Partnership Working for Court Orders and Licences

At the heart of the Trust is the commitment to working closely with local partners and to be as responsive as possible to community needs. The Trust recognises the importance of working with partnership agencies that can provide specialist knowledge to assist offenders in addressing the underlying causes to their offending in order to reduce the risk of them committing further crime. To effectively manage a Court Order or Licence, close partnership working is crucial, for example;

Certain requirements rely on partner agencies to deliver the order of the court, for example Group 4 Securicor will fit and install electronic monitoring equipment during a curfew requirement and inform the Offender Manager if the offender fails to comply.

Specialist alcohol agencies deliver requirements targeted to address binge drinking behaviour or alcohol dependence, based upon the individual offenders level of need.

Health care professionals provide advice, treatment and support to those offenders who are made subject to drug rehabilitation and mental health requirements.

Education, Training and Employment support agencies assist the offender to increase their literacy, numeracy, access to training and employability in order to make constructive use of their time and a positive contribution towards their community.

The Police and other Partnership agencies are an integral part of managing an offender’s risk when they are subject to MAPPA. Representatives from each organisation involved with the offender will share information in order to decide how to manage their risk of harm and work together to reduce the offender’s risk of further offending.

The Police are also the lead partner working alongside Offender Managers in specialist units dedicated to working with offenders identified as causing the highest rates of crime and disruption in a community and those offenders who have committed serious violent and sexual offences.

Women’s Counselling and Support Services are crucial to the delivery of the Community Domestic Violence Programme (CDVP) in supporting female victims of domestic violence.

Information is shared and Offender Managers work alongside Children’s Services and Adult Social Services to ensure effective protection strategies are in place.

Volunteers play a crucial part in ‘bridging the gap,’ between an Offender Manager referring the offender to a partner agency and accessing their support.