§ Mrs. BrowningTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to prevent convicted paedophiles from changing their name by(a) deed poll and (b) other legal routes. [70037]
§ Mr. Hilary Benn[holding answer 15 July 2002]: It is a criminal offence for a sex offender required to register under Part I of the Sex Offender Act 1997 to change his name or address and not to notify the police of this change. The maximum penalty for failure to do this is five years' imprisonment.