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Assess and manage the risks posed by sexual and violent offenders: guidance for the police, prison service and probation trusts.
Prisons and their resettlement providers: September 2024
This guidance sets out our overall offer to Prison Staff.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
This Policy Framework explains the process for prison staff around the provision of Access to Digital Evidence Equipment (A2DE).
Annual statistics on multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) eligible offenders.
MAPPA annual reports for each of the 42 areas in England and Wales 2022 to 2023.
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