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PDPs

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.

All glossary terms

Definition

Potentially Dangerous Persons.

This definition is drawn from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice. For the full operational guidance and current wording, read it at source.

college.police.uk/app/major-investigation-and-public-protection/managing-sexual-offenders-and-violent-offenders/communication-and-media-considerationscollege.police.uk/app/major-investigation-and-public-protection/managing-sexual-offenders-and-violent-offenders/introduction-managing-sexual-offenders-and-violent-offenders

Related terms

MAPPA

Multi-agency public protection arrangements.

MOSOVO

Management of sexual offenders and violent offenders.

Multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA)

A framework for managing sexual and violent offenders involving multiple agencies.

NPT

Neighbourhood Policing Team.

SMBs

Strategic Management Boards.

ViSOR

The national computer offender management system.

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.