West Yorkshire Police say it treats the 'management' of sex offenders very seriously
The number of registered sex offenders living in West Yorkshire has risen by around 18 per cent in just four years, according to new figures.
Monitoring sex offenders To become liable to Sex Offender Registration requirements a person must only be convicted of a qualifying offence in court. Being on the register does not place any restrictions or prohibitions on an individual. It means only that they must notify Police of certain information.
A person subject to registration requirements is required to register a number of things including their name and any other names, be they alias names, new names as per Deed Poll, names used on social media, gamer tags or any other name they can be identified by. "Staff work to ensure offenders comply with registration requirements and associated orders, and to proactively mitigate the risk posed by offenders."
In 2020, 48 were convicted for breaching their order and 31 of them got a custodial sentence. In 2021, 70 broke the order and 36 were imprisoned. In 2022, 81 broke the order and 45 were jailed. And in 2023 79 broke the order and 41 got a custodial sentence, with some still under investigation or not dealt with.
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