§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will establish a national register of persons convicted of offences of a violent nature against children; [30423]
(2) if he will establish a national register of persons convicted of offences of a sexual nature against children. [30422]
§ Mr. MacleanThe national criminal records contain details of all those convicted of offences of a violent or sexual nature against children. In order to strengthen these arrangements, the Government are considering suggestions that convicted sex offenders should be 99W required by law to notify the police of any changes of address. We plan very shortly to issue a consultation paper which will canvass these and other measures to improve public protection against sex offenders.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what arrangements exist under Home Office guidelines for unsolicited communication to local authority(a) social service, (b) education and (c) youth services departments of the termination of employment of those persons convicted of sexual and or violent offences against children. [30424]
§ Mr. MacleanThe arrangements under which the police report convictions of employees to local authorities are set out in Home Office circular HOG 45/86 a copy of which is in the Library it is for the local authority concerned to decide on the action which it wishes to take.