As we know registered sex offenders are required to let their local police force know of their whereabouts whilst under a court order. But not all of them do, and due to the lack of monitoring they go missing and some even go on to commit more crimes against children.
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The forces were also asked when each of the sex offenders went “missing” and to provide their names and convictions.
Police said the information was “dynamic” and likely to change as arrests are made or new cases come to light.
Forces refused to name the missing sex offenders, with most saying it would breach the Data Protection Act.
:: Avon and Somerset Police
The force said there were 11 registered sex offenders whose whereabouts were unknown.
Two had been missing since 2010, one since 2011, one since 2012, two since 2013, two since 2014 and three since 2017.
:: Bedfordshire Police
The force said the whereabouts of three registered sex offenders were unknown.
They went missing in 2014, 2015 and 2016 and the offences were sexual assault, rape and sexual assault of a child.
:: Cambridgeshire Police
The force said nine registered sex offenders were recorded as wanted because their whereabouts are unknown from 2017.
Offences included sexual assault of a girl under 13, sexual assault and indecent images.
:: Cheshire Police
The force said two registered sex offenders had been missing since 2017. Both were convicted of sexual assault.
:: City of London Police
The force said it had no registered sex offenders whose whereabouts were unknown.
:: Cleveland Police
The force said there were three registered sex offenders whose whereabouts were unknown.
One went missing in April 2016. It refused to reveal when the other two disappeared.
Offences included sexual assault, indecent assault and grooming.
:: Cumbria Police
The force said the whereabouts of one registered sex offender was unknown.
:: Derbyshire Police
The force said there were seven registered sex offenders whose whereabouts were unknown.
One had been missing since June 2006, two had been missing since February 2008, one since January 2012, one since May 2010, one since January 2012 and one since September 2017.
Offences include rape, indecent assault of a boy under 14, sexual assault on a child under 13, gross indecency with a girl and sexual assault of a boy under 13.
:: Devon and Cornwall Police
The force said six registered sex offenders were missing including four known to be abroad. Two went missing in 2016 and four in 2017.
:: Dorset Police
The force said the whereabouts of five registered sex offenders were unknown including three who are “firmly believed to be overseas”.
One went missing in 2014, three in 2016 and one in 2017.
:: Durham Police
The force said one registered sex offender was missing since 2013.
:: Dyfed Powys Police
The force said the whereabouts of four sex offenders were unknown.
They included one offender who had been missing since January 2008, one since March 2015, one since February 2017 and one since January 2018.
Their offences included gross indecency with a boy, indecent assault on a boy under 14, indecent assault on a female aged 16 or over and sexual assault.
:: Essex Police
They did not respond.
:: Greater Manchester Police
The force said the whereabouts of 19 registered sex offenders were unknown.
One offender had been missing since July 2006 and two others since 2009.
:: Gwent Police
The force said the whereabouts of one sex offender was unknown.
:: Gloucestershire Police
The force said the whereabouts of four registered sex offenders were unknown. One had been missing since 2015, one since 2016 and two since 2017.
:: Hampshire Police
The force said the whereabouts of seven registered sex offenders were unknown.
:: Hertfordshire Police
The force said three registered sex offenders were recorded as wanted because their whereabouts were unknown.
One has been missing for more than a year, while two had disappeared within the last six months.
:: Humberside Police
The force said the whereabouts of nine registered sex offenders were unknown.
One registered sex offender went missing in 2008, one in 2011, one in 2010, one in 2015, one in 2016 and four in 2017.
:: Kent Police
The force said nine registered sex offenders were wanted because their whereabouts were unknown.
One had been missing since November 2005, one since June 2008, one since November 2014, one since June 2016 and five went missing in 2017.
Offences included exposure, grooming, gross indecency, indecent assault, indecent images, intercourse with a girl under 16 and sexual assault.
:: Lancashire Police
They did not respond.
