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Multi-agency public protection arrangements are in place to ensure the successful management of violent and sexual offenders. This guidance sets out the responsibilities of the police, probation trusts and prison service. It also touches on how other agencies may become involved, for example the Youth Justice Board will be responsible for the care of young offenders.
The guidance includes information on the following:
identification and notification of MAPPA offenders
ViSOR, the secure database that holds details of MAPPA offenders
Published 21 March 2014 Last updated 20 March 2023 +show all updates
MAPPA Guidance March 2023 has been added.
Latest MAPPA guidance uploaded.
Guidance updated.
Addition of Chapter 16 Armed Forces.
MAPPA guidance updated for July 2019
Updated MAPPA Guidance (4.4) added
Chapters 5, 19 and 22 of the MAPPA guidance have been updated.
Changes made to, Chapter 12 Risk Management Plan, Chapter 13a Multi-Agency Public Protection Meetings, Chapter 13b MAPPA Minutes, Chapter 26 Mentally Disordered Offenders, Appendix 1, MAPPA A, MAPPA A Completion Notes, MAPPA B, MAPPA B Completion Notes, MAPPA D and MAPPA I.
The new MAPPA website is now live
Changes Feb 2015: Updates to sections 6,17, and 26, Appendix 4, MAPPA F, MAPPA J, and MAPPA I. Appendix 8, MAPPA Q, and MAPPA R added.
