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The child cruelty register would require people convicted of certain child cruelty offences to provide personal details and information to the police. The information would be kept on record, allowing the police and probation to continue to manage and monitor those who remain a risk after the completion of their sentence. Experience has shown me—and it really has—that people who commit serious crimes often move around, including by moving county, and they deliberately avoid detection by not registering with health services, social services and other agencies. The notification requirement in the new clause would serve as a good single identifier to help stop some families slipping through the net. In other respects, the register would operate in a very similar manner to the sex offenders register.