Sexual Offences: Languages
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will provide a breakdown of the primary language of registered sexual offenders.
Answered by Jess Phillips
Qualifying offenders (i.e., those convicted for an offence in Schedule 3 to the Sexual Offences Act 2003) are required to notify personal details to the police. This system is often referred to as the ‘sex offenders’ register’ and requires offenders to provide specified details, including their passport (or passports, if they are dual nationals), on an annual basis and whenever those details change.
In addition, the data provided to the police, and other relevant information is stored on the ViSOR database which allows for the recording and sharing of biographical information and information relevant to the offender’s risk between the police and other relevant agencies. MAPPS is a Home Office-led project to replace the ViSOR database to improve multi-agency information sharing. Information about the languages spoken by registered sex offenders is not collated centrally.
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