious physical or psychological harm to a child or adult at risk but is not an offence listed in Appendix 6.

20.5 As an internal review of the lead agency's management of the case is likely to be conducted under these circumstances, careful consideration should be given to the additional value that would be gained by conducting a discretionary SCR. This is especially relevant for Level 1 cases that have never been managed at Level 2 or 3 or where there has been limited multi-agency involvement at Level 1. Agencies should share learning from internal reviews with the relevant SMB Chair.

20.6 The MAPPA N must be used for both mandatory and discretionary SCRs to assist decision making and to keep the SMB and the National MAPPA Team informed.

Standard - The SMB Chair retains responsibility for the SCR throughout the process

20.7 The SMB Chair is responsible for commissioning the SCR and retains responsibility for both the process and the reports generated.