§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) men and (b) women were on the sex offenders register on 1 January. [148049]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeIn September 2000, 13,809 offenders were liable for registration, of which over 97 per cent. had registered as required. Figures are collated on a quarterly basis. It is not currently possible to produce a breakdown of aggregated data on a national basis about those who are registered—for example, the percentage who are female, although sentencing statistics indicate these are likely to form a very small percentage of the total. Such information can only be extracted locally by the police using manual means.
Work is in hand to develop the computerised recording systems as part of a wider programme of work to enhance the Police National Computer.