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The programme investigates measures meant to keep the public safe from sex offenders, hearing from abuse survivors and child protection experts who claim the system is a mess.

Tonight's exclusive report investigates the facts behind control measures that are meant to keep us safe from sex offenders. Inside Out West Midlands hears from abuse survivors and child protection experts who say the system is a mess. It also examines police data which shows hundreds of court orders designed to protect the public are being broken.

29 minutes

Last on

Mon 2 Feb 201519:30

Bionic breakthrough

Bionic breakthrough

BBC Inside Out reports on the bionic breakthrough which gives new hope to people who have been paralysed.

British pioneer Professor Roland Burns and his team have been working with 27-year-old Dom Lovett who was paralysed from the chest down following an accident.

Watch the video feature on the BBC News website

Sex offenders

Sex offenders

Dozens of sex offenders across the West Midlands have breached court orders designed to protect the public from harm.

According to figures obtained by the BBC, there were 97 breaches of Sexual Offences Prevention Orders (SOPOs) in the West Midlands in 2013-14.

Read the full story on the BBC News story

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterAyo Akinwolere
Series EditorRachel Bowering

Broadcast

  • Mon 2 Feb 201519:30