The Owen Sound Police Services Board is calling on the federal government to change the National Sex Offender Registry.
Councillor Deb Haswell put forth a motion at the Owen Sound Police Services Board to bring the issue to Parliament.
The Police Services Board will address the issue with local M.P. Larry Miller, The Canadian Chief of Police Association and other community policing boards across the country.
Haswell hopes the federal government will implement a more effective National Sex Offenders Registry, similar to the one in Ontario.
The Ontario Sex Offender registry alerts police and the community when a sex offender is living in the area.
The National Registry does not.
Police Chief Tom Kaye says the Ontario registry helps the police investigate sex crimes, and put criminals back behind bars.
Kaye adds the police were able to locate a sex offender downtown Owen Sound using the system.
The offender was caught and put back in prison within two hours of being released.
The Ontario Sex Offender Registry has a 95 per cent compliance rate, one of the highest compliance rates of any sex offender registry.
Haswell feels making the National Sex Offender Registry more effective is in the interest of public safety.
