To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people who were placed on the sex offenders register were found to be missing in each month since the register was introduced. (80194)

The data are not collected centrally in the format requested and could be collated only at disproportionate cost. Once an offender has registered with the police, the level of monitoring, for example home visits, will be determined via a risk assessment. Procedures are in place to ensure that registered sex offenders who are not at the address given are followed up.