Convicted child abusers will be forced to wear tracking devices upon
their release, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has promised.
Paedophiles will be equipped with GPS ankle tags so police can track
their whereabouts after they have served their prison sentence.
The new scheme will be rolled out across Britain early next year, the
Ministry of Justice confirmed today.
Promises: Justice Secretary Chris Grayling pledges to put GPS tracking tags on convicted paedophiles upon their release
Chris Grayling expressed his 'horror' over the Jimmy Savile case saying
no child should ever be ignored when asking for help. After the recent scandals of Jimmy Savile and the Rochdale child sex
ring he promises to ensure that child protection services, local authorities
and police work together and receive proper training to deal with child sex
abuse.
He said: 'It is a tragedy every time a child’s trust is trashed, their
vulnerability exploited and they are harmed by the adults who should be looking
after them.
‘Protecting our children must be an absolute priority.’ The Ministry of Justice will be rolling out the new tracking system
across England and Wales in April 2013.
Shocked: Mr
Grayling said he was 'horrified' by the revelations about Jimmy Savile's
alleged sexual abuse of children
Repeat offenders believed to be of potential risk of harming members of
the public, such as child sex offenders, will be forced to wear ankle tags
similar to those used to monitor curfews. The GPS tags will be used in addition
to the current system where a person convicted of sexual abuse is put on the
Sex Offenders Register through contacting the police within 72 hours of their
release from prison.
Convicts must give their name, date of birth, home address and national
insurance number as well as details of any vehicles they own. According to the
Home Office, the compliance rate is around 97 per cent. Convicted sex offenders
who fail to register with their local police are fined and may face a jail
sentence of up to five years. Professions with responsibility for the wellbeing
of children; head teachers, doctors, youth leaders, sports club managers and
others, including land lords, are notified of the existence of a local sex
offender on a confidential basis.
UK police also use the Violent and Sex Offenders Register (ViSOR) which
includes all registered sex offenders, people jailed for more than 12 months
for a violent offence but also innocent people with no convictions which are
thought to be at risk of offending.
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