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Terraced house - Shared access - SOR

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SAL

Member since
December 2021

899 posts

Does anyone have any experience or knowledge as to how shared aceess (through my garden into neighbours) would impact the likelihood of a premises being approved.

I know for his own protection / risk of accusations its something we'd want to avoid.

Posted Tue October 4, 2022 8:47amReport post

SAL

Member since
December 2021

899 posts

I guess even if there aren't children they could still decline because children could live there?

So you know what the situation is if he owns the property and has no where else to go? Even if the property wasn't one he lived in prior to sentencing?

Posted Tue October 4, 2022 1:32pmReport post

SAL

Member since
December 2021

899 posts

Bumping this up. Has anyone got any personal experience with this? Either accommodation being approved or denied based on shared access through the garden in terraced house.

Posted Mon October 10, 2022 1:19pmReport post

mjl73

Member since
August 2019

240 posts

Sal, this is going to be a it depends situation.

From a pure SOR perspective they cannot stop anyone from living anywhere they like. The only requirement of SOR is to notify them of a new address within 3 days of moving there.

The SHPO is where they can add restrictions, but those restrictions must be relevant to the offence. So, online offences are unlikely to have any geographical restrictions. Other orders, such as a restraining order may also impose geographical restrictions.

Where they can veto a property is on release from prison or moving while still under probation. When renting from the council or housing association they may also request approval prior to agreeing the tenancy. If the person is moving to a house that they own, it will be a lot harder for them to deny, the same with them moving back to a property that they previously lived in.

When I was discussing potentially moving with my husbands visor manager, he said, we could buy a house anywhere and there was nothing they could do. But, if we bought somewhere they deemed unsuitable they would be asking a lot of questions and the risk 'score' would go up.



To some extent it comes down to protecting yourself. If someone on the register moves close to a school and people find out, there's likely to be more backlash than if you move somewhere not close to a school.

I know that doesn't really answer your question, though.

Posted Mon October 10, 2022 10:04pmReport post

mjl73

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SAL

Member since
December 2021

899 posts

Thanks for the reply. It's similar to what Unlock said.

There weren't any hard lines to go on what the PO might not approve and that the Visor Team can't stop you living anywhere but in order to do their job safe guarding then they may tell the neighbours and that the perceived risk level may be increased if they felt the opportunity or triggers to offend was higher.

He's engaging well with the prison and his OMU so I hope this is considered by his PO upon release. Even though that's still 14 months away.

Posted Wed October 12, 2022 8:48amReport post

Webb89

Member since
July 2022

525 posts

My OH was prevented from living with his family who lives miles away. Even though the PO and the visor in our area were in agreement that there was nothing stopping him living with his family, the police in the new area said no. No reason given. He is still on probation. Have been told when he finishes probation he does not have to ask permission but can just move after giving notice. No idea why we have to wait for probation to finish! This means I have to live with him for this period as he has nowhere else to go and we cannot afford for him to have his own place. Our visor talked to the new area police and did not agree with their assessment but have no powers as its a different police force.

Posted Thu October 13, 2022 12:15am
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