Written question asked by Brian Iddon (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 December 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 December 2004. It was answered by Paul Goggins (Labour) on Monday, 20 December 2004 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on rolling out the Vicious and Sex Offenders' Register. (Failed OPQ).

Answer: Dr. Iddon: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made on rolling out the Vicious and Sex Offenders' Register. [205654] Paul Goggins: The roll out of ViSOR is progressing well and will be available to all 43 Police Forces in England and Wales by 31 March 2005. Access to the system will subsequently be extended to the National Probation Service and the Prison Service in order to ensure effective risk assessment and enhance public protection arrangements.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 205654; 428 c1512W;428 c1510W
Session: 2004-05
Question not reached: Yes
Subjects: Databases Criminal records Crimes of violence Offenders Registration Sexual offences
Contains statistics: Yes
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