FOI 414867
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 414867
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 12th June 2025. Please find below the response to your request:
The total number of convicted child sex offenders currently being monitored
Reply
Your request for information has been considered in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Act”), and I am not obliged to provide the information requested.
S.12(1) of the Act states that a public authority is not obliged to comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying with the request would exceed the “appropriate limit”. For police forces in England and Wales, the "appropriate limit" is £450 or 18 hours of work as set by the Freedom of Information (Fees and Appropriate Limit) Regulations 2004.
The information you have requested is not available in a readily retrievable format. Each convicted sex offender record would need to be looked at to distinguish if it is related to a child sex offence. There are over 2000 records relating to sex offenders. In order to ascertain whether the information you have requested is held would take in excess of 18 hours as each record would have to be checked individually.
In accordance with s.17(5) of the Act, this acts as a Refusal Notice.
However, In accordance with Section 16 of the Act I have a duty to provide advice and assistance in relation to your request. You may wish to refine and resubmit your request to receive part of the information. For example we may be able to supply the information for all sex offenders, subject to any exemptions being engaged