Written questions

Offenders: Paedophilia

Commons · Question 33566 · Tabled 25 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 10 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a ban on convicted paedophiles living within a five-mile radius of a school of park.

Answer

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 10 Mar 2025

The decision as to where to permit a convicted child sex offender to live whilst subject to licensed supervision is made by the Probation and Probation Services working together under MAPPA (Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements).Additionally, offen...