MAPPA stands for Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements. It is the set of arrangements through which the Police, Probation and Prison Services work together with other agencies to manage the risks posed by violent and sexual offenders living in the community in order to protect the public.
MAPPA is not a statutory body in itself but is a mechanism through which agencies can co-ordinate their approach to meeting statutory responsibilities and protect the public. Agencies at all times retain their full statutory responsibilities and obligations.
Information available on the MAPPA website
The MAPPA website provides professionals and the public with information on how sexual and violent offenders are managed in the community.
An explanation of the process called ‘Thresholding’, which is the process where the Lead Agency decides what level an offender should be managed at, considering the various requirements for management at each level as well as offender risk and need, is available as a presentation on their MAPPA Thresholding Document page.
You can also find lots of other useful explanations and guidance for the whole range of MAPPA activity and processes on their Other Publications page.