Sex Offenders

17.

Mr. Kidney
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proposals he has to ensure that children are protected from convicted sex offenders. [30355]

Mr. Straw
Under the Crime and Disorder Bill, the courts will have power to prohibit a sex offender from behaviour which gives reasonable cause for concern and to impose extended periods of supervision of sex offenders for up to 10 years following a period of imprisonment.