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Probation Service Integrated Offender Management Scheme National Refresh

 

 

Meeting: 09/11/2021 - Safer Policy and Performance Board (Item 16)

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Minutes:

            The Board received a presentation from Kerri Bendon, from the National Probation Service, who provided the Board with a presentation on the current arrangements within the Service following a refresh of the Integrated Offender Management Scheme (IOM). IOM was introduced in 2009 to bring a cross-agency response to crime and reoffending threats faced by local communities. The aim was for the most prolific and problematic offenders to be prioritised and jointly managed by the police, probation and other partner agencies.

 

            In February 2020, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (JMICFRS) joint inspection found that IOM had ‘lost its way’. The report highlighted the potential benefits of greater leadership from the centre, including improving clarity around the cohort focus for IOM and the nature of the work that should be involved. To address this, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and Home Office (HO) had undertaken work to review current IOM practice, engaging with operational practitioners and reviewing the evidence base.

 

            From June 2021, probation reform and the creation of Regional Probation Directors would facilitate new ways for the police and probation to work together in this space.

 

            The Board were advised on the current arrangements in Halton to support the National Probation IOM scheme and the activity taking place on a PAN-Cheshire footprint.

 

            RESOLVED: That the Board notes the information presented.