Written question asked by Chris Huhne (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 13 March 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 March 2008. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Monday, 31 March 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.
Sexual Offences
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many registered sex offenders there were in each police authority area in each year since 2004; and how many offenders were (a) cautioned and (b) charged for failing to comply with the notification requirements of the Sexual Offenders Act 2003 in that period.
- Answer
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Table 1 gives the number of registered sex offenders in each police authority area for every year since 2003-04.The Government do not routinely collect data on the number of sex offenders cautioned for failing to comply with their notification requirements. However, the Government do collect data on the number of sex offenders who were:"charged with a serious further offence;""found in breach of their licence conditions; and""found in breach of a Sexual Offence Prevention Order."Tables 2 to 4 give these figures (in relation to sexual offenders managed at MAPPA levels 2 and 3) for each of the aforementioned categories, by area, for every year since 2003-04.
Table 1: Registered sex offenders by area Area 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Avon and Somerset 671 674 787 809 Bedfordshire 270 335 394 323 Cambridgeshire 322 353 387 407 Cheshire 429 474 537 577 County Durham 265 306 327 348 Cumbria 231 253 260 280 Derbyshire 479 554 628 609 Devon and Cornwall 725 808 879 920 Dorset 333 352 379 415 Dyfed-Powys 232 275 308 299 Essex 542 680 802 735 Gloucestershire 231 284 311 311 Gwent 319 365 391 406 Hampshire 999 1,035 1,118 1,190 Hertfordshire 280 328 428 400 Humberside 584 645 715 653 Kent 780 954 941 983 Lancashire 726 980 941 998 Leicestershire 484 508 543 534 Lincolnshire 328 380 401 414 London 2,272 2,657 3,113 3,151 Greater Manchester 1,388 1,800 1,643 1,722 Merseyside 791 941 970 975 Norfolk 484 547 637 546 North Wales 308 389 395 405 North Yorkshire 283 315 338 359 Northamptonshire 246 310 344 355 Northumbria 750 851 898 870 Nottinghamshire 651 708 712 747 South Wales 606 765 680 695 South Yorkshire 682 911 791 830 Staffordshire 458 538 627 676 Suffolk 309 368 393 413 Surrey 371 371 390 426 Sussex 581 752 804 789 Teesside 339 393 354 357 Thames Valley 763 822 936 982 Warwickshire 183 231 232 259 West Mercia 565 689 635 655 West Midlands 1,647 2,158 1,925 1,850 West Yorkshire 1,431 1,669 1,373 1,387 Wiltshire 234 266 316 356 Total 24,572 28,994 29,983 30,416 Table 2: Sex offenders charged with a serious further offence (SFO) Area 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Avon and Somerset 0 0 0 0 Bedfordshire 0 0 0 1 Cambridgeshire 0 0 0 0 Cheshire 0 0 0 0 County Durham 0 0 0 0 Cumbria 2 0 0 0 Derbyshire 2 3 2 0 Devon and Cornwall 1 0 0 1 Dorset 0 1 1 1 Dyfed-Powys 1 0 0 0 Essex 0 0 0 1 Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 Gwent 0 0 0 0 Hampshire 0 0 1 0 Hertfordshire 3 4 0 0 Humberside 0 0 0 0 Kent 1 1 0 3 Lancashire 1 0 0 0 Leicestershire 1 0 0 0 Lincolnshire 0 0 0 0 London 0 0 0 0 Greater Manchester 2 6 2 0 Merseyside 2 1 0 1 Norfolk 0 0 0 0 North Wales 0 0 1 0 North Yorkshire 0 0 0 1 Northamptonshire 0 0 0 0 Northumbria 0 1 0 0 Nottinghamshire 0 0 2 0 South Wales 1 2 1 2 South Yorkshire 1 4 0 1 Staffordshire 0 0 0 0 Suffolk 0 0 0 0 Surrey 1 0 0 0 Sussex 0 4 0 0 Teesside 2 0 1 0 Thames Valley 0 0 0 0 Warwickshire 0 0 0 0 West Mercia 2 4 0 0 West Midlands 2 1 1 0 West Yorkshire 1 0 0 1 Wiltshire 0 0 0 0 Total 26 32 12 13 Table 3: Sex offenders found in breach of licence by area Area 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Avon and Somerset 1 0 3 4 Bedfordshire 1 3 6 4 Cambridgeshire 1 1 0 1 Cheshire 6 5 5 2 County Durham 1 2 2 0 Cumbria 5 0 1 1 Derbyshire 5 4 4 7 Devon and Cornwall 9 11 7 5 Dorset 2 4 1 6 Dyfed-Powys 3 1 4 4 Essex 2 2 2 5 Gloucestershire 2 4 2 1 Gwent 6 0 2 5 Hampshire 2 8 6 7 Hertfordshire 0 2 1 2 Humberside 0 2 10 3 Kent 9 6 11 7 Lancashire 5 2 6 3 Leicestershire 5 10 14 7 Lincolnshire 5 6 5 8 London 4 8 2 4 Greater Manchester 30 38 26 34 Merseyside 6 11 7 12 Norfolk 14 1 3 5 North Wales 2 5 6 4 North Yorkshire 3 2 4 4 Northamptonshire 7 6 6 0 Northumbria 7 7 13 14 Nottinghamshire 2 3 5 2 South Wales 0 11 12 8 South Yorkshire 12 16 1 6 Staffordshire 2 4 2 9 Suffolk 3 1 2 2 Surrey 3 0 0 0 Sussex 16 8 6 9 Teesside 4 2 2 3 Thames Valley 9 6 5 2 Warwickshire 1 1 4 1 West Mercia 8 3 7 8 West Midlands 32 12 6 7 West Yorkshire 33 3 14 2 Wiltshire 1 1 1 0 Total 269 222 226 218 Table 4: Sex offenders found in breach of SOPO by area Area 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Avon and Somerset 1 0 0 0 Bedfordshire 0 0 0 0 Cambridgeshire 0 0 0 0 Cheshire 0 0 0 0 County Durham 0 0 0 0 Cumbria 0 0 0 0 Derbyshire 0 0 1 0 Devon and Cornwall 0 2 1 1 Dorset 1 0 0 0 Dyfed-Powys 1 0 1 0 Essex 0 0 0 0 Gloucestershire 0 0 1 0 Gwent 0 0 0 0 Hampshire 1 0 3 1 Hertfordshire 0 0 0 0 Humberside 0 0 0 0 Kent 0 2 1 1 Lancashire 4 0 1 1 Leicestershire 0 0 0 1 Lincolnshire 0 0 0 1 London 0 1 0 0 Greater Manchester 1 1 8 0 Merseyside 1 0 0 0 Norfolk 1 0 0 0 North Wales 0 0 0 0 North Yorkshire 2 1 1 0 Northamptonshire 0 0 0 0 Northumbria 0 2 0 2 Nottinghamshire 4 2 1 1 South Wales 0 0 0 3 South Yorkshire 0 0 1 2 Staffordshire 0 0 1 0 Suffolk 0 0 0 0 Surrey 0 0 0 0 Sussex 0 0 0 0 Teesside 0 0 0 0 Thames Valley 2 1 0 0 Warwickshire 0 0 0 1 West Mercia 0 1 0 0 West Midlands 5 1 0 2 West Yorkshire 1 1 0 0 Wiltshire 1 0 0 0 Total 26 15 21 17
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- 474 c617-20W; 195016
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- 2007-08
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- Sexual offences
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