:: Leicestershire Police
The force said the whereabouts of one sex offender were unknown.
:: Lincolnshire Police
The force said there were four registered sex offenders whose exact locations were unknown – all of which are believed to be outside the UK.
One had been missing since 2006, one since 2014, one since 2015 and another since 2016.
Their offences included rape, indecent assault and possession of indecent images.
:: Merseyside Police
The force said six registered sex offenders were wanted because their whereabouts were unknown.
They went missing between March 2016 and January 2018.
:: Metropolitan Police
The force said it did not know the whereabouts of 227 registered sex offenders, including 38 who had been missing since 2010 or earlier.
:: Norfolk Police
The force said one registered sex offender had been missing since March 2014. He is believed to have died. He was convicted of raping a woman.
A further two convicted sex offenders failed to comply with register requirements after travelling abroad and not returning to the UK.
The details of the countries where they travelled to are known but not the specific addresses, the force said.
:: North Wales Police
The force said there were two registered sex offenders whose whereabouts were unknown. They were reported missing in January 2011 and May 2017.
:: North Yorkshire Police
The force said no registered sex offenders were currently missing.
:: Northamptonshire Police
The force said there were 10 registered sex offenders whose whereabouts were unknown.
One went missing in 2008, one in 2011, three in 2012, four in 2013 and one in 2017.
Offences included sexual assault, attempted rape of girl under 13 and rape.
:: Nottinghamshire Police
The force said the whereabouts of seven registered sex offenders were unknown.
They had gone missing in December 2011, June 2012, December 2012, December 2013, September 2016, January 2017 and February 2017.
:: Northumbria Police
The force said five registered sex offenders were wanted because their whereabouts were unknown. One had been missing since 2005, two went missing in 2017 and two went missing in 2018.
Offences included a sexual assault on a girl, attempting to engage in sexual activity with a child, rape of a boy under 16, sexual assault on a girl under 16 and indecent assault on a girl.
:: Police Scotland
The force said 12 registered sex offenders were wanted, all of whom are believed to be out of the UK.
Two have been wanted for nine years, four have been wanted for between one and five years, and six have been wanted for under eight months.
Their offences included rape, attempted rape, indecent assault, possession of indecent images of children, sexual assault, voyeurism, indecent assault on a female aged 16 or over and indecent assault on a boy aged under 14.
:: Police Service of Northern Ireland
They did not respond.
:: South Wales Police
The force said eight registered sex offenders were missing or wanted.
One had been missing since January 2008, one since November 2013, one since February 2016 and five since 2017.
:: South Yorkshire Police
The force said 10 registered sex offenders were wanted because their whereabouts were unknown.
Their offences include assault on a female by penetration, indecent assault on a female under 14, making indecent photos of children, rape, sexual assault, sexual activity with a female under 16, sexual activity with a child and taking indecent photos of children.
:: Staffordshire Police
The force said five registered sex offenders were missing.
:: Suffolk Police
The force said there were two registered sex offenders whose whereabouts were unknown. It refused to provide any further information.
:: Surrey Police
The force said the whereabouts of six registered sex offenders were unknown.
Two had been missing since 2012, one since 2016 and three since 2017.
:: Thames Valley Police
The force said the whereabouts of 13 registered sex offenders were unknown.
:: Warwickshire Police
The force said three sex offenders were missing. Two went missing in 2014 and one in 2016.
:: West Mercia Police
The force said one sex offender had been missing since 2006.
:: West Midlands Police
The force said 46 registered sex offenders were wanted or missing. One offender had been missing since 2006, another since 2010 and one since 2011.
Two offenders went missing in 2012, six in 2013, six in 2014, five in 2015, seven in 2016, 12 in 2017 and five in 2018.
:: West Yorkshire Police
The force said there were 10 registered sex offenders wanted for breaching of registration requirements.
Three of the offenders are known to be living outside the UK and four offenders have been wanted for more than a year.
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