Neighbour is a convicted paedophile

Wrong law it's Sarah's Law.

It's Sarah's Law the OP needs

They house them near schools so members of the public can’t find them and target them. Had a relative in the police who said if the public knew how many paedophiles were near children they’d be stunned. It’s absolutely horrendous.

Unfortunately, many of these offences are committed by family members, so it’s not always a question of befriending someone to gain access.

I'm shocked he's still with his partner! I'd report the knowledge to the police, surely he's not allowed to live near kids, as I'm sure they're not allowed to live near schools?

Well of course they should, but you and I both know it's not that easy. What if he was lovely, befriended you and then nonced up your kids how would you feel then? If you knew he was a nonce that would never happen!

I am truly sorry to hear about your experience, but I can assure you that I have spent over a decade in this field and have always kept those in my remit on a very short leash with comprehensive risk management and multi agency working.

Just mind your own business. He was dealt with by the authorities. Im sure theyre keeping an eye. No point in starting a witch hunt. Hes got his own troubles. Just keep yourself to yourself.

It's not that difficult surely. OP has seen him around the street for a couple of years before he moved in with his partner a year ago.

In America they have Megan’s law which allows people to type in their postcode and shows names addresses and photos of offenders on map. It is common there for people to show their kids the pictures and say don’t go there don’t talk to them. I wouldn’t bother with that myself because you are clearly a vigilant mother and aware how to keep your children safe. Sadly, it so common we are probably all in the vicinity of a paedophile be it through the street we live on, or through work, or religious organisations etc. Statistically the risk to your children is minimal, especially as you know who he is. Continue to educate your children on how to keep themselves safe and continue to parent with safeguarding in mind. No need to sell up and move just be sensible and realise the reality of risk everywhere we go xxx

Underground, preferably into a coffin. Vile cretins don't deserve air

Bollocks! My daughters life was ripped apart by a paedophile, he was to have no contact with any of his 3 children(one of which was my 1year old granddaughter) or any of his nieces and nephews, but he went on to father another child in between his first court appearance and his sentencing, luckily he was put in jail for 22months, but he was no risk managed at all and was still allowed to live in the house with his daughter and other children coming and going, obviously my daughter left, but he still had contact with children even though he wasn't supposed to. Risk assessed my fat arse!
Nonces ruin the lives of their families and everyone around them and the law is useless!

If you can see into his living room, presumably he can do the reverse,
Make sure you have voiles/blinds or translucent window coverings, and close curtains when you turn lights on?

It's always amazing how people are angered and upset when they discover a paedophile living on their street etc but never show the same level of concern or safety when it comes to sharing pictures of their children online.

OP, ask your nearest Police Station for Sarah's Law on your neighbour

As the vast majority of sexual convictions aren’t publicised, unless you go and sit in a Court every working day, youwill realise that most never enter the public sphere.

Oh god can we please stop with this nonsense trope. It's all of them we need to worry about.

Nothing really it's the one's you don't know about you need to worry about.

are risk managed on a need to know basis

What on earth are you talking about? Convictions are in the public sphere. Many of these convicted men (yes it's nearly always men) are banned from living near schools, or accessing places such as pubs, restaurants, and their own extended family homes, where there may be children present, without informing the police. Is that "driving them underground"?

They say you are never more than 10 yards from a rat.

There was a convicted paedophile in the same cul-de-sac as a close relative of mine. A teenage boy in the close took his own life - turned out that this man had abused him in the past. It is shocking.

If he is on the sex offenders register then the police should be aware of his correct address. If you have good reason to think that he is not declaring his actual address then you can impart this info anonymously to the police but it is likely that he will still remain there.

I had a carpenter round to mend my decking and my small GC were there at the time. He seemed fine and did a good job. I was asked to recommend someone to do the same by a friend and gave them his details. Friend searched him online and found the reports of his offending in the local paper - he was on the register.

They are everywhere.

I'd be upset too OP, your reaction is completely normal, can't believe the amount of people saying "so what".

As other PPs have said call the non-emergency police number and report his address and how it is different to the one you read in the report. He may have conditions.

I am so sorry you have to worry about this. Sending loves and hope the police contact him even to just let the bastard know he isn't moving around with anonymity. (With an unspoken, there's parents keeping an eye on you, you shitbag.) Xx

It's not nice but better to know he is a paedophile than not know.
At least you can keep away from him and safeguard your children.

This thread, as per usual, illustrates exactly why this sort of information isn’t publicly accessible. Children should be kept safe as a matter of routine anyway.

Live your life safely, as you always do and don't think of people on the street.

@Abitlosttoday I will forever be confused as to why some women choose to have relationships with, for example, convicted sex offenders and paedophiles, when any woman will have a selection of normal men to choose from.