Review File Information

1

Review the appropriate documents and records to gain an overview of the offender's circumstances. The documents may include:

• court order/licence
• combined criminal and traffic history
• pre-sentence report
• parole board report
• offender information report, and
• offender warning system assessment (OWS), if this has already been completed.

Note: This information may be contained in the offender's paper file and/or in IOMS records.

2

Check IOMS for:

• safety or risk alerts
• offender security classification including high risk offenders (HRX) and OWS status, and
• victim notification flags or potential victim issues.

3

Check for any other CPPS sentences or orders, either new or existing.

4

Check for Domestic Violence Act (DVA) protection orders or non-association orders, restrictions or contact with children/young persons, etc.

5

Identify and prepare for any potential problems that may make it difficult for the offender to participate in the induction interview (e.g. literacy, language, hearing/speech impairment).