If an Offender Fails to Report

Introduction

This topic outlines the steps to take if an offender does not report within 24 hours of sentencing.

Arrangements must still be made to install electronic monitoring equipment prior to the commencement of the first curfew.

Steps to take

If an offender does not report within 24 hours of sentencing, then attempts must be made to contact the offender.

The following table outlines the steps to take when attempting contact with the offender if they fail to report within 24 hours.

Step

Action

If the offender has not reported within the required timeframe, then the supervising CPPS staff member must attempt to phone the offender.

If contact...	then...
can be made with the offender	issue the offender with a verbal ITR to report to the CPPS office for initial induction and to arrange EM installation.
cannot be made	go to step 2.

Prior to the commencement of the first curfew, deliver a letter to the offender advising them that:

they are in breach of their CD sentence
they are required to report to the CPPS office for initial induction, and
EM installation has been arranged to occur at the beginning of or before their first curfew period (depending on the time the first curfew commences).

The letter must reach the offender's address at least one working day prior to the first curfew period. Hand delivery or urgent courier delivery may be required to achieve this.

Consider taking breach action, unless the offender responds with a reasonable excuse for their failure to report.

Reference: Volume 3B, Part IV, Non-compliance and Enforcement, for information about initiating breach action. (Please refer to the related links section on this page).

Make sure that the offender's failure to report is clearly documented and all actions taken thereafter are recorded in IOMS casenotes.

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