The Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements in Scotland
Annual Reports 2007 / 2008.
The Management of Offenders etc (Scotland) Act 2005 introduced statutory functions and duties on the responsible authorities (Local Authority, Scottish Prison Service, Police and Health Service) to establish joint arrangements for assessing and managing the risks posed by certain offenders.
The responsible Authorities, as part of those arrangements, are required to jointly prepare an annual report and publish it in the area of the local authority and submit it to the relevant Community Justice Authority area. This joint publication satisfies that requirement and has been agreed by the responsible authorities.
This publication also satisfies the requirement placed on Community Justice Authorities under terms of section 3 (10) of the aforementioned Act, to send a copy of the annual report to Scottish Ministers.
These are the first of such annual reports produced by the responsible authorities in Scotland.
Willie Manson
National MAPPA Coordinator..