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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Not in all cases will the charge result in a conviction for an SFO.<\/p> <\/p> The table below provides the number of SFO reviews carried out by the Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRCs) and the National Probation Service (NPS) between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017.<\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> Probation Provider<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015-2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016-2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire CRC<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire CRC<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cheshire and Greater Manchester CRC<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cumbria and Lancashire CRC<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland CRC<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dorset, Devon and Cornwall CRC<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Durham Tees Valley CRC<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Essex CRC<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hampshire and Isle of Wight CRC<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Humberside, Lincolnshire, and North Yorkshire CRC<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kent, Surrey and Sussex CRC<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td><\/tr> London CRC<\/p><\/td> 40<\/p><\/td> 29<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Merseyside CRC<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Norfolk and Suffolk CRC<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Northumbria CRC<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Yorkshire CRC<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Staffordshire and West Midlands CRC<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Thames Valley CRC<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wales CRC<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Warwickshire and West Mercia CRC<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Yorkshire CRC<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total CRC<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 222<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 233<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total NPS<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 285<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 284<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 507<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 517<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> We are not able to answer from central records the question in the precise form asked. However, between 1 February 2015 and 31 Dec 2016, 46 offenders were convicted of murder, who at the time of the offence were subject to supervision by a Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC). This figure is subject to change as a number of other cases are still going through the legal process.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> The table below provides the number of SFOs carried out by the former Probation Trusts in England and Wales between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2014.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> Probation Trust<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2012-2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Avon and Somerset<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bedfordshire<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cambridgeshire<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cheshire<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cumbria<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Derbyshire<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Devon and Cornwall<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dorset<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Durham<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Dyfed-Powys<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Essex<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Gloucestershire<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Greater Manchester<\/p><\/td> 29<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 37<\/p><\/td> 33<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Gwent<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hampshire<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hertfordshire<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Humberside<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kent<\/p><\/td> 22<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lancashire<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Leicestershire and Rutland<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lincolnshire<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> London<\/p><\/td> 89<\/p><\/td> 89<\/p><\/td> 75<\/p><\/td> 88<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Merseyside<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Norfolk<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Wales<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Yorkshire<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Northamptonshire<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Northumbria<\/p><\/td> 22<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nottinghamshire<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Wales<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Yorkshire<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Suffolk<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Surrey<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sussex<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Thames Valley<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Warwickshire<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Mercia<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands<\/p><\/td> 33<\/p><\/td> 37<\/p><\/td> 34<\/p><\/td> 37<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Yorkshire<\/p><\/td> 21<\/p><\/td> 30<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Wiltshire<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Totals<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 441<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 441<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 409<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 429<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p>"}
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