Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to police forces on managing individuals subject to both a Supervision Order and a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) who breach their SHPO conditions but are legally unfit to undergo standard criminal prosecution for that breach.

The Home Secretary publishes statutory guidance for the police in relation to the exercise by them of their powers with regard to Sexual Harm Prevention Orders (SHPOs) and interim SHPOs.

Additionally, the College of Policing publishes Authorised Professional Practice for officers involved in the management of sexual (and violent) offenders.

Individuals convicted of sexual offences subject to notification requirements and SHPOs are managed under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA). MAPPA are a process through which the Police, Probation and Prison Services work together with other agencies to assess and manage the risks posed by individuals convicted of serious violent, sexual and terrorism offences living in the community to protect the public. Under MAPPA, agencies are expected to work together to ensure information is shared to support risk assessment and risk management and to safeguard victims and communities.