§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (b) women were listed on his Department's paedophilia file on the latest date for which figures are available. [83586]
§ Mr. BoatengThe Home Office does not maintain a "paedophilia file".
However, the Sex Offenders Act 1997 requires offenders cautioned or convicted of certain sexual offences, including certain sexual offences against children, to notify the police of their name, address and date of birth within 14 days of caution/conviction. The information is provided to the local police and stored in the Police National Computer.
I understand that, as at 28 February 1999, 8,161 individuals were recorded on the Police National Computer as having notified the police in England and Wales of their details, in accordance with the 1997 Act. A breakdown of the sex of those who have notified the police of their details could, at present, be obtained only at disproportionate cost.