(2) how many sexual and violent offenders as defined by sections 327(3)(c) and (5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 were registered as living in the Shrewsbury and Atcham borough as at 31 March (a) 2004, (b) 2005 and (c) 2006;
(3) how many Sexual Offences Prevention Orders (SOPOs) were applied for in (a) Shrewsbury and Atcham borough, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England between 1 April 2005 and 1 March 2007; and how many (i) interim and (ii) full SOPOs were granted in (A) Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough, (B) the West Midlands and (C) England in that period;
(4) how many sex offenders in the Shrewsbury and Atcham borough having a registration requirement were (a) cautioned and (b) convicted for breaches of this requirement between (i) 1 March 2006 and 1 March 2007 and (ii) 1 March 2005 and 1 March 2006.
The available data on the number of registered sex offenders are not collated on a borough or constituency basis. Data on registered sex offenders are collated at multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) area and police basic command unit (BCU) levels within areas. MAPPA areas are co-terminous with police and probation areas. The data are published in (MAPPA) annual reports which are available in the House Libraries and at:
http://www.probation.homeoffice.gov.uk/output/page30.asp
Shrewsbury and Atcham borough is not co-terminous with an area or BCU but is covered by data relating to West Mercia area. The following information relates to the number of registered sex offenders in the West Mercia area, as at 31 March 2006:
Registered sex offenders Number South Worcs 174 North Worcs 145 Hereford 106 Telford 95 Shropshire 112 Total 632
In respect of information relating to how many sexual and violent offenders as defined by sections 237(3)(c) and (5) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 were registered as living in the Shrewsbury ands Atcham borough as at 31 March (a) 2004, (b) 2005 and 2006:
The available information is not broken down to borough level, nor classified in the way requested. Data on all offenders qualifying for multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) are published in MAPPA annual reports and are broken down into three categories. These are as follows [with corresponding reference from the Criminal Justice Act 2003]
Category 1—Registered sex offenders [section 327(2)]
Category 2—Violent and other sex offenders [section 327(3), (4) and (5)] and
Category 3—Other offenders [section 325(2)(b)].
In respect of information relating to the number of sex offenders having a registration requirement in Shrewsbury and Atcham borough who were (a) cautioned and (b) convicted for breaches of these requirements between (i) 1 March 2006 and 1 March 2007 and (ii) 1 March 2005 and 1 March 2006.
The data is not available at a borough level. West Mercia's Area MAPPA annual report for the period 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006 shows that 34 offenders were either cautioned or convicted for breaches of notification requirements last year. Caution and conviction data are not collated separately.
West Midlands region (comprising Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Mercia and West Midlands areas) England SOPO applied for 49 729 Interim SOPO granted 3 158 SOPO imposed by the court 42 857