Risk Management Plans

For every offender subject to an Order for Lifelong Restriction, there is a statutory obligation for a Risk Management Plan to be prepared.  The RMP must be prepared by the  Lead Authority , and submitted to the RMA for approval, within 9 months of the date that the OLR was imposed by the Court.

An RMP will: 

• Set out an assessment of risk
• Set out the measures to be taken for the minimisation of risk, and how such measures are to be co-ordinated
• Be in the form specified by the RMA
• Comply with standards, guidance and guidelines issued by the RMA

The RMA has:

• Specified and published the form of RMPS
• Issued standards and guidelines as to the preparation, implementation or review of risk management plans

The RMA has statutory powers to:

• Approve or reject initial, amended or revised RMPs submitted by the lead authorities
• Issue standards, guidance and guidelines (either general or in a particular case) as to the preparation, implementation or review of RMPs
• If required, give directions to a lead authority and any other person having functions under the plan, as to the preparation of a revised plan
• Consider annual reports from lead authorities as to the implementation of RMPs
• If required, give directions to a lead authority, or a person, as to the implementation of the plan

The Standards for Risk Management as laid out in the Standards and Guidelines: Risk Management of Offenders Subject to an Order for Lifelong Restriction are:

1. Collaborative Working
2. Risk Assessment
3. Risk Formulation: Linking Risk Assessment to Risk Management
4. Risk Management Strategies
5. Accommodation
6. Responding to Change
7. Organisational Support

Version 1 of the Standards and Guidelines for Risk Management can be viewed here . 

 
We will actively seek feedback from stakeholders and practitioners on our proposals in relation to RMPs and we will run a programme of events in Autumn 2007 to give stakeholders and practitioners the opportunity to contribute to our work.