Sex offender list drawing closer

Wednesday 27th February 2008, 2:29PM GMT.

A LAW allowing limited disclosure of a sex offender’s details is ‘months rather than years’ away, according to Home minister Geoff Mahy.

But islanders expecting a full register of such offenders will be disappointed.

Deputy Mahy revealed that the department would observe closely a trial to be launched in the summer by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith in four English police regions. People with a direct interest in the welfare of a child will be able to request information about a person who has unsupervised access to that child. Each request will be considered by police and the probation service.