Learning from MAPPA Significant Case Reviews Bob Thomson
Introduction Initial Criteria MAPPA offender charged with murder, attempted murder, or serious sexual harm Significant concern around management of MAPPA offender giving rise to serious concerns about professional and/or service involvement MAPPA offender is killed or seriously injured as a result of their status as an RSO becoming known
Process Initial Case Review Stage 1 – Notification Stage 2 – Gathering further information Stage 3 – Decision: Does this progress to an SCR?
Significant Case Review Terms of Reference Liaison with family/nearest relative Review Team Who, where, why? Resources Manage the process
SCR Continued… Communication Strategy for publication Family Elected Members Media Scottish Government Staff Welfare From initiation of the process through to conclusion and beyond…
SCR Continued… Strategic management Ownership of ICR/SCR recommendations
Case Study 1 43 year old female, 10 year old daughter Move from England to Scotland Mental health issues, drugs and alcohol use Child on ‘at risk’ register from birth QUESTION What info would you expect to have been transferred from council in England to LA in Scotland?
Case Study 1 continued… Education (Pupil Regulations) 2005 SWIA Western Isles Report “All Local Authorities should make sure that when a child known to them moves to another area, all files or copies thereof are transferred immediately.”
The RSO Index offence 1st Victim: 12yo girl in a park, Indecent Assault and Indecent Exposure 2 nd Victim: 10yo girl playing with 10yo friend outside family home, pushed into bushes and subject to a serious sexual assault QUESTION: What do you think is the likely scenario for future offending?
Characteristics of the Offending Determined to commit a sex offence against a child Offending was opportunistic Only used force required Second attack was more determined, confident, very reckless Took no precautions to prevent detection Two sexual attacks on stranger children in one day
Health Information Sharing Should GPs be made aware if an RSO is a registered with their surgery?
Information Gathering Court Report Plea in mitigation Criminal Justice Social Work Reports 2010 Police Report, Statements from the Victims, Intelligence
Case Study 2 The RSO 32 yo man convicted of Indecent Assault of two 16yo girls DTTO History of Drug use, cocaine, heroin, diazepam, drug-induced psychosis, 9 previous convictions
The Victim 48yo woman No children Numerous incidences of domestic violence QUESTION: What do you think his risk level and MAPPA level would be?
Communication Pro-active information sharing Serious Risk of Harm: “There is a risk of harmful behaviour which is life-threatening and/or traumatic and from which the victims’ recovery, whether physical or psychological, can be expected to be difficult or impossible.”
Contact Details Bob Thomson MAPPA Co-ordinator, Edinburgh, Lothian & Scottish Borders