Sexual Offences: Disclosure of Information
Commons · Question 48818 · Tabled 28 Apr 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 7 May 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on balancing public access to information on registered sex offenders with (a) data protection and (b) community safety.
Answer
Answered by Jess Phillips, 7 May 2025
Registered sex offenders (RSOs) are managed under the multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA). Under these arrangements, police, prison, probation service practitioners undertake a formal assessment of the risk posed by an RSO. Information abo...