Member

The Government have rightly included mitigations, such as exclusions for offenders managed under MAPPA categories 2 and 3, as well as for offenders recalled because they have been charged with a further offence. However, these do not go far enough to safeguard victims of domestic abuse. Many domestic abuse perpetrators will not be managed under MAPPA. Research and evidence from services that support victims indicates that MAPPA is not being used nearly enough to manage domestic abuse offenders; nor would the exclusion of offenders charged with a further offence capture the majority of domestic abuse perpetrators, even those who breach orders which carry a criminal sanction.