National Offender Management Service (NOMS)
A term from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP), reproduced under the Open Government Licence with a link back to the authoritative source.
Definition
Agency responsible for managing offenders.
This definition is drawn from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice. For the full operational guidance and current wording, read it at source.
Related terms
Court enforcement officers (CEOs)
Officers empowered to execute arrest warrants and enforce court orders.
Criminal Justice Act 1991
Legislation that includes provisions for prisoner escort services.
Integrated Offender Management (IOM)
An umbrella term for a set of principles aimed at reducing reoffending and crime.
National Probation Service
The service that supervises high-risk offenders released into the community.
Parole
A system of supervised release from prison under specific conditions.
Person Escort Record (PER)
Form used to document the transfer of a detainee.
Definition reproduced from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See the source link above for the authoritative, current wording.