Let Us Have A Look, At The Relevant Parts, Of The Second Reading, Of The Non-Sexual-Offenders Freedom Removal Bill (2013)

Monday 14 October 2013

Government moves to prevent sexual abuse of children in the UK and abroad

"ECPAT UK today expressed delight with new Government proposals to restrict the activities of anyone who poses a risk of sexual harm to children and adults, under new measures in the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill."

http://www.ecpat.org.uk/media/government-moves-prevent-sexual-abuse-children-uk-and-abroad

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14 October 2013 Last updated at 20:28

MPs approve measures to prevent child sexual abuse

"The government has lent its support to a campaign led by backbenchers to introduce new powers to prevent the sexual abuse of children.

Before the main debate on the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill got underway, several objections were raised to the timetabling of the bill. Labour forced a division on the programme motion, but lost the vote 227 to 294 .

An amendment was tabled at report stage of the bill on 14 October 2013 to enable courts to issue a "child sexual abuse prevention order"."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/house-of-commons-24526092 

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Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill 2013-14

http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2013-14/antisocialbehaviourcrimeandpolicingbill.html

Library briefing paper on the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill

http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN06639

Commons remaining stages: Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill

http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2013/october/commons-remaining-stages-anti-social-behaviour-crime-and-policing-bill/

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14 Oct 2013 : Column 455

Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill (Programme) (No. 2)  

14 Oct 2013 : Column 468

Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill

"New Clauses and new Schedules relating to the protection of persons from harm of a sexual nature or relating to violent offender orders."

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmhansrd/cm131014/debtext/131014-0001.htm#13101430000024.31 pm

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Following from here, we will give it a go, but, in the past decade, the sheer volume of lies and disinformation, from a number of MPs, irritated and angered us, so much, we often move onto matters which we may influence, more effectively.

So, who are the new, major, gamesters we need to watch?

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14 Oct 2013 : Column 472

Damien Green (Minister of State for Police and Criminal Justice) (Con): Goes without saying, far too much garbage, from him, to bother dealing with.

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14 Oct 2013 : Column 476

Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)

Shadow Home Office Minister for Crime and Security

Senior, Labour, C'P'I, popular vote, stooge. 

"Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab): The amendments before us are the result of hard work and concern across the House. I want to pay tribute in particular to the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon (Nicola Blackwood) for her sterling work. I pay tribute, too, to the hon. Member for Mole Valley (Sir Paul Beresford), whose new clause appears in this grouping; to my hon. Friend the Member for Stockport (Ann Coffey), who has done an enormous amount of work on this subject; and to my right hon. Friends the Members for Leicester East (Keith Vaz) and for Wythenshawe and Sale East (Paul Goggins)." 

Nicola Blackwood (Con) - Stooge, PR and activist, for the bill.

Sir Paul Beresford (Con) - Senior lobbyist for the police, MPS, in particular.

Ann Coffey (Lab) - Child 'Protection' Industry, popular vote, stooge.

Keith Vaz (Lab) - Multicultural, Labour Home Affairs, popular vote, stooge.

Paul Goggins (Lab) - Religious, Child 'Protection' Industry, popular vote, stooge.

"The Opposition support [really?] the need [sic] to amend the current law. The sexual abuse and grooming cases that occurred in Oxford shocked the country [only the ignorant], and the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon has rightly gained huge respect from across the House for the serious way in which she has looked to address the issues with the Childhood Lost campaign. I know that she has worked with a number of charities, including the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Barnardo’s, the Children’s Society, ECPAT UK, Action for Children, and many others."

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14 Oct 2013 : Column 477 

"The sad truth is that sex offenders, more than any other group of offenders, are prone to reoffend. "

Incorrect - lie or ignorance? 'sex offenders' have one of the lowest re-offending rate of any offender group.

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25 April 2013 

Proven reoffending quarterly - July 2010 to June 2011

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/proven-re-offending--2

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Few sex offenders commit new crimes

http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/Few-sex-offenders-commit-new-crimes.html 

http://sexoffenderissues.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/me-few-sex-offenders-commit-new-crimes.html#.Ul6ODFNjeuo

Bearing in mind, it is harder to become a 'sex offender', in the USA, than it is, here.

