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MAPPA — MRCPsych Paper B MCQ

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HardForensic PsychiatryMAPPAMRCPsych Paper B

A 28-year-old man with antisocial personality disorder was convicted of a specified sexual offence and made subject to a hospital order under the Mental Health Act 1983. Under Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, he must notify the police of his personal details and subsequent changes. His current risk of serious harm requires active multi-agency management at MAPPA level 2. Which MAPPA category applies?

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Correct answer: B — Category 1 – offender subject to sexual-offender notification requirements

The correct answer is **Category 1** because he is subject to the notification requirements in Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003. His hospital order does not instead make him Category 2: that category includes qualifying violent offenders and non-notifiable sexual offenders, so it applies only where Category 1 criteria are not met. Category 3 is reserved for other dangerous offenders who meet neither Category 1 nor Category 2 criteria but require active multi-agency management. Category 4 concerns terrorist and terrorism-risk offenders. MAPPA category and management level are separate: his need for formal multi-agency management determines level 2, not Category 3. Antisocial personality disorder does not itself determine MAPPA eligibility or category.

Reference: Ministry of Justice, MAPPA Notes and Definitions: Annual Report 2024 to 2025, ‘Categories of offenders under MAPPA’, October 2025. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69020e42918e1f940b3cf7e1/MAPPA_Notes_and_Definitions__Annual_Report_2024_to_2025_.pdf