Mr. Ryan Henderson:

If the Chairman does not mind I will return to the matter of disclosure and give a practical illustration. The legislation we are discussing is incredibly important as it gives preventative parameters to offenders and some high-level powers of last resort. There are layers of process and practicality underneath. The key relationship is that with the designated risk manager or offender manager. Our processes are based on encouraging voluntary disclosure and encouraging the offender to take ownership of some of those decisions.

In reality, getting to the legislative power is very much in extremisand very rare because there are other processes of nurturing and coaching. The same applies to the notification requirements. We very much see our role as supporting offenders in respect of knowing what they are required to do. The legislation is not simply the thing that is controlling the management of sex offenders. In practical terms, that individual relationship is very important.

All of the things the Deputy said about disclosure considerations and being really concerned about how that information might be used are very important. We do not see sex offenders going to ground for fear of disclosure because of that relationship we have.