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"We must accept that most [weasel word - how many?] sex offenders continue to pose a threat to children after their initial offences."

Incorrect - lie or ignorance? Many (we are not privy, to the actual number) 'sex offenders' have never offended on minors (or adults), or ever posed a threat, greater than those presented by the general public - this is particularly true, for those related to IIOC.

"That does not, of course, mean that all offenders will reoffend, but it does mean that we should try to identify those who pose the greatest risks, and try to do everything possible to mitigate those risks [within the human and civil rights, of those people]. Labour introduced three distinct powers which were intended to control the risks posed by known sex offenders. [indeed, never to be forgotten]"

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Strangely (not), as we started to highlight, these issues (replying to tweets, on our feed, from some of those, above), on Twitter, our primary account was falsely-suspended, for a period, much longer than is usual - it remains so.

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Monday, October 21, 2013

Mole Valley MP wants paedophile loophole closed

"A LOOPHOLE [sic] that allows paedophiles [sic] to legally possess written accounts [sic] of child abuse could be closed, thanks to Mole Valley's MP.

Sir Paul Beresford said such writing "fuels the fantasies" of offenders [sic] and could lead to the abuse of children [sic] – but it is not currently illegal under laws that ban photographs and videos."

"Sir Paul said his amendment would be carefully written to include nothing except material "that it must reasonably be assumed to have been produced principally for the purpose of sexual arousal" [mind-reading in court, again]."

http://www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk/Mole-Valley-MP-wants-paedophile-loophole-closed/story-19943391-detail/story.html#axzz2iPRX7le6

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Saturday, 2 November, 2013

Freedom stolen by a thief in the night

"No, the real reason it is a bad week for freedom of expression here has come much more stealthily, like a thief in the night. The threat in question is a brief measure which has passed entirely under the radar so far. I am referring to the Coroners and Justice (Amendment) Bill, which you have probably not heard about even if you live in the UK.

It is a Private Member’s Bill sponsored by Sir Paul Beresford, a Conservative Party MP, who has a track record of quietly sneaking nasty, freedom-slashing measures into law while his fellow legislators are shagging their secretaries or propping up the numerous bars in the Houses of Parliament.

Or so it seems, judging by the lack of any hue and cry over his dark deeds. Or perhaps it is just Beresford’s tactical cunning that fools them, because he presents himself not as a thief of freedom but as – this will be no surprise – a protector of children, and of decency."

http://tomocarroll.wordpress.com/2013/11/02/freedom-stolen-by-a-thief-in-the-night

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To be continued. 

The Daily Mail+ - Struggling To Begin To Understand The Concepts Of Risk, Law And Rights

PUBLISHED: 23:57, 6 May 2013 | UPDATED: 23:58, 6 May 2013

Child rapists taken of Sex Offenders' Register [sic] in secret [sic] ... and police say it's to protect their human rights

">Sex attackers can be removed from register [sic] if they 'no longer pose a threat'
>43 applications for removal from Sex Offenders' Register [sic] approved in a year
>Successful applicants include eight rapists and 27 child sex attackers

Off the hook: Since the law changed last year, 43 applications for removal from the Sex Offenders' Register [sic] have been approved

Police have secretly [sic] removed dozens of convicted sex offenders, including paedophiles [sic] and rapists, from the Sex Offenders’ Register [sic], the Mail can reveal.

Following a human rights ruling, the law was changed last year to allow sex attackers [sic] to claim they no longer posed a threat and apply to be taken off the register.

Since then, 43 applications have been approved behind closed doors, at the rate of one every five days.

About half of those who apply have been successful – including eight rapists and 27 child sex attackers.

Each case was signed off by a mid-ranking police officer following a paper review of the case. With the stroke of a pen, each convict [sic] was removed from the list, and is now free to walk the streets with no monitoring of any kind [sic].

Those who are taken off the register no longer have to tell the police where they are living, even if they move near a school, or move in with a family with young children.

Nor do they have to tell the police about any overseas travel.

Forces are refusing to name those taken off the register [sic], citing Article 8 of the Human Rights Act – the right to a private and family life – and data protection rules. And they say it would ‘compromise the health and safety of these individuals’ to name them.

Some are even refusing to give details of the offences committed [well, how odd !!!], and victims are not routinely notified if their attacker has been deemed no longer a threat [well, how odd !!!].

