To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what guidance is issued by his Department to (a) multi-agency public protection panels with regard to the supervision of level three offenders and (b) multi-agency risk assessment conferences with regard to the supervision of level two offenders. (108429)

National guidance on the establishment and operation of multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) was issued in 2003 and updated in 2004. The guidance is directed towards chief officers of probation and police, and Prison Service area managers who are jointly responsible for monitoring the arrangements. It is publicly available via the national probation service website.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what investigations took place following the serious sexual or violent offences committed by the one level three offender and the four level two offenders managed by multi-agency public protection panels and multi-agency risk assessment conferences in South Wales which resulted in charges being brought in 2005-06; and what the conclusions were of each investigation. (108430)

When an offender in the community under the supervision of the probation service is charged with committing a serious offence, the supervising area must inform the NOMS public protection unit (PPU) and undertake a Serious Further Offence (SFO) Review.

The SFO process is an internal procedure carried out by the probation service, and overseen by the PPU, to identify any areas of improvement to risk assessment and management practice. The reviews for these five cases have all been completed and any learning points highlighted.