Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of the resource impact for (a) police services and (b) Home Office Immigration Enforcement of increases in the population under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements supervision.

Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (“MAPPA”) are a framework of statutory arrangements, under which the Police and Prison and Probation Services, with the co-operation of other agencies, are required jointly to assess and manage the risk presented by known sexual and violent offenders in order to reduce re-offending and protect the public.

We have provided the police with the resources they need to fight crime and protect the public, which would include their responsibilities under the MAPPA framework. In 2021/22, we increased funding for policing by up to £636 million compared to the previous year. This follows the largest increase in funding for more than a decade in 2020/21. Moreover, Home Office Immigration Enforcement (HOIE) are responsible for supporting MAPPA in the management of certain foreign national offenders and remain committed to meeting their ongoing obligations. This includes representation at MAPPA meetings or providing updates where requested, and allows any issues to be raised and escalated, if needed.