Overview of Notifying Specified Individuals about Child Sex Offenders

Introduction

This chapter contains detailed information about notifying specified individuals of child sex offenders (CSOs) in the community.

There are two types of notification the department does:

• routine information sharing between key agencies
• notification of specific individuals (usually affected neighbours).

This chapter focuses on notification of specified individuals (usually affected neighbours) and describes a planned and deliberate approach to notification. It is essential that all steps in the process are followed for all notifications; any deviation should be discussed with the regional manager.