My Nabour

[gazza44]

i found out yesterday that my next door nabour is a convicted rapist, is there somewhere i can clarify this? secondly i have a 13yr old daughter living with me, should the council have notified me of this conviction if its true?

[Davethedog]

Say there was such a database and your neighbours name was Joe Smith and you found a Joe Smith had commited an offence 200 miles away from you how would you know you had the right man?

And why should the council a) know any more than you b) be under any obligation to tell you.

[Berkshirelad]

There is no reason for the council to be aware and certainly no reason to notify you.

Unless the rape was of a minor, once his sentence is served, he is free to live/work/etc where he likes and whilst his conviction is a matter of public record, there is no requirement to notify anybody living locally of his past crime.

What next? You should be notified that someone living across the street might have been convicted of theft?

[pink-kittens]

I'd be more concerned as to how you found out your neighbour was a convicted rapist?

[evil__sheep]

as above, there is no obligation for your council to even know anything, let alone tell anyone else

[evil__sheep]

ps you could always put his name into google and see whta comes up

[Old_Geezer]

Out of politeness we note and keep mum about such things B00. Could put off new posters otherwise.

Um, well, one can't really support the council giving information to potential vigilante types. Generally speaking authorities ought to know about citizens and put in the necessary safeguards, but the general public should not as it would be counterproductive. One someone has paid their debt to society, as the phrase goes, then they are free to make a new life for themselves.

[Old_Geezer]

ONCE SOMEONE ...
>:-(

[merciasounds]

I think that you're refering to the campaign spearheaded by the News of the world, Sarah's Law, after the death of Sarah Payne by roy whiting, where a sex offenders register would be made available to the public

http://en.wikipedia.o...Murder_of_Sarah_Payne