Member

Amendment 317 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, seeks to ensure that registered sex offenders who change their name via deed poll inform the police of their intention at least seven days in advance of submitting an application. I hope I can reassure the noble Lord that Clause 87 already requires offenders to notify the police of a new name no less than seven days before using it. If he looks at page 100 of the Bill, he will see that Clause 87 inserts new Section 83A, subsection (1)(a) of which contains the phrase