Question follow-through · 121773
Violent and Sex Offender Register
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prevent registered sex offenders from changing their names by deed poll.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 18 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 8 Apr 2026 · 21 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prevent registered sex offenders from changing their names by deed poll.
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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8 Apr 2026
Answer published
The system for managing sex offenders and those that pose a risk of sexual harm is a crucial part of preventing sexual violence and delivering our mission to halve violence against women and girls.The Crime and Policing Bill will introduce a range of legi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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