Where an offender had distributed an indecent photograph of a girl under the age of 18 contrary to the Protection of Children Act 1978 s.1(1)(b), but it was unclear if the girl was under 16, a notification requirement should not have been imposed on him. He had not been convicted of an offence listed within […]
A sex offender’s statutory obligation to provide bank account, debit and credit card details under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Notification Requirements) (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 reg.12 was a necessary and proportionate means of achieving a legitimate policy objective of enabling police to be better able to trace offenders who had failed to comply […]
An extended sentence was reduced on appeal to less than 30 months even though the offender had already served the sentence. The judge had imposed the lengthy extension period in order for the defendant to attend a sex offender treatment programme, but had not intended the consequence that the defendant would remain on the sex […]
In the circumstances, including the fact that the appellant had over 200 previous convictions mainly for offences of being drunk and disorderly and indecent assault, an 18-month sentence for failing without reasonable excuse to notify use of a new name was not excessive. However, taking into account totality, a nine-month consecutive sentence for perverting the […]
