Guidance

Policy addendum: page 33, section 123, Prevent Multi-Agency Panel Duty guidance

Updated 14 October 2025

Addendum – Page 33 Sec 123 PMAP Duty Guidance

Adopting a person when they are subject to an overt Pursue Investigation

Where a person is subject to a Police Scotland Pursue investigation and subsequently presented to the panel, the panel can adopt and provide PMAP support alongside the investigation only when all three of the below criteria are met:

1) Overt cases – PMAP support can be provided following a person’s notification that they are under investigation.

2) Post Executive Action (EA) / Post-arrest – PMAP support can only be offered post EA such as a warrant taking place or post arrest.

3) Assessment / Management of risk - agreement by PMAP panel (with inclusion of the Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) or representative of the SIO) that cases hold a level of risk that can be managed within the PMAP space, and that risk assessments will continue to be kept under review by Police Scotland.

In these circumstances PMAP can provide support; any information shared between PMAP partners will be used to assess a person’s susceptibilities, risk, and support needs. As with all cases adopted on PMAP, a person’s consent to access PMAP support must still be secured prior to the provision of any support.

The consent form must include a reminder, in line with the policy position regarding individuals consenting to access PMAP support, that whilst information is shared for the purposes of assessing and informing a person’s support plan, this information is disclosable when it is legal, necessary and proportionate to do so. The person must be informed that personal information will be shared between the agencies involved in this case via the designated local authority(s). These include but are not limited to police and other law enforcement agencies, health and social care, education, and other members of the PMAP panel, plus the Home Office and Home Office approved Intervention Providers (IPs).

A person becoming subject to an overt Pursue investigation whilst already adopted onto PMAP

Where a person who is already adopted as a PMAP case is subsequently made aware that they are the subject of an overt Pursue investigation they can remain on PMAP if the panel believes that they can still provide appropriate support in order to address the persons susceptibilities to radicalisation alongside the Pursue investigation. The following criteria must be met:

1) Overt cases – PMAP support can continue to be provided following a person’s notification that they are under investigation.

2) Post EA / Post-arrest – PMAP support can only continue to be offered post EA such as a warrant taking place or post arrest.

3) Assessment/Management of risk - agreement by PMAP panel (with inclusion of the SIO or representative of the SIO) that cases hold a level of risk that can be managed within the PMAP space, and that risk assessments will continue to be kept under review by Police Scotland.

In these circumstances PMAP can continue to provide support. A new approach will need to be made for consent, emphasising that in line with the existing policy position, information shared for the purposes of assessing and informing a person’s support plan is disclosable when it is legal, necessary, and proportionate to do so.

The panel must also be assured that the person is aware that they are under investigation, and the context of a person’s notification (e.g. arrest, verbal notification by SIO) must be recorded within the panel minutes. Details of the new consent secured must also be reflected in the PMAP minutes.