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We would benefit from and would welcome examples of best practice from the other forums. It would be great if we could learn from such examples and put them into practice in our area.
However, like all such provision, it needs to be revisited from time to time to ensure that we are providing what is intended in the best possible way. The report is part of that.
Bill Marshall states:"At the time of my last visit I thought the STOP program was one of the best sexual offender programs in Britain and, indeed, among the best prison-based programmes I have seen anywhere."
That honest approach led me to believe that zonal management committees, which give power to those who are best placed to understand the issues, are the best way forward.The enforcement regime must be part and parcel of any progress.