HC Deb 25 February 1997 vol 291 c132W
Mr. Thurnham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 15 January,Official Report, column 267, how many names are contained on each of the lists relating to (a) paedophiles and (b) sex offenders. [17437]

Mr. Maclean

The National Criminal Intelligence Service paedophile intelligence database contains details of approximately 25,000 known or suspected paedophiles.

Numbers of convicted and alleged paedophiles and sex offenders held on the Phoenix database, the microfiche collection of national criminal records, the consultancy service index and "List 99" cannot be identified separately.

Mr. Robert G. Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will place in the Library a copy of the response from the Association of Chief Police Officers on the question of public disclosure of information on sex offenders. [17797]

Mr. Maclean

I have today placed a copy of the response in the Library.

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