Sentencing and supervision of sex offenders : a consultation document

In Chapter 8 of the White Paper "Protecting the Public - The Government's Strategy on Crime in England and Wales" (Command Paper 3190), the Government signalled its intention to consult on various proposals designed to improve protection from sex offenders, and to enhance opportunities for the treatment of such offenders.

Proposals included in this paper are: strengthening the arrangements for supervising convicted sex offenders following their release from custody; DNA testing of convicted sex offenders; introducing provisions to prohibit sex offenders from seeking employment involving children; and providing supervised access by defendants to victim statements and photographs in sexual offence cases so as to reduce the opportunities for such material to be copied and circulated for pornographic purposes.