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| Border move over sex offenders | Border move over sex offenders |
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| New measures to track the movement of sex offenders between Northern Ireland, the Republic and Britain are to be introduced. | New measures to track the movement of sex offenders between Northern Ireland, the Republic and Britain are to be introduced. |
| They were outlined by British and Irish ministers at Hillsborough on Monday. | They were outlined by British and Irish ministers at Hillsborough on Monday. |
| It follows the case of sex offender Paul Hunter Redpath broke his probation conditions by leaving Northern Ireland and is now living in the Republic. | It follows the case of sex offender Paul Hunter Redpath broke his probation conditions by leaving Northern Ireland and is now living in the Republic. |
| NIO Minister David Hanson said the new measures would tighten the movements of others on the sex offenders register. | NIO Minister David Hanson said the new measures would tighten the movements of others on the sex offenders register. |
| "The signing of the memorandum also gives a clear signal to those who would attempt to exploit national boundaries that both governments speak with one voice, he said. | |
| "There is to be no hiding place for those who have offended in this way and seek to do so again by travelling between jurisdictions and flouting the law." | |
| Michael McDowell, the Irish Republic's deputy prime minister and justice minister, claimed the initiative showed the Irish government's determination to be aware of all movements. | |
| "While the Garda Siochana (Irish Police) and UK police forces have been exchanging this information for some time, this Memorandum of Understanding will put arrangements on a formal footing," he added. | |
| "I am confident that our police forces will use this memorandum to ensure the safety of people in our countries." | |
| In September, Redpath, 35, a convicted paedophile, broke his probation by fleeing to the Republic of Ireland, where he remains free because police have no power to arrest him there. | In September, Redpath, 35, a convicted paedophile, broke his probation by fleeing to the Republic of Ireland, where he remains free because police have no power to arrest him there. |