Standard - All agencies involved in the management of the case must share relevant information

24.16 It is essential that all Responsible Authority, Duty to Cooperate (DTC) and Associate agencies share all relevant, appropriate information at their disposal in a timely manner so that the lead agency can manage the case in a defensible manner. All agencies managing or in receipt of sensitive information must share and handle it appropriately. This might include the use of handling codes (instructions on the handling of sensitive information), information sanitising, and specific storage facilities according to agency information management policies. For more information see Chapter 9 - Information Sharing.

24.17 Specialist arrangements to address vulnerability to extremism and to share information on the offender may assist with initial and ongoing sentence planning. Such arrangements may be implemented during the custodial period or in the community and would include police, prison and probation staff, as well as the responsible clinician/care team for mental health patients. It is essential that any arrangements feed into MAPPA and that silos and duplication are avoided.

24.18 A Joint Counter-Terrorism Prisons and Probation Hub (JCTPPH) exists to facilitate, where appropriate, the flow of sensitive information into MAPPA in relevant cases involving terrorism and terrorism risk offenders. The Hub is a collaboration between HMPPS and partner agencies and part of its role is to facilitate the revealing of sensitive information to key decision makers within the MAPPA process at an appropriate Government Security Classification. The process of reviewing and sharing this intelligence takes advantage of the JCTPPH's line of sight across all the key intelligence systems in the sector and enables MAPPA to undertake risk management having considered all the relevant information.