Mr. RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what requirement there is(a) for convicted sex offenders against children to notify authorities of addresses they are staying at abroad and (b) for sex offenders convicted abroad for offences against children to notify authorities when residing in the UK; and if he will make a statement. [95564]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeUnder the Sex Offenders Act 1997, there is no requirement for offenders to register if they travel abroad or for those with overseas convictions to register if they reside in the United Kingdom. This is one of a number of issues we are looking at in evaluating the operation of the registration requirement in the 1997 Act. Once the review is completed, we shall then need to consider whether, and if so what, changes are necessary.