A Serious Further Offence (SFO) review is undertaken where an offender under statutory supervision in the community is charged with a qualifying offence \u2013 a \u201cnotification\u201d. Not every offender charged with an SFO will eventually be convicted of an SFO.<\/p>
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Serious further offences are rare. Fewer than 0.5% of offenders under statutory supervision are convicted of serious further offences. Nonetheless, every single serious further offence is taken extremely seriously, and in all cases a review is carried out to identify any lessons for the better management of future cases.<\/p>
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The table below provides the number of serious further offences (SFOs) investigations (reviews) in which the supervising body was (a) the National Probation Service (NPS) and (b) a Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) completed between April 2015 and November 2018<\/p>
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Year<\/p><\/td> | 2015-2016<\/p><\/td> | 2016-2017<\/p><\/td> | 2017-2018<\/p><\/td> | 2018-2019 (YTD)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
NPS<\/p><\/td> | 285<\/p><\/td> | 281<\/p><\/td> | 358<\/p><\/td> | 184<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
CRCs<\/p><\/td> | 222<\/p><\/td> | 234<\/p><\/td> | 269<\/p><\/td> | 129<\/p><\/td><\/tr> |
Total<\/p><\/td> | 507<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 515 <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 627 <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 313 <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> 1. The numbers for 2016-2017 differ slightly from those published in PQ 2737. Since we produced the data for that PQ, there have been updates recorded on the database e.g. as a result of quality assurance which can result in clarification that the case did not meet the SFO criteria or revision and resubmission of reviews on a different date.<\/p> 2. We are unable to provide data for 2014-15 in this format as the data includes reviews completed by the former Probation Trusts.<\/p> <\/p> The findings of SFO reviews are made available to victims or the families of victims following conviction for the most serious offences<\/p> <\/p> SFO reviews completed on cases notified on or after 1 April 2018 are shared in full including conclusions and recommendations, with a) the victim and b) the families of a victim of homicide. Minor redactions may be required - for example, to protect third party data.<\/p> <\/p> Conclusions and recommendations from SFO reviews notified prior to 1 April 2018 are shared in a Victim Summary Report (VSR) which reflects the findings of the full review.<\/p>"}
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