Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA)
Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) were introduced through the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000, giving specific responsibilities to the Police and Probation Service in relation to the multi-agency management of high risk offenders. Government guidance has been issued and updated in 2009. This can be found at the Home Office Web Site. The West Mercia MAPPA Strategic management Board has agreed certain variations to this guidance. Please consult your local representative for further details.
The MAPPA aims to integrate the work of a number of criminal justice agencies together with that of social care agencies, in order to reduce serious offending, minimise serious harm to the public and assist in the early detection of repeat offenders.
A full version of the arrangements can be found filed as MAPPA in the document library.