Sex offenders - Law must act to protect children

The case of the British sex offender who absconded to the south from the North where he was convicted of sexual offences, highlights the dangerous gaps which exist in our legislation.

Not for the first time have these deficiencies been pointed out which have given this country a distasteful and growing reputation as a comparatively safe haven for this type of offender.

Where the safety of children is concerned, every possible precaution should be in place to protect them, and the law should be sufficiently stringent to discourage the abhorrent activities of people such as Paul Hunter Redpath, a convicted paedophile.