Sex Offenders Living In Wales Increases.

The number of sex offenders living in north and mid Wales has risen over the last year.
(I wonder if you are on the list, Melfyn ?)
There are now 1,147 sex offenders living in the area - an increase of 317.
The total for North Wales this year was 722 - up 54 on last year. There were no year on year comparison figures for Dyfed Powys.
In North Wales, the highest number of registered sex offenders live in Wrexham at 141, followed by Gwynedd at 139, Conwy 138, Denbighshire 128, Flintshire 111 and Anglesey 85.
The figures were supplied by North Wales and Dyfed-Powys Police in a Freedom of Information request by the Daily Post.
A North Wales Police spokesman said: “There may be some registered sex offenders that lived in North Wales, but have since moved away to other force areas.”
Last year North Wales Police said they had concerns about “releasing details of actual towns/villages due to the geographical area and small numbers”.
A spokesman said: “If any such information was disclosed, it would make supervision more difficult and could lead to a rise in re-offending.”
It could also lead to offenders going “underground”, making it difficult for the authorities to trace and monitor them.
In North Wales, the Circles of Support and Accountablility (COSA) project works with sex offenders to “minimise alienation, support reintegration and so prevent sexual reoffending.”
Another all-Wales organisation, Stop it Now! helps protect children and young people from sexual abuse by working with parents and others “through awareness raising and education.”
Hundreds of paedophiles have been identified since the introduction of “Sarah’s Law” in 2011. Thousands of requests for information were made in England, Scotland and Wales; many resulted in a paedophile being revealed.
The disclosure scheme was named after eight-year-old victim Sarah Payne.
It means a parent or guardian can ask police if a person who has contact with children is a child sex offender.
If the individual has convictions for sexual offences against children or poses a risk of causing harm, the police can choose to disclose this information to the parent, carer or guardian.
Jon Brown, NSPCC lead on tackling sexual abuse, said: “While Sarah’s Law is obviously working well and protecting some children, we know there are many more still at risk.
“It’s important to remember that the vast majority of child abuse is committed by someone known to the child.”
Summers coming soon - yahoo.