Job Title
Detective Chief Inspector (As above) (As above)
Crime Support Headquarters
Email address
enquiries@lincs.police.uk
1. Introduction
• For the critical few cases that pose the most serious
risk of causing harm the Area Multi Agency Public
Protection Panel takes responsibility for the
assessment and management of risk.
2. Summary of Roles and Responsibilities
2.1 Lincolnshire Police the most vulnerable groups have direct involvement with
The protection of life and in society, including children the most serious dangerous
property is a fundamental in need and their families, offenders attend relevant
aim and purpose of the older people, disabled area Multi Agency Public
Police Service. Lincolnshire people and their carers and Protection Panels. A senior
Police are committed to the mentally disordered, manager acts as a core
improving the quality of life both in their homes and panel member at all
in the county and making the communities and by the meetings of the area Multi
community safer by targeting provision of day care and Agency Public Protection
and reducing crime, disorder care away from home. It is Panel.
and anti-social behaviour in the range of responsibilities
partnership with local for vulnerable people which 2.4 Lincolnshire Health
authorities and other is at the heart of the Lincolnshire Health Services
agencies. This includes Directorate’s role in public are committed to providing
identifying dangerous and protection. effective support and
high risk offenders, sharing services within the
information with other The staff of the Social community where
agencies and taking joint Services Directorate appropriate. Assessment
decisions as to any participate in relevant and risk management
subsequent actions. Divisional Risk Meetings in procedures will continue to
relation to dangerous be developed in conjunction
The Sex Offender Act 1997 offenders. Staff with with other relevant agencies
places a responsibility on the involvement with the most in order to provide a co-
Police Service to work with serious dangerous offenders ordinated approach to this
other agencies in carrying attend relevant area Multi issue.
out risk assessments in Agency Public Protection
relation to offenders required Panels. A senior manager Health staff participate in
to comply with the Act and acts as a core panel relevant Divisional Risk
managed that risk on a multi member at all meetings of Meetings in relation to
agency basis. the area Multi Agency Public dangerous offenders. Staff
Protection Panel. with involvement with the
Police Officers participate in most serious dangerous
all Divisional Risk Meetings 2.3 Lincolnshire Education offenders attend relevant
in relation to dangerous and Cultural Services area Multi Agency Public
offenders. Staff with Education and Cultural Protection Panels A senior
involvement with the most Services form an integral manager acts as a core
serious dangerous offenders part of the child protection panel member at all
attend relevant area Multi network alongside other meetings of the area Multi
Agency Public Protection agencies which make up the Agency Public Protection
Panels. A senior manager Area Child Protection Panel.
acts as a core panel Committee. It plays a
member at all meetings of significant role through
the area Multi Agency Public schools, Youth Services and 2.5 Lincolnshire Housing
Protection Panel. the Education Welfare Authorities
Service in not only child The Housing Act 1996
2.2 Lincolnshire Social protection but also crime changed the legal framework
Services prevention and education for for the allocation of social
The Social Services citizenship and against housing in England and
Directorate has a wide range substance misuse. Wales. Allocations from the
of duties and responsibilities waiting list or housing
to provide services for The staff of the Education register are covered in Part
individuals and families. The and Cultural Services are VI of the Act and the
services the Directorate responsible for convening responsibilities of local
provide encompass people and participating in all authorities towards
of all agencies, abilities and Divisional Risk Meetings in homeless people are
social groupings. They relation to dangerous contained in Part VII.
include services to some of offenders. Staff who may
Lincolnshire Housing Meetings in relation to courts, local authorities,
Authorities are committed to dangerous offenders. A health education, housing
ensuring offenders senior manager acts as a and a wide range of
rehousing needs are core panel member at all independent and voluntary
assessed with other meetings of the area Multi sector partners. The NPS
agencies including the Agency Public Protection Lincolnshire discharge
police, probation and social Panel. statutory responsibilities
services to identify the risk towards the victims of the
particular groups of people most serious violent,
pose to the community. 2.6 National Probation Service including sexually violent,
Lincolnshire crimes.
Enforcing the tenancy Lincolnshire Probation
agreement and combating Service became a part of the The staff of NPS
anti-social behaviour on newly formed National Lincolnshire are responsible
housing estates is also a Probation Service on 1 April for convening and
fundamental aim of the 2001. The National participating in all Divisional
Housing Authorities to Probation Service (NPS) is a Risk Meetings in relation to
improve the quality of life law enforcement agency dangerous offenders. Staff
and make the communities a delivering community with responsibility for the
safer place to live. This can punishments, supervising supervision of a the most
only be done in partnership and working with offenders serious dangerous offenders
with other agencies and within the terms set by the attend relevant area Multi
includes the sharing of Court or Parole Board in Agency Public Protection
information and making joint ways that help offenders to Panels. A senior manager
decisions on proposed reduce their re-offending and acts as a core panel
action in relation to better protects the public. member at all meetings of
dangerous and high risk The National Probation the area Multi Agency Public
offenders. Service, Lincolnshire works Protection Panel.
in a highly collaborative way
The staff of Housing with police and prison
Authorities participate in colleagues, as well as the
relevant Divisional Risk Crown Prosecution Service,
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5. Disclosure
5.1 The MAPPP protocol Protection Committee Code family members.
acknowledges procedures of Practice and
already in place in relation to Supplementary Procedures The protocol also
disclosure and makes which gives guidance in acknowledges guidance
reference to: relation to Schedule 1 contained in Home Office
offenders and rules Circular 39/97 (in relation to
Lincolnshire Area Child regarding disclosure to the implementation of the
Sex Offender Act 1997) of risk management. The Before making any
which relates to disclosure of final decision about such disclosure the police will
information to third parties disclosure of information always be fully prepared to
who are not part of the rests with the Assistant Chief give advice and guidance on
criminal justice system or Constable. An example of what action is required to be
child protection agencies. such disclosure which has taken by the person(s)
occurred previously is the receiving the information and
5.2 In exceptional circumstances identification of a a contact person will be
a recommendation can be paeodophile to specific identified to provide further
made by the MAPPP to workers in a voluntary guidance and advice as
disclose information about a section organisation dealing required.
dangerous individual to a with children where there
third party. Such disclosure was evidence of the children
would only be considered as in their care being at risk
an element of an overall plan from this individual.
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6. Victims Work
6.1 Section 69 of the Criminal are visited within their own line – 0845 30 30 900 – for
Justice and Court Services home. information and support and
act 2000 places a statutory details of local services and
duty upon the National 6.3 Victims are entitled to be other relevant
Probation Service, kept informed of the organisations.”
Lincolnshire to contact offender’s release
victims and ask if they wish arrangement, the month and
to be consulted about the general location, and details
release arrangements for of any licence conditions that
violent and sexual offenders restrict the offenders
sentenced to 12 months movements in ways which
custody or more. could impact on them.
Branch Office – Gainsborough West Lindsey Victim Support Co-Ordinator 01427 810358
Gainsborough Police Station
Morton Terrace
Gainsborough
Lincs DN21 2SY
Number of Offenders
(b) granted 3
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