Shpo and sex offenders

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Poppy2323

Member since
June 2025

86 posts

Hi do these shopo and sor

Stop you going to the beach and doing the normal things boat rides playing arcades etc

Other half still in prison but want a day at seaside when he's out to just hear the waves and eat donuts

Can we do this

Posted Tue July 14, 2026 9:14amReport post

Distressed and pregnant

Member since
November 2020

1350 posts

Hi,

you would have to check on his SHPO if there are any places named that he can't go. Usually SHPOs still allow for a normal life and only restrict deleting internet history and contact with under 18s. If it is a contact offence or he is deemed high risk there may be a clause on there stating that he cannot go to areas where children would congregate. I would read through the terms of his SHPO to check before going and maybe choose a day that will be quieter at the beach xxx

Posted Tue July 14, 2026 11:05amReport post

AnxiousGirl

Member since
December 2023

412 posts

My person wasn't allowed in play parks etc where there would be children

Posted Tue July 14, 2026 11:41amReport post

Poppy2323

Member since
June 2025

86 posts

Thankyou all he's still in prison at the minute his was internet based we not even got his license conditions etc yet I know his due out in march 2027 , but might get the 33%

Things are so so slow thanks all xx

Posted Tue July 14, 2026 1:06pmReport post

6789

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May 2025

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Posted Tue July 14, 2026 9:29pm
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Poppy2323

Member since
June 2025

86 posts

Hi lovely even tho you was with him supervising him a d he wasn't alone with the children this his so do wrong

Was your husband in prison as well xx

Posted Wed July 15, 2026 7:37amReport post

Swlj23

Member since
June 2026

39 posts

6789 does someone report him for being at the event/in these places?

Posted Wed July 15, 2026 1:01pm
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Need_answers

Member since
January 2026

41 posts

6789 that sounds ridiculously harsh. To be told to go and stand in front of CCTV to prove your not in contact with a child. . What if he's on a bus or train and a child gets on? Must he get off at the next stop and then await the next train/bus and have to pay for a new ticket? Or maybe leave the train platform if children become present.

What if he's in a supermarket or shopping centre and a child enters and walks nearby? Is he then disallowed from buying food or new clothing? I'd be contacting a solicitor over rules like those, especially if they're not mentioned in the SOR.

Posted Wed July 15, 2026 2:26pmReport post

Ocean

Member since
September 2023

1140 posts

I think it comes down to what's in the SHPO, whether the person is deemed low, medium or high risk and how the offender manager works.

My son SHPO restriction prevents him from having unsupervised contact with anyone under 18 years unless agreed otherwise by SS and the parent. But he has no restrictions where he goes and can take his children to the park, to the beach, to the swimming pool etc.

Posted Wed July 15, 2026 7:40pmReport post

6789

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May 2025

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Posted Wed July 15, 2026 8:15pm
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edel2020

Member since
March 2022

758 posts

Even the most restrictive SHPOs usually have some wording about no unsupervised contact, "except that which is unavoidable in normal daily life."

It is not intended to stop people from going to the shops or the beach, or anywhere else. Unfortunately there are some offender managers who choose to interpret it as widely as possible and this is how we end up with many of the horror stories about excessive restrictions.

However, it is important to remember that the police do have very extensive powers of disclosure. So although they cannot legally stop someone going somewhere, they could, in theory, disclose that persons convictions to a gym owner, or to a swimming pool for example.

In practice, the worst ones will use the threat of disclosure to deter people from doing things and many will decide it is not worth the risk of possible disclosure.

Posted Thu July 16, 2026 5:25pmReport post

6789

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