Part 10: Management of offenders Chapter 3: Management of sex offenders Section 169: Offences outside the United Kingdom: notification requirements
Where an offender convicted, cautioned or having had a relevant finding made against them in respect of a relevant sexual offence overseas currently lives in, or intends to travel to, the United Kingdom, section 97 of the 2003 Act provides a power for the police to make an application to the courts for a Notification Order, which makes them subject to the notification requirements for registered sex offenders as if they had been convicted in the UK.
	Subsection (1) inserts new sections 96ZA, 96ZB and 97ZC into the 2003 Act which replace sections 97 to 103 of that insofar as they apply to England and Wales (sections 97 to 103 are repealed by subsection (5)).
	New sections 96ZA and 96ZB remove the need for the police to seek a court order to place notification requirements on an individual convicted of an equivalent, relevant sexual offence (Schedule 3 offences in the 2003 Act) in a foreign court. The requirement for a court order will be replaced with a power for the police to serve a notice requiring the relevant offenders to notify when authorised by an officer of the rank inspector or above.
	A notice may be withdrawn in writing by the police but the withdrawal must be authorised by an officer of the rank inspector or above.
	Where an offender is under the age of 18 the police may serve a parental notice in addition to a notice on the offender. Such a notice will place the obligations of the offender on the parents until the offender reaches the age of 18 or the notice is withdrawn.
	Enabling the police to make an individual who committed a relevant offence outside of the United Kingdom subject to the notification requirements without the involvement of the court will streamline the process, supporting better management of those who pose a risk of sexual harm
	New Section 96ZC provides modifications and clarifications to the notification requirements insofar as they apply to a person to whom this section applies.
	New section 96ZD provides a route of appeal to a magistrates’ court retaining the broad grounds for appeal which are in place in current legislation.