Appendix Four: Report under section 121 of the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014
Last year the Government passed the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014. A public protection order (PPO) is imposed by the High Court and allows the detention of a very high risk individual at a secure residence within prison precincts.
PPOs are civil detention orders for individuals who have served a finite prison sentence but pose a very high-risk of imminent and serious sexual or violent offending and who cannot be safely managed in the community. Only a very small number of people are likely to be subject to a PPO; it is estimated this will only apply to five to twelve people over the next ten years.
The Act makes it clear that orders are not imposed to punish persons and the previous commission of an offence is only one of several factors that are relevant to assessing whether there is a very high-risk of imminent serious sexual or violent offending by a person. Persons who are detained in a residence under a PPO should have as much autonomy and quality of life as possible, while ensuring the orderly functioning and safety within the residence.
Given the high threshold which must be met before an order can be considered, no orders have yet been granted. Despite this, an interim residence has been established in the event an order is made before the permanent residence is completed in 2016.
PUBLIC PROTECTION ORDER RESIDENCE
Public protection order – detention in residence | 2014/2015 |
Total number of persons detained | 0 |
Number of months each resident detained | N/A |
Public protection order – detention in prison | |
Total number of persons detained | 0 |
Number of months each resident detained | N/A |
Protective supervision order (PSO) | |
Number of residents released on PSO | 0 |
Number of persons released on PSO and returned to PPO residence | 0 |
Review of public protection order | |
Number of times a review of public protection order has been applied for | 0 |
Number of appeals against public protection order | 0 |
Outcome of appeal: | |
| N/A |
| N/A |
Serious incidents | |
Total number of serious incidents | 0 |
Incidents involving residents only | N/A |
Incidents involving residents and staff | N/A |
Incidents involving staff only | N/A |
Use of force | |
Total number of incidents resulting in the use of significant force | 0 |
Number of incidents where force used | N/A |
Number of incidents where restraints used | N/A |
Seclusion of residents | |
Total number of times seclusion imposed on residents | 0 |
Duration of seclusion: | |
| N/A |
| N/A |
| N/A |
Reason for seclusion: | |
| N/A |
| N/A |
| N/A |
Hospitalisation of residents | |
Number of hospital admissions | 0 |
Death of residents | |
Number of residents who have died | 0 |
Inspectorate activity | |
Number of visits and inspections | 0 |
Number of Complaints received by inspectors | 0 |
Number of justified complaints | N/A |
Number of complaints dismissed | N/A |
Number of investigations by inspectors | 0 |
Number of meetings attended by inspectors | 0 |