Scrutiny of danger offenders like Jamie Reynolds attacked
Concerns have been raised about the system used to manage dangerous offenders which could have kept Jamie Reynolds under the eye of different organisations.
Probation staff are said to have suggested that cases under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (Mappa) are not receiving enough scrutiny.
Reynolds, who murdered 17-year-old Georgia Williams, from Telford, in 2013, was never formally referred to Mappa and a serious case review found had he been, he might have been better managed.
Now, the staff who work under Mappa say they spend too little time discussing cases, and some don't have the experience to manage the most difficult.
One told BBC Radio 5 Live Investigates: "We spend 10 to 15 minutes discussing each case at Mappa when it used to be an hour per case."
The BBC report highlighted the case of Reynolds who came to the attention of police five years before he murdered Georgia when he tried to attack a 16-year-old girl. While various bodies came into contact with him following the first incident, he was not formally referred to Mappa.
The review said: "It is possible that Mappa management could have helped."
