Introduction
The recording of BWLS hours is to be completed weekly and recorded in IOMS casenotes, and manually on the BWLS monitoring record.
The hours are only entered into the IOMS report in screens to be counted against the sentence when:
- the BWLS programme has been completed or terminated, and
- a decision has been made about whether to count the hours.
Time to be counted
Time spent by the offender:
- completing any screening, referral or assessment activities should be recorded in the IOMS report in screen with a report to type of CW. It should not be counted as BWLS hours.
- attending and participating in an approved BWLS programme should be recorded in IOMS casenotes and manually on the BWLS monitoring record (where appropriate) as BWLS hours.
Note: Following the end of programme process and a decision to count the BWLS hours, these hours will be entered in the IOMS report in screen with a report to type of BWLS.
Steps to take
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Step
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Action
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1
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- Check the hours on the completed monitoring timesheet and
- enter these into IOMS casenotes, and
- add these to the manual record of BWLS hours completed to date using the BWLS Monitoring Record form.
- Put the completed monitoring timesheet onto the offender’s hard copy file.
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2
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Check the total BWLS hours from the monitoring timesheet, or where the programme runs over more than one week from the BWLS monitoring record, against the BWLS authorised hours, as recorded on the offender’s file. Has the offender completed all of their authorised BWLS hours?
- If yes, go to step 3.
- If no, go to step 4.
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| If the offender has completed their authorised BWLS hours |
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3
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Follow the table below:
| If the programme is… |
then… |
| continuing |
- advise the provider (or Work and Income liaison person) that timesheets will no longer be required as the offender has completed the BWLS requirements
- advise the offender that they have completed their BWLS hours and remind them that they should continue on the programme
- if CW hours have been suspended or reduced due to attendance at the programme, request that the provider (or Work and Income liaison person) advise CPPS when the programme has been completed and/or the offender ceases attending, and
- complete the steps for end of programme, see Volume 3A, Part VIII, Chapter 5, End of Programme.
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| not continuing |
- complete the steps for end of programme, see Volume 3A, Part VIII, Chapter 5, End of Programme.
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| If the offender has not completed their authorised BWLS hours |
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4
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| If the programme is… |
then… |
| continuing |
send new monitoring timesheet (if required) to the provider (or Work and Income liaison person). |
| not continuing |
complete the steps for end of programme, see Volume 3A, Part VIII, Chapter 5, End of Programme. |
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