Chris Seeks Actions Against Sexual Offenders Still At Large

DE TQs SOs 26Mar24

Chris Seeks Actions Against Sexual Offenders Still At Large

Photo of Christopher ChopeChristopher Chope Conservative, Christchurch

When the National Crime Agency briefed Members who are interested in the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill, it estimated that between 550,000 and 800,000 serious sexual offenders are at large in this country. What are the Government doing to identify them? How many more prisons will we have to build to accommodate them?

Photo of Alex ChalkAlex Chalk The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

I am proud that, since 2010, the number of people prosecuted for rape is up 32%, sentences are around 40% longer and the proportion of those sentences spent in custody has increased. We are determined to do everything possible to send a clear message that addressing serious sexual offending is a priority for this Government. We will clamp down on it, and those who perpetrate this vile crime can expect the punishment they deserve.

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