Basic Custody Screening Tool(BCS)

LAYERED OFFENDER MANAGEMENT

Angela Christopher MBE 15.7.10

Aims and Objectives

• To review the principles of layered OM project and provide context for the BCS

• To define how the BCS fits with OASys Assessments• To define where the BCS fits in the custodial journey and how it is to

be used– Opening, completing, saving, printing, transferring and archiving

• To define how the BCS relates to other assessment processes• To have an overview of the guidance and help text materials and

where they can be located

BCS Awareness Event Timetable

• Layered OM – Principles, Case Management, OASys Links

• Introduction to the BCS– What, Why, When, Where

– View of both tools

LAYERED OFFENDER MANAGEMENT

Principles of Layered Offender Management

Amends the full Offender Management Model

Rolls out Layered OM to all Prisoners

Manages risks and needs

Simplifies prison processes – removes duplication

Aligned to SBC work (specify, benchmark & cost)

One common screening/assessment & planning tool

LAYERED OM

CURRENT POSITION

20,000 Prisoners in scope of OM

Layered O

M

Adds the other 60,000 prisoners

PRINCIPLES OF LAYERED OM

ONE PLAN

ONE MANAGERWORKING WITHONE PRISONER

RECEPT I ON

ACCT

HEALTH

CATEGORISATION

INDUCTION

INTERVENTION

SENTENCE

PLAN

OASYS

EARLY

RELEASE

MAPPA

INDICATIVE PROCESSES FOR MANAGING OFFENDERS IN CUST ODY

OFFENDER CASE MANAGEMENT

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Case Management Approach:

Referring to the whole approach to working with offenders, an approach in which one person

determines the overall “shape” and direction of the sentence whilst others deliver specific

elements of it, within the framework of single plan

WHAT IS CASE MANAGEMENT?

Personal relationship/supervision

Offender FocussedCommon screening/assessment

Manages risk and needs

informs access to services

Single Plan

Informs development of Prison regime

Evidenced Based

COMPONENTS OF CASE

MANAGEMENT

OFFENDER CASE MANAGEMENT

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Reception & Early Days

Assessment & Sentence

Planning

Interventions and activity

ReviewEarly Release

Transfer & Release

Confirm Identity Validity of Warrants

AssessDisability Health Categorisation ACCT/CSRA Drug Detox

Assess OASys

BCS Standard Full

Refer & Sequence

Progress update & feedback

Plan & Prepare Plan &

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“CENTRAL HUB ”

Reception

CSRA

ACCT

Induction

Residential

Interventions

Release

The Custodial Journey

OMU“Central Hub”

Information

Sent. Calc.

UKBA

HDC

Discharge

ReCat

Initial SP

SP Review

Parole Lifers

Parole

Recall

ROTL

Public Protection

Assess

Continuous Risk Assessment

“Manage Case” in Offender Management- All Prisoners

Commence Terminate

Ensure Plan Implemented

Enforce as Required

Monitor Progress

Plan Review, Re-Assess

and Re-Plan

EvaluateAllocate

Resources

Layered OASys

LAYERED OFFENDER MANAGEMENT

WALKTHROUGH OF FLOW/PROCESS

CHARTS

EXCEL BCS(Remand Prisoners)

OASys BCS(Sentenced Prisoners)

BCS Excel BCS OASys Standard or Full OASys

Remand

Sentenced 3mths

Sentenced 10mths

Sentenced 14mths

Sentenced 4yrs

Basic Custody Screening Tools

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

NB: Case examples/scenarios

BCS Tool Remand Prisoner

Excel Version

Remand prisoner

Remanded into

Custody2 Days Released/Sentenced

Excel BCS completed by HMPS(Initial Assessment of

need)

Released

Sentenced

Open BCS

by Day 2

Close BCS

Prepare custody plan

Refer priority needs

by Day 5 SentencedOpen BCS in

OASys

Release

Sentenced to less than 12 months but less than 6 weeks in custody

BCS completed by HMPS

(Initial Assessment and Pre Release plan)

Release

2 Days 6 Weeks3

months

BCS Tool Sentenced Prisoner – under 12 months but less than 6 weeks to serve

OASys Version

Open BCS

by Day 2

Prepare custody plan

Refer priority needs by

Day 5

Prepare Release plan

By Day 5Close BCS Released

Sentenced to less than 12 months but more than 6 weeks in custody

BCS completed by HMPS(Initial Assessment)

BCS Reviewcompleted by HMPS

(Pre ReleasePlan)

Release

2 Days 5 Mths6 Wks prior to release

10months

BCS Tool Sentenced Prisoner – under 12 months but more than 6 weeks to serve in custody

OASys Version

Open BCS

by Day 2

Prepare custody plan

Refer priority risks/needs

by Day 5

Close

BCS

Review BCS and prepare

release plan 6 weeks prior

to release

Transfer Review BCS

post transfer

Release

Sentenced to 12 months+ but in-scope of OM

PSRcompleted

By Probation

4 years

OASys Full completed by

OM (8/16 weeks)

BCS completed by HMPS(Initial Assessment)

OASys Review completed by

OM(Pre Release Plan)

Release

2 Days8/16

Weeks2 years

BCS Tool

Sentenced Prisoner – 12 months+ in-scope and arrives without a completed OASys Assessment

OASys Version

Supervision

OM Info Exchangecompleted

OM Info Exchange Early

Release

3mth-1mthprior to release

PSR OASys

created

Transfer

Lock BCS

Prepare custody plan

Refer priority risks/needs

Review BCS

post transfer

BCS InformsComplete

OASys BCS Pre Release

OASys completed

ReleaseOASys Review

Assessments

OM complete

OASys Assessment

& Sentence Plan

Sentenced to 12 months+ but not in-scope of OM

PSRcompleted

By Probation

14months

OASys Standard or Full

completed by HMPS (8/16 weeks)

BCS completed by HMPS(Initial Assessment)

OASys Reviewcompleted by

HMPS Annually(Pre Release Plan)

Release

2 Days 8 Weeks 7 mths3mth-1mth

prior to release

BCS Tool Sentenced Prisoner – 12 months+ but not in-scope and arrives without a completed OASys Assessment

OASys Version

Supervision

OM Info Exchangecompleted

OM Info Exchange Early

Release

Open BCS by

Day 2

Transfer

Lock BCS

Prepare custody plan

Refer priority risks/needs

by day 5

Review BCS

post transfer

Pre Release

OASys

completed

HMPS complete

OASys Assessment

(start custody)

OASys Review

Assessments

PSR OASys

created

BCS informs

Release