Standard - Each agency identifies and records MAPPA offenders under their supervision within 3 days of sentence

6.30 The agencies required to identify MAPPA offenders are:

• Probation
• Police
• Prison Service
• Youth Offending Teams (YOT)
• Mental Health Services
• Ministry of Defence

6.31 Each agency must identify and record the MAPPA offenders it manages on its internal case management system, including where it is not the lead agency. In order to assist with correct recording, all agencies should have clear case management coding systems or a flagging process in place. This should ensure that both MAPPA categories and levels of management can be identified easily.

6.32 The purpose of identification is to ensure that:

• eligible offenders are assessed appropriately, an appropriate risk management plan put in place and the required level of MAPPA management is agreed before their release into the community.
• accurate data on all MAPPA cases is recorded for the MAPPA annual report in line with statute and for other information requests, e.g. Freedom of Information.

Standard - A lead agency is identified for all MAPPA offenders

6.33 All MAPPA offenders must be managed by the lead agency in the relevant MAPPA area. If there is any dispute over the location of the relevant MAPPA area for offenders in custody or detained in hospital, this will be determined by identifying the original committing magistrate's court. If the offender is not returning to live in the original area post-release follow the guidance in Chapter 17 - Responsibility for MAPPA Cases. The officer, agency and area managing the offender will be indicated on ViSOR where the case has a ViSOR record. Due regard should be given to ViSOR standards when the MAPPA area changes.

Updated: May 2022