Sentencing reported 7 February 2026: A 67-year-old man from Chatham has been jailed after failing to tell Kent Police about changes to his circumstances while in the Sittingbourne area of Kent. Kent Police reported the sentence in a press notification on 7 February 2026, saying the man had committed multiple notification breaches while subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) and the notification requirements of the Sex Offenders Register.
Kent Police said the man was required to comply with notification rules under Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and associated regulations. These rules require relevant offenders to notify police of changes to personal details (including bank and credit card details) and to notify changes within three days; offenders must also notify where they intend to stay at another address for a qualifying period (commonly seven days) or otherwise meet the thresholds set out in the legislation and guidance.
Specialist officers from Kent Police’s Management of Sex Offenders and Violent Offenders (MOSOVO) unit identified the failures during routine compliance checks. Kent Police said it takes a zero-tolerance approach to notification breaches and that enforcing these rules is vital to managing and mitigating risk to the public.
Kent Police added that custodial sentences are used to protect the monitoring system’s integrity and to reassure local communities. The force urged anyone with concerns about the behaviour of individuals who may be subject to notification requirements to report that intelligence to police to support ongoing monitoring.
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