Written Question·Home Office·UIN 12883

Violent and Sex Offender Register: Personal Names

Tabled: 5 November 2024

Answered: 11 November 2024

Named Day

Question

Sir Ashley Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of times that registered sex offenders have (a) attempted to change and (b) been prevented from changing their name by legal means in the last 12 months.

Answer

Jess Phillips

The notification requirements in Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 are an automatic consequence of a conviction for a sexual offence in Schedule 3 to that Act. Offenders subject to the notification requirements must notify the police of (among other ...

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