Legal threat over paedophile database.

Allegation of criminal offending and conviction are a matter of public record.

Allegation without succeeding conviction is a public statement as to insufficient evidence to convict which is largely seen as a statement of innocence - it is both proper and necessary this is in the public domain.

A large part of the deterrent effect of a conviction is the public attention this attracts - which is in and of itself insufficient, given Corrections figures indicate a 44% recidivism rate within three years of release from prison. It is a matter of public record, it should be in the public arena and should be readily accessible by the public - it should not require organisations like the Sensible Sentencing Trust to collate and publish this information.

Conviction should carry an immediate waiver of any privacy considerations ... this is all part of taking away an offended against person's right to personal retribution.

That publishing information that is a matter of public record, that has been placed in the public domain can be subject to legal threat is simply wrong and can never be seen as in the public interest.