FOI 707/24 Sex Offenders

Dear Sir/Madam

Enquiry Reference:  707 - 24                                                                        

I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.

1/ a) How many registered sex offenders (RSOs) are there currently within the force’s jurisdiction (on the date this request is answered)?

1. a) 1297
2. b) How many RSOs were within the force’s jurisdiction in the 4 preceding years (i.e. 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020)?
3. a) This is a live system, and we cannot provide figures retrospectively however we have located some of the information from previously answered FOI requests.

2023 – 1202

2022 – 1214

1. c) How many people are currently on SHPOs within the force’s jurisdiction?
2. a) 16
3. d) How many people were on SHPOs in the 4 preceding years (i.e. 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020)?
4. a) 

2024 - 16

2023 - 95

2022 - 83

2021 - 102

2020 - 60

2/ How many police officers are currently responsible for overseeing people on RSOs and SHPOs (where officers are part-time, please regard this as a 0.5 officer)? If there are different teams overseeing RSOs or SHPOs, please provide the different team sizes.

1. a) 18

3/ a) How many people on SHPOs have been found to have breached the requirements of SHPOs in the year to date, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020?

1. a) Below is the volume of crimes under the home office code 068/08

Breach of a Sexual Harm Prevention Orde or

Breach SHPO / interim SHPO /SOPO / interim SOPO/ Foreign travel order or fail to comply with a requirement Under Sec 103D (4) in relation to a SHPO.

2020 – 44

2021 – 35

2022 – 24

2023 – 83

2024 to end July - 35

1. b) Of those, how many received a custodial sentence (broken down by year)
2. a) It the duty of Cleveland Police to identify, apprehend suspects, decisions regarding prosecutions are the responsibility of the Crown Prosecution Service and Convictions is that of HM Courts Service therefore Conviction data is held by HM Courts.

 4/ How many people on SHPOs are currently missing i.e. the force does not know their whereabouts?

1. a) 0 

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Yours sincerely

Information Rights Decision Maker