_ Notwithstanding the changes that have occurred () enabling a Violent Offender Order to be made in relation to someone who has a conviction for murder (including murder abroad) in May 2014 and (ii) the EU Directive which requires EU member states to notify the UK of foreign convictions of UK Nationals, at the time of conviction (as opposed to later than this which occurred in the case) and (iii) the electronic system now in place at the Central Authority _ it seems that there are further opportunities that might be considered which would reduce the likelihood of another individual (with a murder conviction like entering the UK without conditions and without any police force being made aware ofthat person's existence, until arrested for different offence_ Iask the Home OfficelMoJ to give consideration to further steps that could be taken to address the issues, including those detailed below: In making the suggestions below it is recognised that the issues are complex The Central Authority needs to be notified now of all EU nationals currently serving sentence for serious crimes such as murder in those countries. We understand the new notification system which obliges an EU state to notify at the time of conviction_ it is not retrospective. Accordingly; there are likely to be a pool of older prisoners who are UK nationals, serving sentences in EU prisons, which the Central Authority is not yet aware of. Further consideration could be given t0 making a request of each country in order to identify who these individuals are and the offences for which they have been convicted; Consideration could be given to some form of "warning marker" which could be placed on an individual's passport which would alert the authorities to the entry of a UK national convicted of murder, back into the UK. Furthermore, it might be possible for the Immigration Rules to be amended to enable a passport officer to request details from that individual as to the address they are going to at in UK; details of any car to be used by them; details of relatives; people intend to stay with etc. The police are aware the evidence disclosed in the Inquest (notably pre-sentence reports on that he was told by the German authorities upon his deportation that he would be met by Security Officers in the UK, who would ensure that he was given advice and an eye on him. It appears that this did not happen and he was free to enter the UK at Heathrow airport of 24th January, 2008 and met his father who was waiting for him; Consideration needs to be given to putting in place a mechanism which notifies local police that someone with a conviction like the murder conviction] has come to reside in their area. There could be an amendment to allow for a Notification Orders to be applied for. The principle response of the Home OfficelMoJ was to amend the law to allow for the police to apply for the Violent Offender order (VOO) However, as you are aware such orders will only be granted if there is a risk that the individual is likely to commit one of more of the specified offences in Section 98(3) of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008.Those offences are 6 types of serious violent offences from Section 20 OAPA 1861 upwards t0 manslaughter. It is doubtful that a VOO would have been granted in the case Ifollowing the incident in July 2008,as he had only been convicted of the offence of common assault and the circumstances of the sexual offence left on file would not be relevant: It may be possible for an amendment to be made to Schedule 3 of the stay they from keep

Sexual Offences Act 2003 to include a foreign conviction for murder. With the benefit of hindsight this would allowthe police t0 have applied for a Notification Order against as soon as were aware of his existence. This would require him t0 comply with notification requirements under section 83(5) of that Act requiring him to state his date of birth; national insurance number; home address and specify any address at which he stays on a periodic basis. It would be a useful mechanism to monitor an individual's movements when no licence conditions would apply.