Child protection charities said the use of the law was setting back child protection, and questioned whether sex offenders could ever be reformed." [well, they would]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2320483/Child-rapists-taken-Sex-Offenders-Register-secret--police-say-protect-human-rights.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Sex offenders secretly removed from register

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10040600/Sex-offenders-secretly-removed-from-register.html

UK quietly shrinks sex offenders list 

http://gulfnews.com/news/world/uk-quietly-shrinks-sex-offenders-list-1.1180464

Suffolk: Rapists taken off sex offenders’ register after human rights challenge 

http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/suffolk_rapists_taken_off_sex_offenders_register_after_human_rights_challenge_1_2184621

Four removed from sex offenders register in Suffolk 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-22455072

Sex offenders taken off register secretly 

http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/local-news/sex-offenders-taken-off-register-secretly-1-5695764 

07 May 2013

Concerns raised over removals from sex offenders register

"When the changes were accepted in 2011, the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) issued a statement, saying: “Protecting the public from harm is a fundamental role for the police service but we recognise that this must be balanced with the rights of individuals, as highlighted by the Supreme Court judgement. We have worked closely with the Home Office and other key partners to develop a robust review process that ensures a full assessment of the risks posed before an offender is removed from the notification requirements.

"The reality is that the risks posed by some offenders can never be completely eliminated, but we will continue to do all in our power to keep them to a minimum and believe that the proposed review process strikes the right balance between individual rights and public safety."

However, Diana Johnson MP, Shadow Crime and Security Minister, said: “These revelations are highly worrying. When a judge has put someone on the sex offenders register it means that they are a convicted sex offender who poses a real threat to the public – not least to children. These people need to be kept on the sex offenders register, helping the police to protect the public.

“It may be politically convenient for Theresa May to blame this on the Human Rights Act, but the truth is that she brought these new rules in before looking at alternatives and made it too easy for someone to be taken off the register. More worrying still, this could be the tip of the iceberg. There are more than 28,000 people on the sex offenders register indefinitely - all of whom are dangerous offenders."

A Home Office spokesperson said: "Sex offenders who remain a risk to the public will stay on the register, for life if necessary.

"The law changed following a Supreme Court ruling. We argued strongly that sex offenders should stay on the register for life. But the Supreme Court decided they should be able to apply for a review of their case to determine whether or not their names could be removed."

http://www.policeprofessional.com/news.aspx?id=16227

Email sent to Ms Johnson - still no reply, on 11/5/13.

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What The Future Holds: Sex Offender In The City [Updated]

http://thecampofthesaints.org/2013/05/09/what-the-future-holds-sex-offender-in-the-city/

Pervert [offensive and inflammatory] charter: Human rights for convicts [sic] but hell for people like Jimmy Tarbuck and Rolf Harris

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pervert-charter-human-rights-convicts-1882623

The Persecution And Prejudice Mission Creep Continues

Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Notification Requirements) (England and Wales) Regulations 2012

"The regulations were approved by the House of Commons on 19 June and by the House of Lords on 5 July and will come into force on 13 August 2012."

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/about-us/legislation/sexual-offences-notifications/

The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Notification Requirements) (England and Wales) Regulations 2012

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2012/9780111521410/introduction

EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of these Regulations)

"These Regulations amend the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Travel Notification Requirements) Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/1220) (“the 2004 Regulations”) and introduce new notification requirements under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”).

Part 2 of the 2003 Act imposes notification requirements on offenders convicted of certain sex offences. These offenders are called “relevant offenders”. The 2003 Act requires relevant offenders to notify certain personal information to the police, both at the outset and periodically thereafter (and to notify certain changes of circumstances).

These Regulations amend the 2004 Regulations and impose new notification requirements on relevant offenders.

