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| Number of ex prisoners under supervision rises 60% in seven years | Number of ex prisoners under supervision rises 60% in seven years |
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| The number of violent and sex offenders being monitored after leaving prison has risen by 60% in seven years. | |
| Figures released in a report by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) show there are currently 71,905 people under supervision in England and Wales. | |
| The figures relate to offenders managed under a system called Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements, or Mappa. | The figures relate to offenders managed under a system called Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements, or Mappa. |
| The MoJ has yet to comment on the figures. | |
| The Mappa system is designed to assess and manage the risk posed by the most serious sexual and violent offenders, and reduce the chances of them re-offending. | The Mappa system is designed to assess and manage the risk posed by the most serious sexual and violent offenders, and reduce the chances of them re-offending. |
| It requires the police, probation, prisons and other agencies to work together to assess the level of risk, share information and put a joint plan in place. | It requires the police, probation, prisons and other agencies to work together to assess the level of risk, share information and put a joint plan in place. |
| People who commit a sexual offence are placed on the Mappa programme and the most violent offenders. | |
| All police forces across England and Wales have seen an increase in the number of registered offenders being monitored. | All police forces across England and Wales have seen an increase in the number of registered offenders being monitored. |
| Merseyside and Cleveland Police saw the biggest increases, with both forces seeing a 98% rise in the number of registered offenders living in their force areas. | Merseyside and Cleveland Police saw the biggest increases, with both forces seeing a 98% rise in the number of registered offenders living in their force areas. |
| The total number of sexual offences recorded by all police forces has doubled in the last seven years from 53,006 in 2009-10 to 106,378 in 2015-16. | The total number of sexual offences recorded by all police forces has doubled in the last seven years from 53,006 in 2009-10 to 106,378 in 2015-16. |
| A large part of this rise is attributed to an increase in the number of historic sex crimes being reported. | A large part of this rise is attributed to an increase in the number of historic sex crimes being reported. |
| Some 73% of monitored offenders have committed some form of sexual offence. | Some 73% of monitored offenders have committed some form of sexual offence. |
| The register was introduced as part of the Sex Offenders Act 1997 and has been amended under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. | The register was introduced as part of the Sex Offenders Act 1997 and has been amended under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. |
| Registered offenders have to provide the police with their name, address, date of birth, passport and bank details. | Registered offenders have to provide the police with their name, address, date of birth, passport and bank details. |
| Someone might be on the register indefinitely or for a specified number of years. | Someone might be on the register indefinitely or for a specified number of years. |
| From 2012 those people given a lifetime registration were given the ability to apply to be removed from the register 15 years after being released from prison. | From 2012 those people given a lifetime registration were given the ability to apply to be removed from the register 15 years after being released from prison. |
| Although the number of registered sexual and violent offenders has reached a record high, the number is equivalent to 0.1% of the total population of England and Wales. | Although the number of registered sexual and violent offenders has reached a record high, the number is equivalent to 0.1% of the total population of England and Wales. |
| "Society has a misplaced image of what a sex offender looks like" says Professor Simon Hackett, from Durham University and the chair of the National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers (NOTA). | "Society has a misplaced image of what a sex offender looks like" says Professor Simon Hackett, from Durham University and the chair of the National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers (NOTA). |
| "Lots of people think of sex offenders as being predators, old men lurking near children's playgrounds ready to attack a stranger, but the unfortunate reality is that 90% of victims know their attacker. | "Lots of people think of sex offenders as being predators, old men lurking near children's playgrounds ready to attack a stranger, but the unfortunate reality is that 90% of victims know their attacker. |
| "Most people don't realise that up to a third of all sexual offences are committed by someone under the age of 18". | "Most people don't realise that up to a third of all sexual offences are committed by someone under the age of 18". |
| Former probation officer Tom Spire says reoffending rates for registered offenders is low. | Former probation officer Tom Spire says reoffending rates for registered offenders is low. |
| "People think that if someone is on the register they pose a big risk to the public, and yes in a small number of cases that is true, but the majority of sex offenders I've worked with want to rehabilitate and rebuild their lives." | "People think that if someone is on the register they pose a big risk to the public, and yes in a small number of cases that is true, but the majority of sex offenders I've worked with want to rehabilitate and rebuild their lives." |
| Mr Spire now works for the Lucy Faithful Foundation, a charity working to prevent the sexual abuse of children. | Mr Spire now works for the Lucy Faithful Foundation, a charity working to prevent the sexual abuse of children. |
| The charity reports that 1,000 people a month are downloading self help material designed to help them or someone they know from looking at illegal images of children online. | The charity reports that 1,000 people a month are downloading self help material designed to help them or someone they know from looking at illegal images of children online. |
| "We shouldn't look at the number of people on the register and say these people are the only people in society who pose a risk" said Mr Spire. | "We shouldn't look at the number of people on the register and say these people are the only people in society who pose a risk" said Mr Spire. |