[IP] BBC police want to database people who are suspicious but not convicted [priv]
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From: Declan McCullagh <declan@xxxxxxxx>
Date: August 19, 2005 7:37:04 PM EDT
To: politech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Politech] BBC police want to database people who are
suspicious but not convicted [priv]
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Subject: BBC E-mail: Offenders database 'to cut crime'
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 00:59:11 +0000
From: J . D . Abolins <jabolins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: declan@xxxxxxxx
J.D. Abolins saw this story on BBC News Online and thought you
should see it.
** Offenders database 'to cut crime' **
A computer system that allows police to share details of dangerous
offenders is to be unveiled.
< http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/4163764.stm >
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A computer system allowing police to share details of dangerous
offenders has been unveiled by the Home Office.
The £10m Violent and Sex Offenders Register (Visor) is intended to
help reduce re-offending and contains information on 47,000 people.
It controversially includes details on people who have not been
convicted, but are still considered a public danger.
Minister Fiona Mactaggart said Visor could help reduce crime and was
"a step change in public protection".
The national database has been made available to all police forces
and is expected to be rolled out to the Probation Service next year.
A pilot is also being carried out in the Prison Service.
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