Regulations 3 to 8 make provision about the application of, or amend, the 2004 Regulations. Regulation 3 contains transitional provision for the 14 day period immediately following the coming into force of these Regulations. Regulation 5 provides that relevant offenders who are required to notify their personal details to the police under Part 2 of the 2003 Act (including those subject to a foreign travel order) must notify the police of any intended travel outside the United Kingdom (regardless of the length of the trip). Previously, the 2004 Regulations only required relevant offenders to notify the police of intended travel outside the United Kingdom for three or more days. Regulation 5 also provides that relevant offenders are required to notify their intended travel not less than seven days before departure, or exceptionally not less than 12 hours before departure. Previously, the 2004 Regulations only permitted relevant offenders to exceptionally notify the intended travel not less than 24 hours before departure. Regulation 6 provides that relevant offenders must notify additional information about their intended travel. Regulations 7 and 8 make consequential amendments to the 2004 Regulations, including provision for relevant offenders to exceptionally notify a change to information previously notified by them less than 12 hours before departure.

Regulation 9 requires relevant offenders who have no sole or main residence to notify every seven days the address or location of a place in the United Kingdom where they can regularly be found. Previously, Part 2 of the 2003 Act required such a relevant offender to give notification once every year.

Regulations 10 and 11 require relevant offenders to notify the police when the relevant offender resides, or stays for at least 12 hours, at a relevant household. A relevant household is a household or other place at which a child (defined as a person aged under 18 years) resides or stays (whether with its parent, guardian or carer, with another child or alone) and to which the public do not have access. The information must include the date on which the relevant offender begins to reside or stay at the relevant household, its address and the period for which the relevant offender intends to reside or stay at that place.

Regulations 12 and 13 impose requirements on relevant offenders to notify information about their bank accounts, and debit and credit cards. It applies to accounts and cards held by relevant offenders in their own names or in the name of an unincorporated business run by them, and whether held singly or jointly with another person.

Regulation 12(1) requires relevant offenders to notify the police about whether they hold an account with a banking institution (defined as a bank, building society or any other institution providing banking services), a debit card in relation to such an account, a credit card account or a credit card. If relevant offenders hold an account or card, they are required to notify the information specified in regulation 12(2) to (7).

Regulation 13 requires relevant offenders to notify a change in any of the circumstances prescribed by that regulation. These circumstances arise where an account is opened or closed, a debit or credit card is obtained, no longer held or has expired and information previously notified by the relevant offenders has altered or become inaccurate or incomplete.

Regulations 14 and 15 require relevant offenders, when giving initial notification under sections 83 to 85 of the 2003 Act, to give certain information in accordance with whether or not they hold a passport, other identity document (which has the meaning given in the Identity Documents Act 2010) or other document. If the relevant offender holds a passport, the information must comprise the passport number and relevant offender’s full name as it appears in the passport. If the relevant offender does not hold a passport but holds another identity document, the information must comprise the description of the identity document, its issue number (if any) and the relevant offender’s full name as it appears in the identity document. If the relevant offender does not hold a passport or other identity document, but holds another document containing information which can verify the relevant offender’s identification, the information must comprise the description of the document, its issue number (if any) and the relevant offender’s full name as it appears in the document.

A full regulatory impact assessment on the effect of this instrument is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside this instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk."

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2012/9780111521410/note?view=plain

The Screws Of Persecution and Prejudice Turn Further

"Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee

Tuesday 19 June 2012

[Mrs Linda Riordan in the Chair]

Draft Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Notification Requirements) (England and Wales) Regulations 2012

4.30 pm

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Lynne Featherstone): I beg to move,

That the Committee has considered the draft Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Notification Requirements) (England and Wales) Regulations 2012.

The Chair:

With this it will be convenient to discuss the draft Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Remedial) Order 2012."

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/commons/this-weeks-public-bill-general-committee-debates/read/?date=2012-06-19&itemId=58

The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Remedial) Order 2012

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2012/9780111521403/introduction


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"Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee

Thursday 21 June 2012

[Mr James Gray in the Chair]

Draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2012

8.55 am

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Mr Crispin Blunt):

I beg to move,

That the Committee has considered the draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2012."

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/commons/this-weeks-public-bill-general-committee-debates/read/?date=2012-06-21&itemId=68

The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2012

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2012/9780111524237/contents

Citation: HL Deb, 5 July 2012, c875

Motion to Approve: Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Remedial) Order 2012: 4:43 pm

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201213/ldhansrd/text/120705-0002.htm#12070571000090

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2012-07-05a.875.2

Baroness looks for further powers against sex offenders

http://www.yourthurrock.com/2012/07/10/baroness-looks-for-further-powers-against-sex-offenders/

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Comment:

Much more to follow.

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