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This prison service instruction (PSI) and probation instruction (PI) contains the public protection manual. It is a guide for prison and probation staff on assessing and managing ongoing risks, imposing additional restrictive measures and sharing information with other agencies.

It includes guidance on:

• multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) for the management of violent and sex offenders
• use of the violent and sex offender register (ViSOR)
• the role of the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
• safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
• restricting the possession of certain materials
• arrangements for prisoners managed under harassment procedures, sex offender registration or with terrorist notification requirements

This is a current PSI and PI. It came into effect on 11 January 2017.