Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many sex offenders are currently being managed in the community, broken down by police force in England and Wales.

The Home Office does not collate figures on the number of sex offenders being managed in the community. However, registered sex offenders are managed through

Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) and figures are contained in the annual MAPPA report, published by the Ministry of Justice on the Gov.uk website. The latest report covering the period from April 2013 to March 2014 is available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/multi-agency-public-protection-arrangements-mappa-annual-report-2013-14.